Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     3/4  pound         vegetables -- (beans, carrots,
                        -- snow peas,
                        -- asparagus,
                        -- potatoes)
     1/3                onion cut into small pieces
     3/4  teaspoon      red chile -- dried, crushed
                        oil
                        salt
                        mustard seeds
                        curry leaves -- (optional)
                        garlic -- (if you like; crush
                        -- them)

Preparation:

Cut the vegetables into small cubes. Heat oil, add mustard seeds (if you are using it), then add onion (and garlic if you are using it), stir until it turns light brown, add salt, and then crushed chile; stir well for a while until the chile is well fried. Then add vegetables, stir well, cover it and cook in a low flame, and it is ready!