VEGETABLE BESARA-- VEGETABLES COOKED WITH MUSTARD & GARLIC PASTE

This is  a mixed vegetable recipe from the land of Odisha ( a State in India). It is cooked with mustard paste over slow fire.It tastes best when served with rice!!

Ingredients:

• Mixed vegetables-2cups(brinjal, potato ,plantain,drumsticks ,desi alloo(yam))
• Mustard paste-2tspn (Soak 3 tspn of mustard seed in water ,3 garlic pods and 1 chilli for 1/2hr and the grind  into a smooth paste )
• Oil-1tspn
• Tomato-1 medium(chopped)
• Salt-To taste
• Turmeric powder(haldi)-A pinch
• Water-1 cup

Method:

Heat oil in a pan, add mustard paste and saute till the raw smell goes.Add the chopped tomato. When done, add the vegetables and 1 cup of water .Add salt to taste, haldi powder and cover the lid and let the vegetables cook on low flame till they are cooked well. Serve it hot with steamed white rice. Enjoy!!!