Chetti Nadu Mix Vegetable

Ingredients : 

• Chopped and boiled vegetabl3es - 1 cup [ cauli flour, carrot, french beans, and capsicum ]
• Onion - 1 [ chopped ]
• Red tomato - 2 [ chopped ]
• Basic chetti nadu paste - 2 tsp
• Turmeric powdr - 1/2 tsp
• Red chilli powder - 11/2 tsp
• Oil - 3 tbssp
• Bay leaf -   2
• Salt - as required
• Milk- 1/4 cup

 For paste :

• Poppy seeds - 2 tbsp
• Cashew nuts - 4 to 5
• Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
• Coriander seeds - 1 tsp
• Cloves - 2 
• Dry red chilli - 5 to 6
• Cardamom - 3
• Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
• Oil - 2 tsp
• Salt -  little

 [  soak poppy seeds and cashew nuts in warm water for 10 minutes.  Then heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds and fennel. When thay crackle add coriander seeds, red chillies, cardamom, cloves and coconut and mix well. Fry till nice aroma comes. Remove from the gas, when it becomes cool add salt, poppy seeds, and cashews. Grind in the mixer to a smooth paste. It canbe made and stored in freezer. If you are doing before pls avoid addind coconut and while making subji add coconut milk at the end.]

Method :

Heat oil in a pan, when it becomes hot, add  bay leaf, onion and fry till onion becomes  translucent. Now add turmeric, red chilli powder and mix well for a second. Then add tomatoes and fry till it becomes soft and mushy when the oil seperates add  the ground paste and the vegetables along with little water. Allow boil for 5 minutes more in low flame. Finally add milk and salt simmer for 5 minutes and remove from the gas. Serve with steamed rice and roti.