Saturday, December 14, 2013

Carrot and beans poriyal

 A healthy vegetable curry that goes well with rice.

Ingredients :
Carrot - 1 long
Beans - 1 lb
Onion - 1/4 onion
Toor dhal - 3 Tbsp
Cocunut - 1 Tbsp
Red chilli - 2
Urad dhal - 1 Tbsp
Oil - 1 Tbsp
Curry leaves - few
Garlic - 2 pods chopped ( optional, you can add this if u like the flavor of garlic)
Salt to taste

Method:
1. Finely Chop the vegetables.
2. In a pan add oil and when it is hot, add mustard seeds, urad dhal, and curry leaves.
3. Add finely chopped garlic. This gives a nice flavor.
4. Add onions and sauté well.
5. Add vegetables and sauté for a little time.
6. Add salt and little water and cover it and let it cook.
7. Don't over cook it. It doesn't taste good and not healthy too.
8. Cook toor dhal sepearately in water with little turmeric.
9. Don't pressure cook as it shouldn't be mushy. It should be cooked and still in good form.
10. Once the vegetables are cooked and all the water is dried, add cooked toor dhal and cocunut.
11. If you don't like toor dhal just add coconut, but I personally like it with toor dhal.
12. Mix well and switch off the flame. Don't close it until it is hot.

This tastes very good and very healthy.
Enjoy cooking and tasting.

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