Carrot & Methi leaves Porutu with home made curry powder . (Carrot n Methi leaves stir fry )

Carrot & Methi leaves  Porutu with home made curry powder . (Carrot n Methi leaves stir fry )

• Carrots cubed ..2 cups
• Methi leaves ..1 small bunch 
• Curry powder... 2 tsp 
• Salt to taste .

Season

• Oil..2 tsp
• Mustard seeds..1/2 tsp 
• Chana dhal..1/2 tsp
• Urid dhal..1 tsp
• Curry leaves ..1 sprig
• Turmeric powder..1/4 th tsp 

Garnish 

• Grated coconut..1 tblsp 

Method 
Wash the methi leaves n roughly cut them with hands . 

In a kadai add oil n splutter mustard seeds, add the dhals n roast till light brown , add curry leaves n turmeric powder n fry for a second . Add the cubed carrots n little water, salt  n cook till soft but not mushy.Then add the methi leaves n cook till it wilts n then add the curry powder . Mix well n cook for a few minutes till all the water dries up  . Switch off and then do the garnishing . 

Serve with Rice, rasam or even goes well with Rottis/Phulkas . 

For curry powder 

Dhaniyalu Podi /Coriander seeds lentil powder 

• Coriander seeds.. 1/4 th cup
• Chana dhal..1/4 th cup 
• Urid dhal..1/4 th cup
• Dry red chilly ..20 ( i used kashmiri variety ) 
• Curry leaves ..2 sprigs
• Cumin seeds..1 tblsp
• Garlic cloves .. 7 
• Tamarind ..Golf sized 
• Salt to taste .

Method 
Dry roast chana n urid dhal till lightly brown . Then add coriander seeds, dry red  chilly, curry leaves n roast on sim flame till crisp . Cool n grind it along with cumin seeds ,garlic, tamarind n salt to a powder . 

Store in air tight container 


This curry powder can be used to make any vegetable stir fry .