Thenu’s Kitchen


Carrot Poriyal
May 16, 2008, 3:49 am
Filed under: Poriyal


Makes about 3 servings

The simplest of all but delicious recipe

  • Scrape the outer skin of 4 long carrots slighlty to remove the dead skin
  • Grate the carrots using a grater (It would come to about 3 cups of carrot)
  • Heat 1tbsp of oil in a pan
  • Temper with 1tsp of mustard seeds, 1tsp of urid dhal, 1tsp of channa dhal, 1tsp of cumin seeds, few curry leaves, a pinch of hing
  • Optional: add 1 red chilly
  • Add finely chopped onions (half medium size onion)
  • Fry until onions turn translucent
  • Add salt per taste and 0.5tsp of turmeric powder
  • Add the grated carrot
  • Fry for 10 mins or until carrot gets tender
  • Optional: Add 0.5tsp of red chilly powder
  • Optional: Add 1tbsp of grated coconut
  • Serve with hot rice and Rasam or curd

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