Vegetable kurma

Serves (4 - 5 Adults)

Ingredients

Mixed vegetables chopped to small cubes  - 2 cups (like potatoes, carrots, green peas or any vegetables you like)

Onions medium sized-  2 nos

Chopped ginger and garlic - 1 tbsp

Turmeric powder -  ½  tsp

Coriander powder - 2 tsp

Curd – ¼  cup

Garama masala whole (like cardamom – 2 nos, cloves 2 nos, cinnamon stick a small piece

Tomato large -  1 no

Green chillies - 5 nos split length wise

Red chilly powder -  1 tsp

Chopped coriander leaves & curry leaves – 2 sprigs

Salt

Oil

For Masala (grind these) 

Grated coconut -  1 cup

Cashew nuts -  5 Nos

Raisins  -  1 tbsp

Fennel seeds – ¼  tsp

 

Method

·         First soak the cashew and raisins in a cup water for about 30 minutes. 

·         Heat oil in a pan and add crushed all the whole garam masala and fry for about 1 minute. Then add chopped onions, green chillies, curry leaves and chopped ginger & garlic and saute till onions become light and soft.  

·         Reduce the flame and add red chilly, coriander and turmeric powders and fry for about 1 minute. Now add the vegetables 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. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves. 

Enjoy with Appam , Idiyappam or chapathi or any Indian breads. 

Latha