Radish Carrot Poriyal

Ingredients:

1 Radish

3 Carrots

1 Onion (Sliced)

1 Tomato (Chopped)

4 Green chillies (Slit)

3 strands of Curry leaves

1 Green Cardamom

2 cloves

1 cinnamon stick

1 Star anise

1/2 tsp Mustard seeds

1/4 tsp Urad dhal

Oil for seasoning

salt to taste

For Grinding masala:

3 shallots

1/4 tomato

1/2 tsp Cumin seeds

1/4 tsp Fennel seeds

1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder

1/4 cup freshly grated coconut

Method:

• Wash and peel the skin off the radish and carrots and cut it into small bite size pieces. Keep aside.
• Grind the ingredients given under masala with a few tbsp of water into a fine paste.
• Heat oil in a wok, splutter the mustard and urad dhal then add the whole garam masala. Fry for a few mins.
• Then add the onion, green chillies and curry leaves. Fry for 2 mins.
• Then add the carrot, a pinch of turmeric powder and salt. Cover and cook till carrot is half cooked.
• Now add the radish and tomato.Stir, cover and cook till it is almost done .
• Then add the grinded masala and stir fry for few more mins to mix everything together till the poriyal is dry. Switch off the stove.
• Serve it hot with rice and Kulambu or Rasam.