Sweet & Spicy Vegetables
Some added nuts & raisins/craisins crushed into a coarse powder, transforms vegetables from boring to delightful. An uncomplicated & adaptable recipe, this allows you to use any vegetable in any combination you want. Do not groan hearing vegetables… for this is a real lovely way to enjoy them. A teensy bit sweet, a lot spicy & the slight tang, along with the aromatic spices turns them into a delectable side dish.
The slight sweet in this dish is not the overwhelming sweet that would overpower the tastebuds & comes not from sugar or any other sweetener. The little amount of raisin/craisin used here add that very subtle tinge of sweet, more like a balance of taste…
Ingredients:
- 1 Big Potato. Peeled & cubed
- 1 Small Cauliflower, florets broken into medium pieces
- 2 Carrots, cut into strips
- 20 French Beans, whole
- 1 Bell Pepper/Capsicum, cut into strips
- 1/2 Cup Sprouted Moong
- 2 Green Hot Peppers, like Serrano or Thai Bird – slit vertically
- 1/2 Onion, Chopped
- 1 inch Fresh Ginger, peeled & grated
- 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds
- 2 Cloves
- 2 Cardamom
- 1 Teaspoon Turmeric
- 1 Teaspoon Chilli powder (More or less)
- Salt
- 1/4 Cup Craisins or Raisins
- 1/4 Cup Almonds
- 3 Tablespoons Oil
- 1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric
- A Squeeze of Fresh Lime
Preparation:In a flat large bottomed pan or a big skillet dry roast the cardamom & the cloves till fragrant. Add the oil, & when the oil is hot ( it will shimmer), add the cumin seeds. When the cumin seeds start to sizzle, add the Onions, Hot Peppers & the Ginger. Stir fry at medium heat till the onions are soft.
Add all the vegetables, moong, salt, chilli powder & turmeric. Toss & fry till all the oil & the spices coat the vegetables – for about 6-8 minutes. Add 1/2 Cup of water & tightly cover it & cook in the steam.
In the mean time, roughly dry grind the Almonds & the Craisins/Raisins. It should be a coarse powder.
Uncover & check if the vegetables are cooked. They should be crisp tender. If not, sprinkle a few spoons of water & cover & cook for some more time.
Add the Almond & Craisin/Raisin Powder to the veggies. Cook while tossing gently till the powder evenly combines the veggies & the remaining water dries up. Make sure the veggies still retain their shape & do not get mushed up.
Increase the heat & fry for another 5 minutes. Squeeze some fresh Lime Juice & toss.
Serve warm with Rice or Bread as a side dish.
Enjoy your Vegetables!
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May 21st, 2009 at 6:29 am
Soma, the colours and the flavours are quite the array…wonderful & bright.
May 21st, 2009 at 7:20 am
I just love this !!! full of good health and yummy to taste !!
May 21st, 2009 at 7:33 am
Everything is new in this simple dish Soma … cubed veggies with strips, nuts, dry roasting the cardamoms and then adding the oil. Sounds too, too good.
Eta amar kalker dinner er menu.
May 21st, 2009 at 9:18 am
Eta besh bhalo to, eta korbo shiggiri
May 21st, 2009 at 9:31 am
I agree, the nuts give the extra something when added to the vegetables. I usually do peanuts but almonds would work great too. As for the raisins/crasins got to try that too. I have a huge bag sitting in the pantry.
May 21st, 2009 at 9:52 am
I love the flavors you used in this dish…..The cumin, turmeric, lime, raisins, almonds.
Wow, Delicious!
May 21st, 2009 at 10:03 am
Nuts add the extra crunchyness to the curry..looks yummy..
May 21st, 2009 at 10:28 am
I never tried raisins in curry , nut is clever idea too
May 21st, 2009 at 11:08 am
A beautiful way to enjoy the goodness of veggies. So colourful and good for you!
May 21st, 2009 at 11:57 am
That’s a delicious combination of vegetables and spices! The sweet and spicy contrast sounds great too.
May 21st, 2009 at 12:03 pm
I am a sucker for mix veggies recipes, coz i always ponder over ,how to make use of a bit of this and bit of that left veggies in crisper of my Refrigerator.So this surely gonna be helpful to make use of all the bits and pieces lying around, though i personally do not like raisins etc in my vegetables, but i do add them in some, to feed my kid
Thanks for sharing this one
May 21st, 2009 at 1:27 pm
Lovely colors, lovely click and a lovely recipe…
May 21st, 2009 at 1:48 pm
Mmmm, lovely Soma!
May 21st, 2009 at 2:10 pm
lovely lovely sabzi… very creative and am drooling at the picture
May 21st, 2009 at 2:57 pm
That bowl full of vegetables looks mouthwatering!
May 21st, 2009 at 3:37 pm
I love adding nuts to my veggies. Especially pumpkin and sunflower seeds. And how colorful, all the goodness I need.
May 21st, 2009 at 4:06 pm
Simply elegant!! beautiful presentation infact!
May 21st, 2009 at 4:17 pm
Love dishes that look like a colorful and delicious painting like this!
Better if they’re a combo sweet-spicy, …I’m sure with all these spices is stunning
Cheers!
Gera
May 21st, 2009 at 5:54 pm
That is just beautiful!! Great idea to add raisins and making them sweet!
May 21st, 2009 at 6:23 pm
This looks delicious! What a great way to serve vegetables, so colorful and healthy.
May 21st, 2009 at 7:45 pm
So flavourful yet simple!
May 21st, 2009 at 8:14 pm
Nuts and raisin/crazin powder? Brilliant! I am definitely going to be trying that with something! Yummy dish!
May 21st, 2009 at 9:30 pm
Looks so pretty. The colors of the vegetables yellow, orange and green stand out so well in the first picture. I never tried adding raisins to my sabjis before.
May 21st, 2009 at 10:51 pm
that is such a lovely, nutritious vegetable dish. Looks and sounds really tasty
May 21st, 2009 at 11:34 pm
I am always a bit wary about sweet stuff in my food (apart from desserts) but this looks delicious!
May 22nd, 2009 at 6:48 am
I loved it soma
I’ll try this one on Sunday. beautiful snap. The nuts and raisins part is really the pleasing part of the dish.
Enjoy!
TC
May 22nd, 2009 at 7:24 am
I am already liking it from reading your ingredients and the photographs
May 22nd, 2009 at 8:10 am
I have cooked gobi with raisins and loved it. So i am eager to add more veggies and taste them
May 22nd, 2009 at 9:08 am
mmm. love the blend of flavors in those veggies. Looks so colorful and yummy and full of health
May 22nd, 2009 at 8:22 pm
yum yum yum.
May 23rd, 2009 at 11:14 am
wow.. i love mixing of raisins with subjis. very healthy dish.
May 25th, 2009 at 3:09 am
Wow the vegetable curry looks mouth watering..nice click..love the addition of moong and dry fruits
May 27th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
This looks delicious, Soma. I like the nutty and sweet finish.