Yummy South Indian side dish made with vegetables and spices. Suitable for rice.
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18/10/2013
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Preparation Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 20-30 mins
Serves : 5-6
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Ingredients :
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Potato medium - 2 or 200g
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Carrot small - 2 or 100g
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Beetroot small - 2 or 100g
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Green Beans - 50g (optional)
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Urid Dhal - 1 tsp
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Curry leaves - few
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Shredded coconut - 1-2 tsp (optional)
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Cooking Oil - 5 tsp
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Salt -as required
Spice powders:
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Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp
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Chilli powder - 1 for medium spicy or 2 tsp for very spicy
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Cumin (jeera) powder - ½ tsp (optional)
Method :
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Wash and cut the vegetables into small cubes of ½cm thick. Cut beans into small pieces.
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Heat a pan on the stove and add oil.
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After a minute, add urid dhal and curry leaves. Fry for a min.
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Add cut beetroot and a 1/8 tsp salt. Stir-Fry for a min.
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Cover and cook for 5 mins.
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Add curry leaves, turmeric powder, chilli powder, salt, potato, carrot and beans.
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Fry for few minutes.
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Cover and cook until all the vegetables are cooked well. It might take about 15 mins. Open the lid and stir the vegetables few times whilst they are getting cooked.
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Once the vegetables are cooked, add cumin powder and stir-fry for further few mins until they become crispier.
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Garnish with shredded coconut.
Other Names : Moonu kaai poriyal
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