Carrot mild curry

Carrot has natural sweetness. Therefore I do not use curry powder when cooking carrot because it will ruin the natural sweetness of the carrot. When carrot is cooked with coconut milk, it gives a wonderful taste.

Carrot mild curry

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                                       Carrot mild curry

Preparation time:15 minutes
Cooking time:30 minutes
Serves: 4

1. In a large pan heat 2 tbsp vegetable oil. When the oil is hot reduce the heat add 2 dry red chilies whole and fry for a second.

Ingredients

2. Then add 75 grams onions, coarsely chopped and fry for 8 minutes.

3. Bring the heat to low and add ½ tsp fennel seed and fry for 10 seconds.

Carrot mild curry

4. Add ½ tsp cumin seeds fry for a second and add 1 green chilli, chopped fine, 3 garlic cloves, sliced and 10 curry leaves, chopped. Fry for 2 minutes, stirring frequently to ensure that they do not get burnt.

5. Add 50 grams roasted split chickpeas and fry for 2 minutes.

6. Add 250 grams carrots, cut into 1" long pieces, 1 cup water and ½ tsp garam masala. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.

7 Add ½ tsp salt and ¾ cup coconut milk and cook for 2 minutes.

8. Taste for seasoning and adjust.

                         Carrot mild  curry is ready.
                                  

                     Recipe follows in detail with pictures.



Preparation time:15 minutes
Cooking time:30 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients
Main
250 grams carrots, cut into 1" long pieces
50 grams roasted split chickpeas

Others
75 grams onions, coarsely chopped
1 green chilli, chopped fine
2 dry red chilies whole

3 garlic cloves, sliced
10 curry leaves, chopped

½ tsp cumin
½ tsp fennel seed
½ tsp garam masala 

Water 1 cup
¾ cup Coconut milk
½ tsp salt
2 tbsp vegetable oil

Ingredients for Carrot mild curry

Method
In a large pan heat 2 tbsp oil. When the oil is hot reduce add dry chili and fry for a second.

Then add onion

Adding onion 

 Fry onion for 8 minutes.

Frying onion

Bring the heat to low add fennel seeds and fry for 10 seconds.

Adding fennel seeds

Add cumin seeds fry for a second and add  green chili pieces, garlic and curry leaves. Fry for2 minutes, stirring frequently to ensure that they do not get burnt.

Adding cumin, curry leaves and chili

Add roasted split chickpeas and fry for 2 minutes.

Adding  roasted split chickpeas

Add carrot pieces. 

Adding carrot pieces

Add and water and garam masala. Cover and let it simmer for 15 minutes.

Adding garam masala

Add salt and coconut milk and cook for 2 minutes.

Adding coconut milk

Taste for seasoning and adjust.

Taste for seasoning

The curry is ready.

Variation
You need not do tempering . You can just add carrot and other ingredients except coconut milk. Bring to boil and simmer till carrot is soft and add coconut milk and cook for three minutes you will get a nice mild curry..

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