Indian Chopsuey (sev-dungri-nu-shak) - Marina

Recipe by Marina Lasrado


















Ingredients:
4-5 shoots (1 bunch) spring onions 
2 tomatoes (chopped)
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tbsp coriander powder
1/4 tsp garam masala powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp salt (adjust according to taste)
1/2 cup coriander leaves (chopped)
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
1/4 tsp jeera/cumin seeds
pinch of asafoetida/hing
1 cup sev

Steps:
  1. Chop the spring onions. Keep the white bulb separately. If the bulb of the spring onion is too small, then add 1 chopped onion. 

  2. Heat oil. Add mustard seeds. Once they splutter, add jeera and hing. 
  3. Add bulb of the spring onion/chopped onion and cook till it turns translucent for 1-2 minutes. 
  4. Add tomatoes and cook for 3-4 minutes until tomatoes are done. 
  5. Add chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala, haldi and salt. 
  6. Add the chopped green part of the spring onion and cook till done for about 10 minutes on low flame. 
  7. Add coriander leaves and mix. 
  8. When serving, add 1 ladle of vegetable and 1/2 cup sev on top.
  9. ENJOY!
Notes:
  • After adding sev, eat immediately otherwise the sev will turn soggy.