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Carrot Poriyal Recipe

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Ingredients:

Carrot - 4 Nos
Onion - 1 No
Green Chillies - 4 Nos
Coconut gratings - 2 tablespoon
Curry leaves - few
Oil - 2 teaspoon
Mustard - 1/2 teaspoon
Urad dhal - 1 teaspoon
Jeera - 1/2 teaspoon
Asafotida powder - a pinch
Salt - 1 teaspoon

Method:

Scrap the skin from the carrot and cut it into small pieces.

Chop the onion and green chillies.

In a kadai put the oil and heat it. When it is hot add the mustard and when it pops up add the urad dhal, jeera, asafotida powder and fry till urad dhal turns light brown. Add chopped onion, green chillies along with curry leaves. Fry till the onion turns transparant. Add carrot pieces and mix well. Add salt, sprinkle a handful of water and close with lid. Cook in low flame till the carrot is soft. Add coconut gratings and mix again and remove from stove.

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2 Responses to "Carrot Poriyal"

 
Devesagayam Rating: ratingfullratingfullratingfullratingfullratingempty Unrated
said this on 28 Jan 2010 9:24:03 PM EST
Carrot will take long time to cook if it is fried directly in a pan. It is better to pressure cook carrot until one whistle and add it after frying the onions.

 
Priya Rating: ratingfullratingfullratingfullratingfullratingempty Unrated
said this on 05 Oct 2010 7:48:39 AM EST
Good one. As mentioned by Devesagayam - boiling carrot in cooker/oven prior to cooking it on kadai is the best option.