Carrot Poriyal

Carrots are rich in dietery fibre and minerals. They are often chopped and boiled, fried or steamed and cooked. Carrot juice is also widely marketed, especially as a health drink, either stand alone or blended with fruits and other vegetables. It can be boiled and cut into small pieces and cooked or can be grated. Both tastes good. Here is the recipe for Carrot poriyal.

All u need...!!!
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1. Carrot - 7-10
2. Green chillies - 1
3. Onion - 1/2 finely chopped
4. Curry leaves
5. Cilantro
6. Mustard - 1 tsp
7. Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
8. Hing
9. Urad dhal - 2 tsp
10. Oil - 2 tsp
11. Salt to taste
12. Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
13. Grated coconut - 2 tsp

How u go on making it....
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1. Peel the skin and clean the carrots and pressure cook them. Once cooked cut them into very small pieces.
2. Heat a non stick pan and when hot add 2 tsp of oil.
3. Once it turns hot add mustard seeds and cumin seeds and hing. Once mustard begins to splutter add urad dhal and fry them till brown.
4. Now add green chillies and onion and keep them frying till the raw smell of onion eases. Add curry leaves to them.
5. Once they are fried add the cut carrots and mix them well and keep frying.
6. Add turmeric powder and salt n mix them well and keep frying ofr 5-7 mins.
7. Now add the grated coconut and mix them well with the cooked carrot for 3-4 mins.
8. Change them to a bowl and dress them with cilantro.

Carrot poriyal is ready. U can mix them with hot rice n ghee else can be had as a side dish to sambar...The same can be made with grated carrot.