Ingredients :
1. Carrots – 1 cup
2. Green Peas/ Pachai Pattani – 1/2 cup
3. Flat Beans – 1 cup
4. Onions/ Vengayam – 1 cup (chop them into big square shape pieces)
5. Capsicum/ Kudai Milagai – 1 cup
6. Coriander Leaves/ Kothamalli ilai
7. Tomato/ Thakkali – 2
8. Green Chili/ Pachai Milagai – 2
9. Ginger/ Inji
10. Garlic/ Poondu
11. Bay Leaves/ Birinji ilai – 4
12. Aniseeds/ Sombu
13. Curry Powder
14. Salt
15. Turmeric Powder/ Manjal Thool
16. Oil/ Yennai
Method :
1. Heat oil in a pan, fry both onions and capsicum to golden brown color by adding curry powder
2. Grind to fine paste by adding tomato, green chili’s, garlic and ginger, keep it aside
3. Take another vessel, heat oil, add bay leaves and aniseeds, let it splutter (* you can also use the same vessel used for frying onions and capsicum)
4. Now add the vegetables like carrots, flat beans and green peas, mix and fry well, add turmeric powder (* if required can add little chili powder for increasing the spice in the curry)
5. After frying the vegetables well add the grinded paste, salt, let it cook, add sufficient amount of water if required (* if more water is added, add lttle corn flour powder to obtain required curry consistency)/ paste is very thick
6. Now while the ingredients are getting cooked add the previously fried onions and capsicum to the curry, let it cook (if required can add ghee before switching off the stove), garnish with coriander leaves, the recipe is ready
Green Peas in tamil is called Pachai Pattani
Onions in tamil is called Vengayam
Capsicum in tamil is called Kudai Milagai
Coriander Leaves in tamil is called Kothamalli ilai
Tomato in tamil is called
Green Chili in tamil is called Milagai
Ginger in tamil is called Inji
Garlic in tamil is called Poondu
Bay Leaves in tamil is called Birinji ilai
Aniseeds in tamil is called Sombu
Turmeric Powder in tamil is called Manjal Thool
Oil in tamil is called Yennai