back to basics - simple vegetable side dish

This is a basic vegetable dish preparation. Can be done with pretty much any vegetable you like.
Bhindi (ladies finger/ okra), cabbage, cauliflower, chow chow(Bangalore kaththirikkai/chayote squash), eggplant, beans,koththavarangai, beefwood, noolkol, white long radish, spinach, avaraikkai, potato, sembu, seppangkizhangu, etc....

For root vegetables, boil, peel and cut into uniform pieces, add salt, turmeric powder, mix gently and keep.
All green vegetables cut and set aside.

Take a saucepan, add a spoon of oil, and add quarter spoon of mustard seeds and let it pop. Now add quarter spoon of urad dal and cumin seeds. When the urad dal is golden brown add the cut vegetables. Add salt to taste. Let it simmer in medium flame. When done add asafoetida and curry leaves and serve.

Some tips for refinement.

You can add grated cocoanut to bhindi, koththavarangai, avaraikkai, beans, cauliflower, cabbage, beetroot, noolkol and spinach, sauté for couple of minutes and it is done.
For roots, you can add chilli powder to taste and sauté till golden brown.

This will go well with a simple meal consisting of sambhar and/ or rasam rice and curd rice.
Or with chappati and curd rice.

Do not cover with lid for any of them especially with bhindi and snake gourd. It will make it soggy