Carrot Stir Fry / Carrot Poriyal
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Recipe type: Side dish
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • Mustard seeds – ½ tsp.
  • Urad dal – 1 tsp
  • Asafetida – ¼ tsp
  • Onions – 1 small / ½ cup, chopped
  • Green chilli – 1, chopped
  • Curry leaves – 1 spring
  • Carrots – 2 cups, chopped
  • Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
  • Sambhar powder – ½ tbsp
  • Salt – to taste
  • Fresh coconut – 1 tbsp
  • Coriander – 1tbsp, chopped
  • Oil - ½ tbsp
  • Coconut oil – 1 tsp
Instructions
  1. Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, urad dal and let it splutter. Add curry leaves and fry for a min. Now add chopped onions and green chillies and salt and sauté well till onions gets slightly browned.
  2. Now add the chopped carrots, sauté for a minute. Add the turmeric powder and sambhar powder. Mix it well. Add water till it is almost covered. Close the lid and let it turn soft and raw smell leaves.
  3. Once all the water gets evaporated, add dry coconut and chopped coriander and give a quick stir fry. Finish off by adding 1 tsp of coconut oil and switch off.
Notes
1. You can mix few more veggies to the same recipe and use it.
2. You can substitute this with any veggie you fancy and make this same stir-fry.
3. You can use 1 tsp of coconut oil to garnish. It gives extra flavor.
4. You can use frozen veggies also, then you have to just 1 tbsp of water, add the coconut and switch off.
Recipe by Relish The Bite at https://www.relishthebite.com/carrot-stir-fry-carrot-poriyal/