Carrot Kichadi

Ingredients:

1 cup carrot, chopped

1 cup grated coconut

2 green chillies

2 sprig curry leaves

1/2 tsp mustard powder

1/2 tsp cumin powder

1/2 tsp garlic paste

1/2 tsp ginger paste

salt to taste

1 cup beaten yogurt / curd

1/2 tsp sugar

1 tsp mustard seeds

3-4 dry red chillies

1 1/2 tbsp coconut oil

Preparation:

1. In a sauce pan, add the chopped carrot and cook until soft adding enough water. 
2. Cool and then grind the carrot to a smooth paste adding 1-2 tbsp water and transfer to a bowl.
3. Grind grated coconut, green chillies and few curry leaves together to a paste adding little carrot cooked water.
4. To the carrot paste, add the ground coconut paste and mix well.
5. Then add mustard powder, cumin powder, garlic paste, ginger paste and salt and mix well.
6. Add beaten yogurt into this and mix well.
7. Add sugar and mix well. Adjust the salt.
8. Heat coconut oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds and add dry red chillies and curry leaves.
9. Add the tempering to the kichadi and mix well. Serve with rice...