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Lesser Yam / Thuppa Genasu,1 KgLesser Yam (Thuppa Genasu) Overview Lesser yam, known as Thuppa Genasu in Kannada, is a tuberous root vegetable belonging to the Dioscorea family. It is popular in many Asian cuisines for its starchy texture and earthy flavor. The tuber is usually elongated and can vary in color from cream to light brown, often with rough skin. Lesser yam is valued not just for its taste but also for its nutritional benefits. Health Benefits of Lesser Yam Rich in
Lesser Yam (Thuppa Genasu) Overview
Lesser yam, known as Thuppa Genasu in Kannada, is a tuberous root vegetable belonging to the Dioscorea family. It is popular in many Asian cuisines for its starchy texture and earthy flavor. The tuber is usually elongated and can vary in color from cream to light brown, often with rough skin. Lesser yam is valued not just for its taste but also for its nutritional benefits.
Health Benefits of Lesser Yam
- Rich in Nutrients: Lesser yam is packed with essential vitamins and minerals, including vitamin C, potassium, and fiber.
- Digestive Health: Its high fiber content aids digestion and helps prevent constipation.
- Weight Management: Low in calories and high in fiber, it promotes a feeling of fullness, aiding weight management.
- Antioxidant Properties: Lesser yam contains antioxidants that help combat oxidative stress in the body.
- Energy Booster: As a carbohydrate-rich food, it provides a good source of energy.
How to Eat Lesser Yam
- Cooked: Lesser yam can be boiled, steamed, roasted, or stir-fried.
- In Curries: It is often added to curries and vegetable mixes.
- In Salads: Cooked lesser yam can be cubed and added to salads for a nutritious boost.
- Mashed: It can be mashed and used as a spread or side dish.
Nutritional Value of Lesser Yam (per 100 grams, raw)
- Calories: 118 kcal
- Carbohydrates: 27.5 g
- Protein: 1.5 g
- Fat: 0.2 g
- Fiber: 3.8 g
- Vitamin C: 20 mg
- Potassium: 460 mg
Taste Profile
Lesser yam has a mildly sweet, nutty flavor with a starchy texture. When cooked, it becomes tender and slightly creamy, making it suitable for various dishes.
Step-by-Step Detailed Recipe: Lesser Yam Stir-Fry
Ingredients:
- Lesser yam: 500 grams, peeled and diced
- Onion: 1, sliced
- Green chilies: 2, slit
- Mustard seeds: 1/2 tsp
- Cumin seeds: 1/2 tsp
- Turmeric powder: 1/2 tsp
- Salt: to taste
- Oil: 2 tbsp
- Fresh coriander: for garnish
Instructions:
- Preparation: Peel and dice the lesser yam into small cubes. Keep them soaked in water to prevent browning.
- Heat Oil: In a pan, heat oil over medium heat. Add mustard seeds and let them splutter.
- Add Spices: Add cumin seeds, sliced onion, and green chilies. Sauté until the onion turns translucent.
- Add Lesser Yam: Drain the lesser yam and add it to the pan. Stir well.
- Season: Add turmeric powder and salt. Mix everything and cover the pan. Cook on low heat for about 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the yam is tender.
- Garnish: Once cooked, garnish with fresh coriander. Serve hot with rice or roti.
