Basic masala recipe for Indian vegetables

Ingredients

• 1 onion, sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste, optional
• 1 pinch chili powder
• 1 pinch turmeric, powders
• 1 pinch asafetida powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin, crushed roughly or powdered
• 1 teaspoon coriander, crushed roughly or powdered
• 1 teaspoon Urad Dal
• tamarind pulp or lime juice
• curry leaf

Directions

1. 1

   Peel, chop and boil in the minimum water with salt any vegetables and use singly or in combination.

2. 2

   Fry the onion till transparent.

3. 3

   Add the ginger-garlic paste and fry.

4. 4

   Put in the masalas and curry leaves and fry till the seeds splutter.

5. 5

   Add in the cooked vegetables.

6. 6

   Blend.

7. 7

   Add tamarind/lime juice.

8. 8

   Garnish with fresh grated coconut.

9. 9

   Serve.