Kadhamba Poriyal/Mixed Veg Poriyal

Prep Time:15 m     Cook Time:15 m

Serves:3

Ingredients

Carrot,Beans,Peas,Potato

Radish,Carrot                    - about 1/4 cup each

Green Chilli                      - 2

Onion                                - 1

Mustard Seed                    - to splutter

Curry Leaves                    - a sprig

Coconut(grated)                - 1 tbl sp

Oil                                     - 2 tsp

Method

• Chop all the vegetables finely.Heat oil in a pan,splutter mustard seeds,add curry leaves,onion and green chillies.Add little salt and saute for a while.
     
• Now add all the vegetables,add required salt and add little water,cover with a lid and cook until the veggies are done.
     
• Remove lid,add grated coconut and give it a toss and serve with rice.
                                     
     

Little Words

• Goes well with sambhar and rasam rice.
• All the leftover veggies can be used in this way and colourful too to attract kids.

Potato and Zucchini Stir Fry

Ingredients 

Zucchini           - 1

Potato              - 2

Tomato            - 1

Onion               -1

Green Chilli       - 1

Cumin Seeds     - to splutter

Ginger garlic     - 1/2 tsp each(crushed)

Curry Powder   - 1tsp

Cumin Powder  - 1/2 tsp

Pepper Powder - 1/2 tsp

Cashewnuts       - few

Salt                   - to taste

Ghee                 - 1 tblsp

Method

• Peel the skin and chop the potatoes into small cubes.Place in salted boiling water for ten minutes.Heat ghee in a pan,add cumin seeds,onion,ginger garlic,green chilli and then add potatoes and fry for a while.Now add zucchini cut into cubes and tomatoes.
     
• Add salt,cumin powder,curry powder and pepper powder.Sprinkle water and cover with lid and cook for ten minutes.Garnish with roasted cashews and serve with rice.
     

Little Words

• This can be made into a curry by adding coconut paste.
• Goes well with rice.