Carrot Poriyal » Dassana’s Veg Recipes

Say whats up to Carrot Poriyal – a easy, simple to make South Indian particular preparation. When you is likely to be consuming carrot in different stir-fries, salads and juices, that is a type of simple methods the place you possibly can prepare dinner this tremendous nutritious root vegetable right into a scrumptious dish. As apparent, this dry dish has a gorgeous reddish hue to it due to the carrot added in it. The addition of urad dal, spices and coconut solely improve the earthiness of this well-known aspect dish, sometimes from Tamil Nadu in South India.

Extra on Carrot Poriyal

Poriyal is a dry, stir-fried or sautéed preparation made with greens. The greens are finely chopped or grated and are seasoned with heat, earthy spices, herbs and completed with coconut.

I make this Carrot Poriyal in addition to different poriyal variants fairly commonly at residence, as it’s tremendous simple to organize and doesn’t take a lot time.

Furthermore, I all the time have recent coconut saved within the freezer. So, it’s sort of simple that approach too. This preparation is kind of nutritious too and pairs completely with a sambar-rice mixture.

This recipe of Carrot Poriyal additionally doesn’t have onion or garlic in it. Different fundamental components that go on this preparation are mustard seeds, inexperienced chilies, curry leaves, urad dal, asafoetida and coconut. You’ll be able to skip the asafoetida or use a gluten-free asafoetida to make a gluten-free model.

On this recipe, initially the carrots are cooked with just a few spices. As soon as the carrots are cooked, some coconut is added. The addition of coconut makes a number of distinction on this dish and tastes good too.

I normally prepare dinner this Carrot Poriyal in sesame oil. Nevertheless, you too can prepare dinner it in coconut oil to get a extra genuine taste.

To make Carrot Poriyal, you possibly can both finely chop or grate the vegetable. On this recipe, I’ve finely chopped the carrots, however you possibly can even grate or shred them. If utilizing grated carrots, then bear in mind so as to add much less water, and that the cooking time may even scale back.

Step-by-Step Information

Find out how to make Carrot Poriyal

Sauté Components

1. Warmth 2 tablespoons sesame oil (gingelly oil) in a kadai or pan. Hold the warmth to low and add 1 teaspoon mustard seeds.

2. As soon as the mustard seeds start to crackle, add 1 teaspoon husked and cut up black gram (urad dal).

3. Fry until the urad dal turns into golden on a low warmth. Do stir. Additionally, ensure that the lentils don’t get burnt.

4. Then, add 1 chopped inexperienced chili and eight to 9 curry leaves. Stir and blend.

Make Carrot Poriyal

5. Add 2 cups finely chopped carrots. Be sure to cut the carrots finely in small cubes or items, in order that they prepare dinner quick.

6. Add ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder.

7. Then, add 1 pinch asafoetida (hing). Stir and blend properly.

8. Season with salt as required.

9. Add ½ cup water and provides a stir.

10. Cowl the pan with its lid and simmer on low warmth until the carrot is tender. Verify each 4 to five minutes. If the water dries up within the pan, then add some extra water.

11. As soon as the carrot is tender and cooked, add ⅓ cup grated recent coconut.

If there may be some water within the pan, let it evaporate earlier than including the coconut. Take away the lid and prepare dinner until all of the water is evaporated.

12. Combine very properly after which change off the warmth.

13. Serve Carrot Poriyal sizzling or heat. You’ll be able to garnish with some chopped coriander leaves whereas serving.

Knowledgeable Ideas

1. You’ll be able to both finely chop or grate the carrots. If utilizing grated carrots, then add much less water. The cooking time may even scale back.
2. Complete dried purple chilies can be used on this recipe, as a substitute of inexperienced chilies.
3. Whereas cooking the poriyal, examine each 4 to five minutes. If the water dries up, then add some water, cowl and proceed to prepare dinner.
4. Earlier than including the coconut as properly, examine if there may be some water or moisture within the pan. If there may be, then prepare dinner with out the lid until the water evaporates. After this solely, add the coconut.
5. Use recent, tender carrots to make the recipe. Moreover you possibly can range the recipe by including veggies like capsicum, cabbage, beets and inexperienced beans. On this case use equal parts of the greens that you just plant to make the poriyal with.
6. You’ll be able to simply double this recipe of Carrot Poriyal.

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This Carrot Poriyal recipe publish from the archives, first revealed on April 2017 has been republished and up to date on November 2022.