Carrot Onion raita - Carrot Vengayam pachadi

Ingredients:

Carrot - Carrot - 2 nos. (Medium size)

Curd/Yoghurt - Thayir - 1 cup

Onion - Vengayam - 1 no. (Small size)

Green chillies - Pachai milagai - 2 nos.

Mustard seeds - Kadugu - 1 tea spoon

Black gram dal - Ulutham paruppu - 1 tea spoon

Curry leaves - Karuvepilai - small quantity

Oil for frying

Salt to taste

Method:

Wash and peel off the skin from carrots and immerse in hot water for some 3 minutes. Then peel it off as shown in the picture.

You will get the peeler readymade in shops. Chopp onions, green chillies and keep other ingredients ready.

Heat oil in a pan/kadai, splutter mustard seeds, black gram dal, curry leaves and add this to the carrot.

Add curd and a little salt to it. Onions must be added to this. It is served along with lunch item.

Tasty carrot raita is ready to be served. It can be served for 3 people. It takes some 10 minutes to prepare.

Note: Always use fresh vegetables.

Optional: Ingredients can be added/removed.