Sunday, August 22, 2010

Vegetable Sagu


Prep Time - 15 mins
Cooking time - 15 mins

Ingredients:

Mixed vegetables ( potato, peas, beans, carrot, cauliflower, capsicum) - 3 cups, cut into cubes
Onion - 1 medium , finely chopped
Tomato - 1 large, finely chopped
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Salt - as per taste
Oil - 1-2 tsp


For the paste:

Chana Dal- 2 tsp
Coriander seeds - 2tsp
Cloves- 3
Cinnamon stick - 1inch stick
Pepper - 1/2 tsp
Red Chillies - 2- 3 [ you can add more of you want it more spicy]
Coconut - 2 tbsp , grated
Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 1/2 tsp

For Garnishing :

Cilantro chopped
Lime juice

Procedure:

Boil and cook all the vegetables . Do not pressure cook the vegetables as we don't want the vegetables mashed up.
Take a small wok , when hot pour in 1/2 tsp of oil and fry all the ingredients under the " For the paste " section till they turn golden brown.Cool and grind with little bit of water into a smooth paste.

Take a wok , heat oil on medium. Add onions and fry till light golden brown , add the tomatoes and turmeric and cook till the tomatoes turn mushy. Add in the paste and mix till you get a nice aroma. Add salt and the boiled vegetables . Mix and add little water to get a semi solid consistency, cook till it comes to a boil. Turn off the heat. Garnish with cilantro and lime juice. Serve hot with roti.

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