Mixed Vegetable Fry
Having few leftover veggies not enough to make a complete curry. No worries. I had 2 brinjals, 2 potatoes, 3 or 4 drumsticks and only one tomato. I decided to make a simple, mixed vegetable fry which played as a good side dish with rasam rice for us.
Ingredients
Brinjals - 2 big size cut into small cubes
Potatoes - 2 Medium Size cut into small cubes
Drumsticks - 3 or 4 cut into small finger size
Onion - 1 medium size
Tomato - 1 medium size
Frozen Peas ( cooked ) - 1 handful
Curry Leaves - 1 stem ( if you have )
coriander leaves - 1 handful
Asafoetida / Hing - 1 pinch
Mustard seeds - 2 tsp
Jeera - 1 tsp
Red chilly dry - 1 medium size
Urad Dal / Ulutham Paruppu / Mina Pappu - 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
Red Chilli Powder - 1 tbsp ( Depends on your taste )
Sambar Powder - 1/2 tbsp
Salt - To taste
Sugar - a small pinch
Olive Oil - 2 tbsp
Method
- Wash the vegetables and cut those into small cubes and keep them aside. Cut the tomatoes and onions too and keep them aside.
- Add oil first into the kadai on medium flame. When it gets heated, add mustard seeds, jeera, red chilly dry, urad dal, asafoetida, curry leaves for tempering.
- When its done, then add onions and fry it little bit with a pinch of salt. Add turmeric powder to it now.
- Then, add cut brinjals, potatoes to the kadai and fry for a minute. Then, cover the kadai with a lid and cook the brinjals, potatoes for 4-5 minutes on medium flame with little water.
- Separately cook the drumsticks in the microwave for 3-4 minutes and keep it ready.
- When the brinjals and potatoes get cooked, add the cooked drumsticks, peas into the kadai.
- Add all the powders as mentioned in 'Ingredients' into it. Also add remaining salt and a pinch of sugar at this stage.
- Mix everything thoroughly in the kadai and let it cook openly for 3 - 4 minutes. In the middle, stir the mixture.
- After few minutes, when all the vegetables get cooked and fried to your satisfaction, switch off the heat.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and serve. An excellent dish with any rice variety.