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Vegetable Kurma
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
 

Vegetable Kurma is a tasty and healthy side dish for chapathi, poori, parotta, and naan. It is made with mixed vegetables like carrot, potato, beans, peas, and cauliflower. You can also add any other favourite vegetables like broccoli or paneer etc. There are many different recipes and variations in the kurma, this is a basic one, that goes well with almost all kinds of Indian bread. You can prepare it in a pressure cooker or in a pan, the pressure cooker is quicker than the vessel. There are different varieties of kurma in Tamilnadu and south India like mixed vegetable kurma, white kurma ( It is also made with different vegetables but only green chilis are added for spiciness instead of chilli powder.

Course: Breakfast, dinner, lunch
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: egg curry, kurma, sidedish, veg curry
Author: Sivagami Maganathan
Ingredients
  • 1 cup Chopped carrots
  • 1 cup Green Peas
  • 1 cup Chopped French beans
  • 1 cup Chopped potatoes
  • 1 cup Cauliflower florets
  • 3 tsp Cooking oil
  • 1 inch Cinnamon
  • 3 Cardamom
  • 3 Cloves
  • 1 Onion
  • 1 Tomato
  • 1 inch Ginger
  • 3 Garlic pods
  • 3 Green chilis
  • Few Coriander leaves
  • Few Mint leaves
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 2 tsp Chilli powder
  • 1 tsp Red chilli powder
  • 1/2 tsp Garam masala
  • 1 tsp Coriander powder
  • Salt as needed
  • 1/4 cup Milk
To Grind
  • 4 tsp Shredded Coconut
  • 1/2 tsp Poppy seeds
  • 1/2 tsp Fennel seeds
  • 10 Cashewnuts
Instructions
Coconut Paste

  1. In a mixer jar, add 4 tsp of coconut, 1/2 tsp poppy seeds, 1/2 tsp fennel seeds, 10 cashew nuts, and a little water.

  2. Grind a fine paste.

Kurma

  1. In a pressure cooker, add 3 tsp of oil and add 1-inch cinnamon, 3 cardamoms, and 3 cloves.

  2. Allow it to crackle and add 1 sliced onion, saute for a minute.

  3. Add 1-inch ginger finely chopped, 3 chopped garlic pods, and 3 sliced green chilis.

  4. Cook till the raw smell leaves.

  5. Add a few chopped coriander leaves and mint leaves.

  6. Add 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, 2 tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp red chilli powder, 1/2 tsp garam masala, 1 tsp coriander powder, and needed salt.

  7. Combine everything well.

  8. Add 1 sliced tomato, cook till the tomato becomes mushy.

  9. Add 1 cup carrots, 1 cup peas, 1 cup french beans, 1 cup potato, 1 cup cauliflower florets.

  10. Add required water and pressure cook for 2 whistles.

  11. Once the pressure is released, add coconut paste and mix well.

  12. Cook for 4-5 minutes.

  13. Now add 1/4 cup of boiled milk, cook for a minute and turn off the flame.

  14. Serve hot with roti.

Recipe Notes