Name: South Indian Style Vegetable Saagu or Gravy recipe by Mithila Ramesh at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: French beans- 1/4 cup; Carrot - 1/4 cup; Green peas - 1/4 cup; Potato - 1/4 cup; Onion - 2; Cauliflower - 1/4 cup; Fresh coconut - 1/4 cup; Fried gram - 1 1/2 tbsp; Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp; Pudina - 10 leaves; Jeera - 1/2 tsp; Black pepper - 5 to 6; Green chilly - 4 to 5; Ginger - 1/2 inch; Oil - 2 tbsp; Mustard - 1/2 tsp; Hing - a pinch; Curry leaves - 5 to 6; Turmeric - a pinch; Salt - according to taste

ABOUT South Indian Style Vegetable Saagu or Gravy RECIPE

A healthy side dish with lots of vegetables for poori, chapathi, roti, set dosa. learnt this from my mother.

Ingredients Serving: 3

French beans- 1/4 cup
Carrot - 1/4 cup
Green peas - 1/4 cup
Potato - 1/4 cup
Onion - 2
Cauliflower - 1/4 cup
Fresh coconut - 1/4 cup
Fried gram - 1 1/2 tbsp
Coriander leaves - 2 tbsp
Pudina - 10 leaves
Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Black pepper - 5 to 6
Green chilly - 4 to 5
Ginger - 1/2 inch
Oil - 2 tbsp
Mustard - 1/2 tsp
Hing - a pinch
Curry leaves - 5 to 6
Turmeric - a pinch
Salt - according to taste

Instructions

Chop all the vegetables mentioned in small pieces.
In a pan add oil, when it is hot add mustard seeds. when the mustard seeds splutter add a pinch of hing, curry leaves and one finely chopped onion.
When onion turns translucent, add all the vegetables. put water, turmeric, salt and allow the vegetables to cook.
Meanwhile, grind fresh coconut, ginger, fried gram, green chilly, pudina, coriander leaves, one onion, black pepper and jeera to a smooth paste using water.
Now, after 10 mins when the vegetables are half cooked, add the ground masala paste and again cook till the vegetables are completely done and till the raw smell of the masala paste goes away.
Now our delicious and healthy south indian style vegetable saagu is ready to be served.

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