Poriyal
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Poṟiyal (tamil: பொரியல்) is a tamil word for any fried, or sometimes sautéed, vegetable dish. it is called palya in kannada, vepudu in telugu, and mezhukupuratti in malayalam. it is usually made by shallow frying shredded or diced vegetables along with spices. the preparation would normally involve frying mustard seeds, urad dal, onions and then the main vegetable, and finally adding turmeric, various spices, dried red chillis, and coriander. in tamil nadu, shredded coconut would be added as a dressing. poṟiyal serves as a side dish to a three-course meal of rice with sambhar, rasam and yogurt (curds in indian english). all poṟiyals by default have some vegetables and lentils, but many va...
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