Carrot Fry

Ingredients

• Salt - as needed
• Urad dal - 1 tsp
• Dry red Chillies - 2
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Oil - 2 tsp
• Curry leaves - 1 string
• Grated Coconut - 1/4 cup
• Other vegetable like broccoli or green peas - 2 tbsp (finely chopped - optional)
• Green Chillies - 3-5
• Onion - 1 (finely chopped)
• Carrot - 3-4

Method

1. Peel the skin of the carrots and grate it using a hand grater. You could also chop it using a chopper, shred it using a food processor or chop it into small dices with hand.
2. Heat oil in a pan, splutter the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal, dry red chillies and curry leaves.
3. Add chopped onion, green chillies and fry for a minute. Sometimes I also like to add 2 finely chopped garlic cloves.
4. Add the grated carrot and required salt. You could add about 2-3 tbsp of some other vegetable finely chopped along with carrot like broccoli, beans, green peas etc. This adds a touch of green color which makes the dish attractive.
5. Cover and let it cook till the carrot is soft but not mushy. Sprinkle few drops of water if needed.
6. Add coconut gratings and mix again. Once all the moisture dries up, remove from stove.
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