Vegetable Pirattal

Serves:	6
Recipe Type:	Veg.
Preparation Time:	10 M
Cooking Time:	25 M
Difficulty:	Average

Ingredients:

• 2 small Carrots (peeled & cut into thick pieces)
• 2 small Potatoes (peeled & cut into thick pieces)
• 100 g Cauliflower (separated into florets & covered with warm salt water)
• 50 g Green Peas
• 1 Onion (thinly sliced)
• 2 Tomatoes (each cut into 6 pieces)
• 3 tbsp Oil
• 1 tbsp Red Chilli Powder
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1 tsp Salt
• Bay Leaf, Cinnamon (for tempering)
• 2 sprigs Curry Leaves
  
  For Grinding
• 3 tbsp Coconut (grated)
• 1 tsp Broken Wheat
• 1 tsp Fennel Seeds
• 1 tsp Poppy Seeds
• 2 cloves Garlic

Cooking Instructions:

• Make a paste with the ingredients to be ground.
• Heat oil in a wok. Flavour the oil with bay leaf and cinnamon.
• Put in the curry leaves and onions. Saute over medium heat.
• Put in carrots, potatoes and cauliflower.
• Once they are half cooked, add the red chilli powder and turmeric powder and saute well.
• Once the raw smell of chilli and turmeric is gone, add in the tomatoes and saute for 2 minutes.
• Add 1/2 cup of water and let the vegetables cook.
• After 5 minutes, add the peas and the ground masala paste.
• Stir well, off and on and cook for 10 minutes.
• Remove from flame and serve hot.