Before you start, wash all vegetables, chop them and keep aside. Pour cooking oil in a heavy bottom pan. When oil is hot, lower the heat and put mustard seeds (rai) into it. When the rai starts to crackle, add cumin seeds (jeera) and fry for a few seconds.
1 Teaspoon Rai (Black Mustard Seeds), 1 Teaspoon Cumin Seeds (Jeera)
Add asafoetida (heeng), red chilli powder and turmeric powder (haldi) to the pan.
1/4 Teaspoon Heeng (Asafoetida), 2 Teaspoons Red Chilli Powder, 1/2 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder (Haldi)
Put in minced ginger, green chillies and all the chopped vegetables like potato, cauliflower florets, radish, eggplant, peas etc. in the pan.
1 Inch Piece of Ginger, 2 Green Chilies
Add some salt and mix all the vegetables thoroughly with the spices and let them saute for a few minutes.
2 Teaspoons Salt, or to taste
Add garam masala and coriander powder (dhania powder).
1.5 Teaspoon Garam Masala, 1 Tablespoon Coriander Powder (Dhaniya Powder)
Now add the chopped leafy vegetables like spinach (palak) and fenugreek leaves (methi) and mix well.
Add chopped tomatoes. Mix well, then cover with a lid.
Stir occasionally and cook for 10 minutes or till the vegetables are soft.
Annakoot Ki Sabzi is ready. If made on the auspicious occasion of Govardhan Puja, this is first offered as prasad to Lord Krishna and subsequently served hot with roti or poori.