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Poṟiyal (Tamil:பொறியல்) is the Tamil word for fried or sometimes sauteed vegetable dish. The Kannada word for the same dish is Palya and in Telugu its Porutu. 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 spices dried red chillis and coriander.