Veg Paya #2

Ingredients:

Onion - 2 (fine chop)
Tomato - 2 (roughly chop)
Bay Leaf - 1
Cloves - 2
Cinnamon stick - small piece
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - a sprig
Coriander leaves  - Little (chop)
Salt, Water, Oil - As reqd

Paste:
Coconut - 1/4 cup (1/4 moodi)
Garlic - 6-7
Ginger - small piece
Green Chilly - 5-6
Fennel seeds - 1 1/2 tsp
Black pepper corns - 1 1/2 tsp
Poppy seeds - 1 1/2 tsp
Cashews - 4
Roasted Gram dal  - 1 tsp

Method:

• In a blender add in coconut and other ingredients under "paste".
• Add water and blend this to fine paste.
• Heat oil in pressure pan and add in bay leaf, cloves, cinnamon stick.
• Add in fennel seeds, onion and saute in low flame.
• Add in blended paste and saute in low flame.
• Add in chopped tomatoes and saute for a while.
• Add in required salt and add water acc to the thickens of gravy you want.
• Add in chopped coriander leaves and mix it.
• Cover and pressure cook for 2 whisltes.
• Goes good with idiyappam/aapam/idly/dosa/chapathi/poori.