VEGETABLE KURMA

Vegetable Kurma

Vegetable kurma recipe aromatic and spiced curry made with mix vegetables, coconut, poppy seeds, a bit of yogurt etc.

Prep Time           Cook Time          Ready in       Serves                       

20 min                    25 min                  45 min        2-4

Ingredients

• Vegetables - 1 1/4 cup(combination of carrots, peas,potato and beans)
• Onion - 1 medium sized
• Tomato - 1 medium sized
• Ginger Garlic paste - 2 tsp
• Garam masala powder - 1 tsp
• Red Chilli powder - 2 tsp(up to your spice level)
• Coriander powder - 1 tsp
• Lemon juice - 2 tsp (or) Thick Curd - 1 tbsp
• Coriander leaves - 1/2 tbsp
• Salt - to taste

Masala to Grind

• Fresh grated coconut - 1/2 cup
• Cashews - 4
• Poppy seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
• Split roasted gram - 2 tsp
• Green Chillies - 2
• Cloves - 2
• Cinnamon - 1/2 inch piece
• Cardamom – 1

 To temper

• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Bayleaf - 1
• Curry leaves - few

Method

STEP-1

Chop the vegetables and rinse it well.

STEP-2

Grind the ingredients listed under 'masala to grind' with little water to a fine paste, Set aside. 

STEP-3

Parboil the vegetables(just half cooked) along with little salt,set aside.Heat oil in a kadai - add the items under 'to temper' then add ginger garlic paste followed by onion saute well until slightly browned.

STEP-4

Then add chopped tomatoes fry until mushy and raw smell leaves. Then add red chilli powder, coriander powder,garam masala powder and fry for 2 minutes for the masala powders to blend well.

STEP-5

Then add the coconut paste, 3/4 to 1 cup water and allow it to boil for 5 minutes in low flame until raw smell leaves. Then add the veggies,required salt and simmer.

STEP-6

Simmer and allow it to boil till you get a thick kurma consistency.

STEP-7

If you are adding curd add it at this stage. Add chopped coriander leaves,lemon juice and switch it off.

STEP-8

Allow it to boil for 5 minutes.

STEP-9

Serve hot with chappathi or Idiyappam.

VEGETABLE KURMA