Lavanya's Garnish for Poriyal

Boil the vegetable. It could be either one of the following:
green beans
cabbage
green beans + cabbage + carrot
boiled and peeled and cubed potato
broad beans
cluster beans
kovaikkai
pavaikkai
boiled and cubed valaikkai

In a mixer, dry grind the following without adding water:

green chillies
jeera
garlic
fresh coconut

In a kadai, heat oil and add mustard seeds. When they start to splutter, add urad dal and onions and curry leaves. When onions are tender, add the vegetable and the dry ground mixture and saute well. Serve with chapathis or rice.