Sunday, July 8, 2012

Mixed Vegetable Saagu




   
  Ingredients - Serves around 4 people         

  Mixed vegetables 200-250 grams (beans, carrot, peas, cauliflower-all chopped)
  Salt to taste
  Onion 2small
  Capsicum 1/2
For grinding
  Grated coconut 1-11/2 cup (100-150 grams)
  Fried gram 2 tsp
  Jeera 1/4 tsp
  Coriander seeds 1 tsp or coriander powder 1/2 tsp
  Ginger small piece
  Green chillies3-4 ( depending upon the chillies)
  Coriander leaves
  Mint leaves (pudina) little
  Cinnamon piece small
  Poppy seeds (khus khus) 1 tsp
  Chopped onion little
For seasning
  Oil 3 tsp
  Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp
  Turmeric 1/4 tsp 

Procedure
  • Heat oil in cooker, add mustard seeds. Allow to splutter
  • Add turmeric ,chopped onion. Fry a little.
  • Add chopped capsicum. Fry a little
  • Add mixed vegetable, a little salt, little water.
  • Cook under light pressure in pressure cooker & remove before whistle starts. Cool it. 
  • Grind all the grinding ingredients with little water in mixer to make a smooth paste. Add this to cooked vegetable.
  • Add salt, a little water for consistency. Boil for 2-3 minutes under medium flame.
It is often served with poori but also goes well with chapati, phulka, parota etc.This has very little oil and lots of vegetables, so a very healthy dish.  

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