An interesting quick mix of vegetables

 There days when I feel I am fed up of eating the same things over and over again. Some of the days, I open the fridge to see what all vegetables are stacked in to choose one for the dinner. But I get extremely disheartened to see the same vegetables glaring at me giving me the look of monotony. Rajasthan like most north Indian states gets seasonal vegetables. Unlike Maharashtra (place where I was before marriage), its difficult   to find cauliflower whenever one  wants to eat, anytime of the year. So basically, in a given season one is stuck with the same vegetables. 

I found a very simple solution to this problem. I make use of the frozen section of my fridge and fill it up with frozen peas and corn. At any time you will find baby corn, sweet corn and paneer in my fridge. The number permutation and combination of recipes that can be made by these simple vegetables is large making life simple and interesting. 

I must confess I secretly felt proud of myself the other day when I made a quick mix vegetable recipe using these assorted vegetables (which otherwise  would have been the same..gourd family for dinner). 

So here a simple mantra. These veggies should always be in the fridge. So when nothing else occurs to you to cook..one can make mix vegetables easily. Interestingly these can be made in Indian style,  Chinese style and Continental style and each style is a treat to the palate. 

So when you are in a hurry or extremely bored in life..

1.  2 Chopped capsicums

2.  1 smallest size bowl of peas

3.  1 smallest size bowl of sweet corn

4.  1 large carrot chopped

5.  1 large onion chopped

6. 5-6 cloves of garlic- chopped

7.  1 ginger clove chopped

8.  1 green chilly chopped

9.  1 tablespoon of cornflour

10.1 tablespoon of oil

11. 1 teaspoon of vinegar

12. salt to taste

Boil all the veggies ( capsicum, peas, carrot, sweet corn) in pressure cooker. Take a small pan and add the corn flour. Stir it for 2- 3 minutes. Once it is done, remove it and take a cup of water and add the cornflour to the water. Stir it well till all the cornflour dissolves leaving no lump behind and keep this solution aside. Take a large pan, add vegetable oil to it. When hot , add the chopped onions, garlic, ginger and chilly. Stir till onions and garlic are light brown. Add the cornflour solution and vinegar. Stir well. Finally add all veggies and salt. 

leave it covered for around ten to fifteen minutes till all veggies absorb the aroma and flavor. Serve hot.

The cornflour acts as a binder thickening the gravy while the main flavour is contributed by garlic and ginger. The simplicity of this recipe makes it one of my favorites. In all it takes just about half an hour to cook. The blend of colours of yellows, oranges and green makes it one of the most pleasing visual delights. Needless to say all the veggies added are a power house of health food. 

Complimented best with stir fried rice and quick make of noodles. .. Or simply eaten..just one big bowl of these colorful veggies is a definite happy meal.