Kaikari Pirattal / Chettinad Vegetable Peratal

Kaikari Pirattal

For this vegetable pirattal you can use any kind of vegetable ( any vegetable which is firm and not watery suits to make this dish) I had used coarsely chopped cauliflower, broccoli and carrots. You can use cabbage, beans, peas, carrot, potato etc

Ingredients

Mixed vegetable coarsely chopped – 2 cups

Onion small sliced – 1 no

Dried red chilli – 2 nos

Mustard seeds – ¼ tsp

Urad dal – ¼ tsp

Salt to taste

Oil – 2 tbsp

Curry leaves required

Pirattal masala to grind

Grated fresh coconut – ¼ cup

Dried red chilli – 2 nos

Cumin seeds – 1 tsp

Fennel seeds ( sombu) – 1 tsp

Chettinad Vegetable Perattal

Method

1.       Coarsely grind the ingredients given under pirattal masala and set aside.

2.       Heat oil in a kadai, add mustard seeds, dried red chilli and urad dal to the pan, stir fry for a second, when mustard seeds crackle add the onion and curry leaves, stir fry for a minute.

3.       Now add the chopped mixed vegetables to the pan and stir fry for another minute, add ¼ cup water to the pan and season vegetable with salt. Mix well.

4.       Reduce the pan heat, cover with lid and simmer vegetable for 3 minutes or until vegetables are 3/4^th  cooked.

5.       Add the coarsely ground pirattal masala to the pan and mix well until the masala is well coated on the vegetable, check the seasoning and stir fry until vegetables are semi-dry.Serve hot Vegetable Perattal with Steamed rice , Sambar and Rasam

Vegetable Peratal