Masala Minty

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Ingredients :
Mixed diced vegetables (Carrot, Beans, potatoes, Chow-chow, Peas Etc) – 4 cups
Onions – 5 cut into thin long slices
Tomatoes – 4 or 5
Salt – as required
Oil – 2 1/2 tbsp

Grind together :
Grated coconut – 1 cup
Poppy eeds – 1 tbsp
Garlic – 10 or 12 flakes
Green chillies – 10
Ginger – 1/2″ piece
Roased gram – 1 tbsp
Cloves – 3 or 4
Cinnamon – 1 ” piece
Mint leaves – 2 small bunches.

Method :
1.  Dice all the vegetables and cook in pressure cooker.
2.  Slice onions and chop tomatoes finely.
3.  Grind the masala to smooth paste.
4.  Heat oil in a kadai, season with jeera, fry onions till gloden brwon.
5.  Add tomatoes and fry till it becomes soft.
6.  Mix in ground masala and add boiled vegetables with just enough water and boil till gravy becomes thick.

Note : Fry mint leaves in little oil and then grind with other ingredients, which prevents bitterness of mint leaves.