5 Indian Recipes Using Lesser Yam
1. Lesser Yam Curry
Ingredients:
- Lesser yam: 500 grams, diced
- Onion: 1, chopped
- Tomato: 1, pureed
- Ginger-garlic paste: 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder: 1/2 tsp
- Red chili powder: 1 tsp
- Garam masala: 1 tsp
- Coconut milk: 1/2 cup
- Salt: to taste
- Oil: 2 tbsp
2. Lesser Yam and Lentil Soup
Ingredients:
- Lesser yam: 250 grams, diced
- Moong dal (split green gram): 1/2 cup
- Onion: 1, chopped
- Tomato: 1, chopped
- Ginger: 1-inch piece, grated
- Turmeric powder: 1/2 tsp
- Cumin seeds: 1/2 tsp
- Salt: to taste
- Water: 4 cups
3. Lesser Yam Masala
Ingredients:
- Lesser yam: 500 grams, diced
- Onion: 1, sliced
- Green bell pepper: 1, diced
- Ginger-garlic paste: 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder: 1/2 tsp
- Coriander powder: 1 tsp
- Cumin powder: 1 tsp
- Salt: to taste
- Oil: 2 tbsp
4. Lesser Yam Fritters
Ingredients:
- Lesser yam: 250 grams, grated
- Besan (gram flour): 1 cup
- Rice flour: 1/4 cup
- Green chilies: 2, chopped
- Ginger: 1-inch piece, grated
- Salt: to taste
- Water: as needed
- Oil: for frying
5. Lesser Yam Upma
Ingredients:
- Lesser yam: 250 grams, grated
- Semolina (rava): 1 cup
- Onion: 1, chopped
- Green chilies: 2, chopped
- Mustard seeds: 1/2 tsp
- Cumin seeds: 1/2 tsp
- Salt: to taste
- Water: 2 cups
- Oil: 2 tbsp
5 Non-Indian Recipes Using Lesser Yam
1. Roasted Lesser Yam with Herbs
Ingredients:
- Lesser yam: 500 grams, diced
- Olive oil: 2 tbsp
- Rosemary: 1 tsp (fresh or dried)
- Garlic: 2 cloves, minced
- Salt and pepper: to taste
2. Lesser Yam Salad
Ingredients:
- Lesser yam: 300 grams, boiled and diced
- Spinach: 2 cups, fresh
- Cherry tomatoes: 1 cup, halved
- Olive oil: 2 tbsp
- Lemon juice: 1 tbsp
- Salt and pepper: to taste
3. Lesser Yam and Chickpea Stew
Ingredients:
- Lesser yam: 300 grams, diced
- Canned chickpeas: 1 can (15 oz), drained
- Onion: 1, chopped
- Vegetable broth: 2 cups
- Cumin powder: 1 tsp
- Salt: to taste
4. Lesser Yam Tacos
Ingredients:
- Lesser yam: 300 grams, roasted and diced
- Corn tortillas: 4
- Avocado: 1, sliced
- Cilantro: for garnish
- Lime wedges: for serving
5. Lesser Yam Gratin
Ingredients:
- Lesser yam: 400 grams, thinly sliced
- Heavy cream: 1 cup
- Cheese (cheddar or mozzarella): 1 cup, grated
- Garlic: 1 clove, minced
- Salt and pepper: to taste
Lesser yam is a versatile vegetable that can enhance a variety of dishes, both traditional and modern. Enjoy experimenting with it in your cooking!
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The assembled product is just as described. The screens look great! I am using them to hide the cluttered shelving in my garage. The area now looks quite neat Something I must say, though, is that the assembly was extremely difficult. I had to use a silicone spray and some pounding to get the A and B poles to fit together. Also, it required a great deal of strength to stretch and hold the fabric panels so that the bars inserted in each hem lines up with the screws inserted in A/B poles. I strongly recommend having a partner to help with the assembly.
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It’s beige and not white. Once install - hard to disinstall. Need a drill to put it together
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Does the job, but assembling by yourself is a nightmare
Size: 4 Panel-88'', Color: Black
Does it do the job? Yes, although as others said there are small gaps but it's not a huge deal. The price is also good. But the reason I'm giving it a 3/5 is simply because the assembly for this was a complete nightmare. I honestly don't think I would recommend this to anyone unless they have another person to help them assemble it, because doing it by myself was terrible. I don't think I'd buy this again, I think I'd opt to just spend a bit more money and save myself the trouble personally.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2026
★★★★★ 4
Reasonably adequate room divider
Size: 4 Panel-88'', Color: Beige
I'm reviewing this as I assemble it.
