Wednesday, 19 February 2014

VEGETABLES PALAK TAAL MEL WITH CARROT ROTIS



Note: Left over boiled vegetables at times make us wonder what new dish can we make from 
           them .Here is a simple medley of left over cooked veg and some fresh palak with a 
           twist. Green tomatoes  used instead of red tomatoes. Served with carrot rotis tastes 
            YUM!!!!!!!!!!!

U need:
Left over mixed vegetables:2 cups either boiled or chopped 
Fresh palak: 1 bunch cleaned and chopped fine.
Peeled small onions : 1/2 cup chopped fine
Ginger paste: 2 tsp
Garlic paste: 1 tsp
Green tomatoes pureed: 1/4 cup
Chola masala: 1 tsp
Red chilli powder: 1 tsp
Garam masala: 1/2 tsp
Roasted jeera powder: 1/2 tsp
salt to taste
Fresh cream : 1/4 cup beaten
Green chillies: 2 slit
Oil: 3 tablsp

Method:
1 Cook the chopped palak and puree to paste.. 
2. Heat oil in a kadai. When hot add the green tomato puree and sauté well.To this add the garlic paste.Now add the minced shallots ( small onions) and continue stirring. Add ginger paste.
3. Add the dry masalas one by one and sprinkle some water as you stir. Once the paste is cooked add the mixed vegetables.
4. Sauté well.Add salt and 1 cup water.Cover and cook till done.Open the lid and add the palak puree. Mix well and simmer further till the gravy is thick.Add the beaten cream. Simmer for a minute.
5. Transfer the curry to a serving bowl garnish with slit green chillies and serve with carrot  rotis and red tomato chilli chutney.

For carrot roti stuffing:
Finely chop carrots: 2,Onion: 1 small,coriander leaves: 3 tsp,green chillies:2 and salt.
Use this as stuffing inside the rotis.


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