Carrot sabzi - quick and easy item for lazy days or specially Wednesdays ;)

Carrot sabzi - easy , healthy and delicious option !

Quantity - for 2 people

Ingredients-
Carrot - 4/5 washed , peeled and grated
Green Chillies - 2/3 as per spice
Roasted Peanut powder - 2 tbsp
Fresh Coriander - finely chopped 4/5 strands
Fresh Coconut - to garnish (optional)
Curry leaves - 1 strand to temper
Cumin seeds - to temper
Haldi - to temper
Hing - to temper
Home made ghee - to cook
Salt to taste

Procedure-

1. Heat a kadai with ghee .
2. Once the ghee is hot , add tadka items - cumin seeds , haldi , hing , curry leaves and fry nicely
3. After the tadka is well fried , add the grated carrots and peanut powder and mix everything well . Also add salt at this point and mix well .
4. Cover the lid and allow carrots to be cooked well for atleast 8/9 mins. Keep flame low to medium to avoid carrot from getting burnt
5. After 8 mins, check to see if the carrots are cooked . Next add fresh coriander and coconut at this point and mix well and allow to cook on open flame.
6. Carrot sabzi will be cooked in 15 mins max and then switch off the gas .

Serve with hot phulka or poli . This can also be eaten just as a salad or koshimbir or as a mid day snack :)

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