Couple things:
1. I didn't expect as much assembly. I've ordered dividers before and they more-or-less came as one unit. Sometimes the panels needed screwing together. These require complete assembly and come largely as three rods: two make up vertical columns and snap together. Another one (called part "C") makes the horizontal columns and you have two of these per panel (one attaches to part "A" and the other part "B"). These parts are metal with a plastic shim. Using the wood screws to attach to part "C" is a real pain in the neck. There's not much holding the panel in place so it's a little tricky.
One tactic I've found while I'm assembling that works for the initial connections from parts A and B to their respective "C" rods is to hold the screw in place with a screw driver and then rotating the rod around the screw. This will do a number on your hands if you aren't wearing gloves. This obviously doesn't work when completing the connection.
Using a driller driver on this is really near impossible because there isn't anything you can use to secure it in place. You can use it on the first panel, but as it gets longer, it becomes increasingly difficult and because it isn't wood, it's really tight. I considered drilling larger pilot holes but since there are only 4x4=16 screws I need to screw in, I just decided to use my screw driver to complete it.
2. Also related to assembly. When completing the panels (attaching parts "A" and "B" to parts "C" that have the cloth cover on it), you have to be careful that when you tighten that side that it isn't loosening the other side. Because the pilot holes are so tight, you can end up rotating the rod, which rotates it in the same direction as looser on the original side. Having someone hold the "C" rod in place while you screw it in is probably the easiest approach. I didn't have a 2nd person, so I just had to keep flipping back and forth and tightening both sides as I screwed it in. Not the worlds biggest deal, but annoying nonetheless.
3. The way the instructions are written, they seem to suggest building this thing progressively; that is, you do panel 1, then 2, connect them together, then do 3 and connect it, etc. I took a different route that I suspect saved me quite a bit of trouble, and I assembled all four panels first and THEN connected everything together.
4. For the love of God make sure you check that the plastic tip is on the same side for every panel. Otherwise, you have to take one side apart again and reverse it. On the bright side, if this happens, you've essentially bored out the pilot holes to be the correct size... which is having me question if I shouldn't have just bored them out to the appropriate width in the first place.
5. Attaching all of the panels together is also an enormous pain in the ass unless you happen to have an 88" long elevated surface. Attaching the legs either requires you to elevate one side, which will invariably twist the inexplicably cheap material in the bottom connectors... or you can attach them sideways... or you can put this thing upright, having two people hold the panels in place while you use the allen wrench to tighten the bolts on the underside. None of those are particularly great options.
NOW on to the utility itself.
1. The panels do let some light through (I didn't believe their advertising, and that was one of the reasons that I bought beige, is that I wanted it to not be too dark). They aren't transparent though, so it isn't that far off from their description. They functionally work great, and keep the mess of wires hidden and when I'm sitting at my desk, actually reflect quite a bit of light into my office. Great!
2. My wife has described these as "the most hideous piece of furniture ever conceived of by man." So it does not have spouse approval factor. Granted, she will seldom be in my office area, so that isn't the end of the world.
3. These are really hard to align in a way that doesn't look a little tacky. There are some plastic connectors but they don't do a bang up job of keeping these in place. Each panel is slightly tilted and it's... quite obvious. I may at some point make my own improvements to these to help make them more level. It's not a particularly expensive product so I wasn't expecting much so it's fine and I'm not going to ding them on the rating because of it.
All said, would I buy this product again? Probably not. It's assembly was ~90 minutes which is about 75 minutes longer than I was anticipating spending on this (not including the 5 minute writeup that I'm doing here). But am I going to return it? Also no, if for no other reason I'd be just as annoyed taking it apart and putting it in the original box to return it.
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★★★★★ 5
Great Product that does exactly what it says it will.
Color: Beige, Size: 34"- 3 Panel
I really enjoy this product and it does exactly what it describes. I use it on my balcony. It is effective, but still very lightweight. It is easy to assemble as well. The price point is excellent. Also, I had an interaction with the company about an issue and they were incredibly responsive and helpful, fixing the issue immediately. Highly recommend.
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