What do you do when you don't have any vegetables readily available with you.Gajar Matar ki sabzi. For some reasons I always have carrots in my kitchen. Not that I get it & then don't use it and it keeps lying in the refrigerator. On the contrary we use it almost everyday as a salad and also sometimes in my 9 months old daughter's meal in the form of puree. So Carrots are always on the list when I go for my weekly veg/grocery shopping. Also frozen peas are always stocked in the freezer. So many times this is on the menu on a Friday evening when I am out of all the veggies and nothing special is planned for dinner.
Serves 2
Ingredients
2 carrots washed, peeled & cut into small pieces
One large bowl peas
1 tsp jeera (cumin seeds)
1 pinch of hing (asafoetida)
1/2 tsp haldi (turmeric powder)
1 medium sized tomato, chopped
1 tsp chili powder
2 tsp dhaniya jeera powder (coriander & cumin powder)
1/2 tsp garam masala powder
Salt
Chopped Coriander leaves
Method:
Heat oil in a pan and add the jeera. When it changes colour put hing & haldi. Add the carrot & saute for a few min. Add the peas and cook on medium heat for about 3-5 min.
(The colours were looking so vibrant that I could not resist taking this snap. I only wish we could get those red carrots here that we get in India)
Add the chopped tomatoes & mix. Now add the salt, chili powder, dhaniya jeerapowder & Garam Masala powder & mix properly. Cook for 2-3 min.
Add enough water to immerse the carrot & peas. Cover & cook till the carrots are tender. Add the coriander leaves & mix.
Now simmer & cook without the cover till the water evaporates. Garnish with some more coriander leaves.
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