Name: Vegetable Kurma recipe by Swapna Sunil at BetterButter
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 medium : onion chopped; 1 large : Tomato chopped; 1 Large: carrot diced; 3 medium : Potatoes peeled and diced; 1 cup : Cauliflower florets; 1/2 cup : frozen / fresh peas; 3 nos : Green chillies slit; 1 tsp : Ginger Garlic paste; 1/2 tsp mustard and cumin seeds; 2 tbsp : Coconut / vegeatable oil; 1 tsp : Red chilli powder; 1/8 tsp : Turmeric; 1 tbsp : Coriander powder; 1/2 tsp : Sugar; 1 tsp : Garam masala powder; 1 1/2 cups : water; Few sprigs : Coriander chopped; For the gravy/grinding : 1/3 cup : fresh/ descicated coconut; 10 to 12 whole : Cashews; 1 tbsp : Fennel seeds; 1 tsp : Poppy seeds

ABOUT Vegetable Kurma RECIPE

I love and am always fascinated about restaurant style Kurma dishes, as of how subtle and flavorful they are ! Tried to replicate it a number of times but could not deliver a exactly similar tasting dish...So atlast after numerous trials and errors i could succeed and proudly say that I made it !!! Momma's are always the best they make our jobs so easy !!! Vegetable kurma is a coconut based mix veg gravy that goes well with roti/phulka/poori /rice etc...This is very mild n flavorful unlike the other spicy and masaledar gravies...This dish is loaded with veggies and soothing coconut gravy that makes this a healthy one too, without any added fats...

Ingredients Serving: 8

1 medium : onion chopped
1 large : Tomato chopped
1 Large: carrot diced
3 medium : Potatoes peeled and diced
1 cup : Cauliflower florets
1/2 cup : frozen / fresh peas
3 nos : Green chillies slit
1 tsp : Ginger Garlic paste
1/2 tsp mustard and cumin seeds
2 tbsp : Coconut / vegeatable oil
1 tsp : Red chilli powder
1/8 tsp : Turmeric
1 tbsp : Coriander powder
1/2 tsp : Sugar
1 tsp : Garam masala powder
1 1/2 cups : water
Few sprigs : Coriander chopped
For the gravy/grinding : 1/3 cup : fresh/ descicated coconut
10 to 12 whole : Cashews
1 tbsp : Fennel seeds
1 tsp : Poppy seeds

Instructions

In a pan add the oil, once hot add the mustard and cumin seeds, allow them to splutter, ater add the slit green chillies,chopped onion and ginger/ garlic paste.
Cook this on medium heat until onions turn translucent and raw smell from ginger- garlic paste disappears.
Now add the turmeric , coriander, red chilli powder and fry for a min..later add all the chopped veggies along with peas.
Stir well and saute for a min or two and add water ...stir well n cook this covered for 10 mins or until veggies are 90% done.
Meanwhile add the coconut , fennel seeds, poppy seeds and cashews to a blender jar and grind into smooth paste adding water required..This paste has to be thick so add water as little as possible.
Once the veggies are cooked add salt , sugar and ground paste...adjust the consistency as per your choice, the gravy will thicken further more once cooked / cooled.
We prefer slightly thicker gravy so the water I used was perfect. Stir well and cook this covered for 5 more mins.
Lastly check and adjust the seasoning. Sprinkle the garam masala powder and chopped coriander, stir well.
Turn off the heat and serve with roti/ phulka/poori/ rice, we enjoyed our's with poori.
Tasty and comforting Vegetable Kurma is ready to dig in !!!

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