Carrot and Beans stir fry / Poriyal

Ingredients:
Carrots - ¾ cup
Beans - ¾ cup
Channa dal - 1 tbsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Jeera - ½ tsp
Mustard seeds - ½ tsp
Onion - ½ cup (chopped)
Curry leaves - a few
Green or Red chillies - 3 (slit them length wise)
Turmeric powder - a pinch
Curry powder - 1 to 2 tsp
Grated coconut - 2 tbsp
Salt as per taste
Oil for frying

Method:
Boil the carrot and beans pieces, until ¾ cooked and keep aside.
Heat oil, add mustard seeds and let it pop, then add channa dal, urad dal and jeera then fry it until golden brown. Now add onion, green chillies and curry leaves, fry until onions are translucent. Add boiled carrot pieces, mix and fry for 5 minutes.
Now add salt, curry powder and turmeric powder and fry till soft, finally sprinkle grated coconut, stir well and turn off the heat.

Carrot stir fry

Ingredients:
Carrots - 1 ½ cup
Channa dal - 1 tbsp
Urad dal - 1 tsp
Jeera - ½ tsp
Mustard sees - ½ tsp
Onion - 1 ( chopped)
Curry leaves - Few
Green or Red chillies - 3 (slit them length wise)
Turmeric powder - A pinch
Curry powder - 1 tsp
Gram flour - 1 tbsp
Salt as per taste
Oil for frying

Method:

Boil the carrot pieces until ¾ cooked and keep aside.
Heat oil, add mustard seeds and let it pop, then add channa dal, urad dal and jeera and fry until golden brown. Now add onion, green chillies and curry leaves, fry until onions are translucent.
Add boiled carrot pieces, mix and fry for 5 minutes.
Now add salt, curry powder and turmeric powder and fry till soft, finally sprinkle gram flour stir it in for another 2 minutes. Turn off the heat and serve.

Beans stir fry

Beans - 1 lb

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Urad dal - 1 tbsp

Channa dal - 1 tbsp
Split moong dal - 1 tbsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Onion - 1 Medium
Chillies - 4 to 5
Curry leaves - 6
Curry powder - 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder - pinch
Salt to taste
Grated coconut - 2 tbsp(optional)
Oil for frying

Method:
Chop the beans into small pieces and boil with some salt, till half-cooked.
Remove and filter the excess water.
In a pan heat oil and add mustard seeds, when it crackles add cumin seeds and dals. After its changes color add onion, chillies and curry leaves.
Saute till translucent then add beans. Fry it for another few minutes.
Now add powder ingredients and saute until oil separates. Adjust the salt.
Keep stirring, sprinkle coconut before you turn off the stove.
Remove and serve with hot rice.

Asparagus Stir Fry

Ingredients
Asparagus - 1 lbs Chopped
Onion - 1
Green chillies- 3 (slit lengthwise)
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Cumin seeds - 2 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Channa dal - 1 tbsp
Split moong dal - 1 tbsp
Curry leaves- 5 to 7
Curry(or chilli) powder - 2 tsp
Gram flour - 1 tbspOil for frying
Salt to taste

Method

Boil the asparagus for 10 min (3/4 cooked), keep aside.
Take a pan pour some oil add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, channa dal and moong dal. After dal turns reddish brown add onion, chillies and curry leaves.
Fry until translucent, now add asparagus fry for few minutes.
Add powder ingredients along with salt, fry until oil separates.
Finally sprinkle gram flour and fry for another two minutes.
Serve with steamed rice or roti.