Vegetable Saagu
(from Nandini’s recipe box)
Source: http://menutoday.blogspot.in/2007/09/vegetable-saagu-traditional-kannada.html
Categories: Gravy, Side dish for Idli/Dosa
Ingredients
- . Mixed Vegetables - 2 cups (Beans, Carrot, Cauliflower, Chow-chow, Peas, Potato--Cut into cubes)
- 2. Onion finely chopped - 2
- 3. Tomato finely chopped - 2
- 4. Hing
- 5. Salt to taste
- 6. Turmeric Powder
- 7. Water - Little
- 8. Lemon/Lime Juice 2 tsps
- * Boil vegetables with little salt and turmeric and keep it aside.
- Ingredients for paste:
- 1. Channa dal - 1 tsp
- 2. Chutney Dal - 1/2 tsp
- 3. Coriander seeds - 2 tsps
- 4. Cloves - 2
- 5. Cinnamon stick small piece
- 6. Dry Coconut (Kopra) Grated - 2 tablespoons
- 7. Dry Red Chillies
- 8. Pepper Corns few
- 9. Jeera - 1/4 tsp
- 10. Oil - 1 tsp
- * Fry the above ingredients till golden brown, Cool and Grind into fine paste.
- Ingredients for Tempering
- 1. Mustard seeds
- 2. Urad dal
- 3. Curry leaves
- 4. Oil 2 tablespoons
Directions
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Method:
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Heat Oil in a Kadai, Temper the ingredients.
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Fry Chopped onion pieces till golden brown, now add chopped tomato and fry till it becomes pulp.
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Now goes the grinded paste and fry till good aroma comes.
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Add boiled vegetables and cook till gravy thickens.
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Squeeze lemon juice and garnish with Coriander leaves
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