Carrot Stir Fry and Carrot Rice Recipe

Carrot Stir Fry is an easy to make poriyal side dish for rice meal. Most of the people knowing this poriyal recipe eventhough I am posting it, as I like this Carrot rice very much and I like to inlcude this dish in my recipe menu.

Ingredients:

1. Carrots - 1/4 kg
2. Big Onions Chopped - 2 tbsp
3. Green Chilli - 2 nos
4. Grated Coconut - 1 tbsp
5. Fennel seeds / Sombu - 1tsp
6. Mustard seeds - 1/8 tsp
7. Channa Dal - 2 tsp
8. Urad Dal - 1 tsp
9. Curry leaves - 1sprig
10. Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp
11. Cooking Oil - 1tbsp
12. Salt as per taste
13. Cooked Rice - 2 cup (For making carrot rice)
14. Coconut Oil - 2 tsp (For making carrot rice)

Cooking Method:

• In a frying pan add oil followed by mustard seeds. Let it cracks. 
• Then add channa dal, urad dal, Fennel seeds and then Onions and curry leaves after some time. 
• Let all the Ingredients sauted well with nice flavour.
• Now add the Grated Carrots. saute it for some time. 
• Then add salt, sprinkle some water, close the lid and keep in medium flame.
• The carrots will get cooked quickly in about 3 to 5 mins. 
• After all the water has absorbed, add the grated coconut and coriander leaves, mix well and switch off the flame.

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Carrot Rice Recipe:

For making Carrot rice just add the cooked Rice to this carrot stir fry recipe and mix well. Finally season with coconut Oil for a rich flavour. 

I like to have this Carrot rice along with Rasam Rice and Bat Vadam.

Mixed Green Chutney

Healthy Herbs Chutney !!!

Eat Healthy, Feel Healthy, Be Healthy !!!

Usually we prepare Coriander or Mint chutney, but if we combine both with addition of curry leaves gives a nice flavour and very healthy herbs chutney compared to other chutney's. Including curry leaves in our day to day life have lots n lots of health benefits and for digestion too. Wherever possible pls do include curry leaves. Do not neglect curry leaves in food. Just have it as such as other foods. This chutney can be kept as side dish for rice, Idly, Dosa etc and it can be kept under refrigeration for upto 3 days in good condition.

Ingredients :

Coriander leaves - 3 to 4 Cups 
Mint Leaves - 2 Cup
Curry leaves - 1 Cup
That is 3 : 2 : 1 Ratio 
Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup (depending on your need)
Tamarind - 2 seed size (approx)
Green Chilly - 2 
Ginger - 1 tbsp or 1/4 inch size
Channa Dal - 1 tbsp
Urad Dal - 2 tsp
Salt as per taste
Oil for Sauting

Directions to make Green Chutney:

Wash thoroughly all the herbs and drain it well. Cut all the leaves, so that it will be easy while sauting. Be ready with the Ingredients.

• Add Oil in a pan followed by channa dal, urad dal, ginger, green chilly, tamarind. Saute till aroma comes in a low flame. 
• Then add all the Herbs and saute till it shrinks well with nice flavour.
• Finally add the grated coconut and saute for few mins. 
• Add salt and switch off the stove. 
• Let it cools down for a while.
• Now add in the mixer jar and grind it to a fine paste. 
• You can add some water while grinding. Check for salt after grinding the chutney. If u need some more water you can add at this stage and grind it once again smoothly. 

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Now the tasty and flavourful mixed green chutney is ready and you can have it with rice, idly or dosa.