Apr 17, 2009

Carrot Poriyal

This is a great way to consume carrots. It is a simple and easy side dish to go along with rice and dhall or rasam. Since carrots are a bit sweet, you spice it up with more green chillies than the other normal poriyals you usually make. 

Ingredients

Carrot - 4 medium sized ones
Onion - 1 medium sized
Green Chillies - 4
Coconut gratings - 2 tablespoons
Curry leaves - few
Oil - 2 teaspoons
Mustard - 1/2 teaspoon
Urad dhal - 1 teaspoon
Jeera - 1/2 teaspoon
Asafoetida powder - a pinch
Salt - 1 teaspoon

Directions

Scrap the skin from the carrots and chop them into small pieces.  Alternatively, you can also grate the carrots. Chop the onions and green chillies.

In a kadai, add some oil and heat. Add the mustard seeds, urad dhall, jeera and asafoetida powder and fry for sometime. Once it starts spluttering, add the chopped onions, green chillies and curry leaves. Once the onions turn translucent, add the carrots and mix well. Add salt to taste. Sprinkle a little water and close the lid. Cook on low heat for about 5 minutes until the carrots are well cooked. Finally add the coconut gratings and mix well. Remove from heat.

Serve warm with rice and any curry!



32 comments:

  1. Anything with coconut and i'm in :) I liked the first pic...cool effect :)

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  2. Marvellous first picture...love this carrot poriyal much...

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  3. Amma`s easy recipe for poriyal.She makes them the exact same way.

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  4. quick and nice recipe... have a bunch of carrots and was wondering what to do with them... thanks for this recipe :)

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  5. delicious recipe..my mom use to make it..i too will try it now..1st pic is gud :)

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  6. Wow i love carrot poriyal...my friend used to get it for in college :) kewl pictures..

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  7. I grate it usually for poriyal..yummm..:0

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  8. Yep, this is a simple and tasty fry to go with rice any time! :D
    Good one Divya! :)

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  9. Half of the ingredients are completely unknown to us, so this is a really intriguing recipe. Sounds like it'd be good.

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  10. I like the first pic , very simple and easy poriyal.

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  11. looks so good and yummy Divya! I make the same curry with carrots.

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  12. I have never made carrot poriyal... no idea why... my mom never made it... so I don't :) how convenient no.

    I ate it once at a friend's place and she added tamarind to it... didn't sit well with me, so didn't try.

    This looks great :)

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  13. simple and sweet curry... but cutting the carrot is a pain.

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  14. Nice one Div, as you said its definitely the best way to consume carrot... I love to have them with dessicated coconut...

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  15. Nice pic divya..
    Even i prepare the same way!!

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  16. This is a regular at my home. Simple yet delicious. Firs pic is cool.

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  17. yummy carrot poriyal simple and easy perfect with rasam rice na....

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  18. even i make almost similar way.....yeah it goes so well with hot rice and rasam.

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  19. thats one of my favorite comfort foods.. those coconut gratings is what I love in this dish.. :)

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  20. my kids love to have this poriyal.. pic looks difrnt and awesome. hope u would have noticed yr name in my award list if not kindly visit again dear.

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  21. Lovley curry, me and my kids love his. Like the photograph with backround black and white.

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  22. Lovely color. Very simple & comfort curry. Nice presentation.

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  23. this is how i make it too, but i dont add onions. looks yummy and i love the first pic. very cool! :)

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  24. i too make in the same way...it looks yummy....have a gift for u....please do collect it

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  25. I love poriyals - and so does my 4 year old, so thats a huge relief for me! Carrot poriyal is a particular favourite - nothing like steam cooked veggies with a dash of coconut!

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  26. Carrot poriyal and curd rice with little pickle would be heavenly! Loved the first pic :)

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  27. Carrot poriyal with coconut is always my fav!Love the first picture.

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  28. Definitely a good way to eat boring carrots.

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  29. Wow.. carrot with coconut combi would have a lovely taste and flavour.. Nice :)

    - vaskrith
    www.mummymakesityummy.com

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  30. hi

    today i tried your recepie carrot poriyal...mmmm...it's really gud

    my husband also like it very much

    ur recepie s extremely good...

    thanks

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