MIXED VEGETABLE KURMA

               This is a wonderful kurma I found in Prema’s Cook book blog!  I have made this so many time and now ended up in a modified recipe,which suits my family’s taste.. I usually make this kurma with chapathi but as Prema have mentioned this goes well with poori…Also tastes the best with Parotta.. 

 

Ingredients:

Potato	1 no.
carrot ,small	1 no.
beans	10 nos.
cauliflower	small portion
peas	1 fist full
onion	2 nos.
tomato	2 small sized
ginger garlic paste	2 tsp
turmeric	1/8 tsp
redchilli powder	1 tsp
garam masala	1/2 tsp
curry leaves	1 sprig
coriander leaves,chopped	2 tblsp
salt	as needed

To Temper:

Elachi	1 no.
Clove	1 no.
Cinnamon	1 inch piece
Bay leaf	1 no.
Jeera	1 tsp
Oil	2 tblsp

To grind:

Coconut	2 tblsp
Fennel	3/4 tsp
Khus khus	3/4 tsp
cashew nuts	5-8 nos.
Fried gram dal(pottu kadalai)	1 tsp

 

Method:

1. Chop the veggies to fine cubes,also chop the onions and tomatoes finely.
2. Grind the ingredients under the table “To grind”  to a  smooth paste.
3. Heat a small pressure cooker/pan with oil and add the tempering items in the table “to temper”.
4. After the cumin splutters,add curry leaves .Add onion and fry for a minute and add the ginger garlic paste and fry in low flame till the raw smell of the ginger garlic paste disappears.
5. Add the tomato and add the salt and fry for a minute till the tomatoes becomes mushy.
6. Add the ground paste,followed by the red chilli powder,garam masala powder and turmeric powder.
7. Fry in low flame till the raw smell goes off(3-4 minutes approx.).Add the veggies and a cup of water and mix well.Check the salt.
8. Pressure cook for 1 whistle and after the first whistle simmer for 5 minutes.
9. Open after the steam releases completely and add 2 tblsp of chopped coriander leaves and mix well. Serve with poori/parotta or chapathi!

              I have made in larger quantities two three times for get together,never failed,hope this helps budding cooks….Tastes very similar to hotel kurma!!

Note: Please dont skip curry leaves and coriander leaves as it gives a nice flavor! You can also add soya chunks with the veggies!

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