Mixed Vegetable Kurma

Another colourful recipe from my kitchen. This Kurma goes good with anything. You can have it with hot rice, Chapati, Idyl, Dosa, etc..I prepared it yesterday for parotta.

Ingredients :

1. Mixed cut Vegetable - 2 Cups ( I used potato, cauliflower, beans, peas, carrot & cabbage)

2. Onion - 1/2 Cup (Finely Chopped)

3. Tomato - 1 (Cut in to pieces)

4. Green Chilly - 2 (cut in to pieces)

5. Ginger-Garlic Paste - 1 tsp

6. Sambar Powder - 1.5 tsp or adjust to your taste

7. Coconut - 1/4 Cup

8. Roasted gram(pottu kadalai) - 2 tsp

9. Tamarind Juice - 1 tsp

10. Garam Masala - 1 tsp

11. Cumin Powder or Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp

12. Coriander Powder - 1/2 tsp

13. Mustard - 1 tsp

14. Urad dhal - 1 tsp

15. Curry Leaf - Little qty

16. Coriander - Little qty

17. Salt - Needed qty

18. Oil - 1 tbs

Procedure :

1. In a pan, add 1 tsp of oil. Add the cut green chillies, then add friedgram and fry till fried gram turns slightly towards brown. Now, add the coconut. Fry for few seconds.

2. Transfer to mixie jar and grind to paste. Keep aside.

3. Now, in the same pan add a tsp of oil. Add mustard and urad dhal. Once the mustard get popped, transfer to a bowl. Keep aside.

4. Add the remaining oil. Add ginger-garlic paste and fry till the raw smell is gone.

5. Now, add onion fry well. Add the tomato followed by other mixed veggies.

6. Fry them all well. Add 2 cups of water, salt, sambar powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and tamarind juice.

7. Allow the contents to boil well. Once the vegetables became tender or cooked, add the ground masala and garam masala.

8. When the Kurma starts to thicken add the mustard and urad dhal.

9. Switch of the stove and garnish with curry leaves and coriander.

10. Serve hot with any Indian bread variety or rice.

Note : If the Kurma is thick, you can add little more water to thin it out.

Who tried this recipe?
1. Priya Satheesh
2. Sharanya