Vegetable Kurma

Today I am sharing the recipe of vegetable kurma / vegetable korma.   

Serves ~ 3-4 Adults

Ingredients

Potatoes ~ 1 cup ( Peeled and chopped )

Carrots ~ 1 cup ( Peeled and chopped )

Green peas ~ 1/2 cup

Onions ~ 2 Nos ( Medium sized )

Tomato ~ 1 No ( Large sized )

Green chillies ~ 5 Nos ( Split length-wise )

Chopped ginger and garlic ~ 1 tbsp

Cardamom ~ 3 Nos

Cloves 2 Nos

Cinnamon Stick ~ a small piece

Red chilly powder ~ 1 tsp

Turmeric powder ~ 1/2 tsp

Coriander powder ~ 2 tsp

Curd ~ 1/2 cup

Chopped coriander leaves ~ 1 cup

Curry leaves ~ 1 stem

Salt

Oil

For grinding 

Grated coconut ~ 1 cup

Cashew nuts ~ 10 Nos

Raisins / Unakka Mundhiringa ~ 2 tbsp

Fennel seeds ~ 1/2 tsp

Method

• First soak the cashew nuts and raisins in 1 cup water for about 30 minutes. 

•  Heat oil in a pan and add crushed cardamom, cloves and cinnamon and fry for about 1 minute.( Note: You can even use 1/2 tsp of garam masala instead of crushed spices.) Then add chopped onions, green chillies and chopped ginger & garlic and saute till onions become soft.  

• In a low flame, add red chilly powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and fry it for about 1 minute.Then add chopped carrots, chopped potatoes, green peas and chopped tomatoes and fry in a medium flame for about 4-5 minutes Then add curd along with enough salt and 1 cup of water and cook covered for 10-15 minutes. 

•  Meanwhile grind grated coconut, cashew nuts, raisins and fennel seeds to a smooth paste. Add this ground coconut paste to the cooked vegetables along with little water. Then add chopped coriander leaves and curry leaves. Simmer and remove from the flame. 

Enjoy with Appam , Idiyappam or chapathi. 

Cheers!!