Sauteed schwarzwurzeln mixed with Indian spices ( Salsify Poriyal)

"South Indian cooking touch to a vegetable schwarzwurzeln /salsify ". I bet, you just can't go wrong here because all you do is saute boiled salsify with Indian spices ...That's all. Salsify has a unique taste and I just loved it. Serve this delicious dry curry along with hot steamed rice, rasam and spoonful of ghee on top.

Ingredients

• 3-4 sticks of schwarzwurzeln /salsify 
• a pinch of turmeric/haldi
• 2 tbsp fresh grated coconut/kokos raspeln
• 1 tsp red chilly flakes
• 1 tsp of lemon juice
• salt as required

 For Seasoning:

• 1-2 fresh green chili/ red chilly, chopped(optional)
• 1 tsp urad dal
• 1/2 tsp mustard
• 10-12 curry leaves/kadi patta
• 1-2 tbsp oil
• 1-2 dry red chilly chopped into halves

How to Prepare ?

• Peel the outer skin of schwarzwurzeln /salsify and chop them into small pieces.
  
• Add chopped salsify into a boiling water and cook for 5-10 minutes.Once it is  cooked completely  switch off the flame.Drain the water and keep it aside.Drained water can be used in any sambar !!
  
  
  
  
           

• Time to prepare the seasoning.Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds and urad dal to it. After the mustard seed pops out,add curry leaves, dry red chilly and fresh green chilly to it. Fry for few seconds.
  

• Now add boiled schwarzwurzeln /salsify and turmeric powder on top of the seasoning.Saute for a minute.Now add red chilly flakes/powder,salt and gently mix . Continue sauteing for 3-4  more minutes so that all the masala will get combined well with salsify.Keep checking the pan in between and sprinkle little water if required.At the end and grated coconut/kokos raspeln and lemon juice.Mix nicely and switch off the flame.
  
  
  
  

•        Goes well with hot rice,rasam and spoonfull of ghee.

 

Alternate/Tips:

• You can add onions in this dish if you like.
• You can grind green chilly and cumin seeds along with coconut and add the coarse ground mixture at the end.

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