Vegetable curry - type 1

Ingredients
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*Cut Vegetable - 2 to 3 cups(One of ) Beans, Beet Root, Cabbage etc
*Ghee or Cooking oil - 2 tsp
*Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup
*Cumene seeds 1/4 tsp
*Perungayam powder/ Hing 1/4 tsp(Asoefoetida powder)
*Mustard seeds 1/4 tsp
*Dried red chilles 3-4 (Kanja molaga)
*Urad dal and/or chana dal (1 tsp)
*Salt to taste

Procedure
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--Add Ghee to the pan and cook in medium heat
--Add mustard seeds, cumene seeds, red chillies, hing powder, urad dal/chana dal once the ghee has melted and fry in medium heat for some few mins
--Add vegetables and salt cook in medium high heat for few mins
--Add little water and cover the pan and cook in medium heat until vegetables are cooked
--Add Grated cocunut and cook for few mins

Vegetable curry or poriyal is ready to serve


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Variation: For Vazhakka kari, soak in water with some yogurt for few mins before cooking to prevent becoming black. No need to use hing , but use turmeric.