Carrot - Green Gram Poriyal

Ingredients

Carrot - 3 big
Green Dhal/Green Gram - 4 ts (can substitute with Thoor Dhal)
Pearl Onion - 8 nos or 1/2 small onion
Garlic pod - 1 no
Water - 1/4 cup
Salt for taste
Oil - 1ts
Coriander leaves for garnish

Tempering
Mustard - 1/2 ts
Urad Dhal - 1/2 ts
Cumin Seeds/Jeera - 1/4 ts
Asfoetida/Hing - 2 pinch
Red chilli - 3 nos
Curry Leaves - 1 twig

Method

1. Wash the Carrot and finely chop the onion,garlic,carrot into small pieces.

2. Wash Green gram/dhal and drain it, in a pan add water and once it is hot add the gram/dhal, keep aside when it is cooked.

3. In the same pan add oil and add the tempering items given above.

4. Add onion,garlic and fry till it turns to light golden brown, now add the chopped carrots and saute for 5mins and add little water for the veggie to cook and cover with a lid.

5. Once the carrot is half-cooked add the cooked dhal and adjust the seasoning, wait till the veggie is almost cooked and switch off the gas and transfer the poriyal in a bowl.

6. Garnish with coriander leaves.