Carrot Poriyal

Description
South Indian
Ingredients
- Carrot - 500 grams
- Grated coconut -1/4 cup
- Mustard -1 tsp
- Urad dal -1/2 tsp
- Hing- a pinch
- Green chilli stilted -2
- Curry leaves- few
- Oil -2 tsp
Preparation method
- Wash, peel and chop carrots.
- Heat 2 tsp of oil in a pan or kadai, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add hing, urad dal, green chilli and curry leaves.
- When urad dal turns golden brown, add the chopped carrots and little water (around 1/4 cup). Cover it with a lid and cook on low flame stirring from time to time.
- If the water has evaporated, you can sprinkle more water and cook till carrots turn soft. Add needed salt.
- Once the carrots become soft, add grated coconut, mix well and switch off the flame.
- Goes well as a side dish for steamed rice (rasam sadam)
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