VEGETABLE KURMA or KORMA (Ver -I)

There are many combination dishes we enjoy in the world and like wise chapathi kurma, parotta kurma, Idiyappam with kurma and Ghee rice with kurma are the kurma combo dishes. This is really finger licking side dish and we eat extra chapathi for this kurma. This is one of my favorite one from my school days. I make few varieties of kurma with slight variation each taste different and yummy. Will post one by one . Crunchy vegetables, mixed spice blend with flavor of coconut mmmmmmmmmmmm...... here goes the recipe.

Ingredients :

Carrot - 1/4 cup cubed

Beans - 1/4 cup cubed

Potato - 1/4 cup cubed

Cauliflower - 1/4 small florets

Green Peas - 1/4 cup

Onion - 1 (slice 1/2 onion reserve another 1/2 for grinding)

Tomato - 1 ( cube 1/2 tomato reserve another 1/2

Saunf - 1 tsp

Jeera - 1 tsp

Bay leaf - 2

Turmeric - few

Chilli powder - just little for extra hot

Garam masala - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves - few

Coriander leaves for garnishing

Oil and salt

For grinding :

Coconut - 1/2 cup

Poppy seeds - 2 tbsp

Cashews - 5

Saunf - 1 tsp

Ginger - 1/2 inch

Garlic - 4 pods

Green chilli - 5

Onion - 1/2 reserved

Tomato - 1/2 reserved

Method :

1. Boil all the vegetables 3/4th , Don't over cook it spoils the taste.

2. Heat oil in the pan, Add the cummin, Saunf and Bay leaf.

3. Now add Sliced onion, curry leaves saute till it turns to transparent and now add the tomato.

4.Add the Garam masala and chilli powder. Let the tomato get mashed.

5. Add the cooked vegetables and the ground mixture.

6. Add 1 1/2 to 2 cups of water and let it cook for some time until the raw aroma disappears.

7. And the kurma gets to slightly thick consistency. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve this accompaniment with your favorite main dish.

Note:

1.You can add soya chunks too with this.

2.You can add mushrooms, paneer for variation. Adding mushrooms will change the taste of kurma slightly.

I am sending this to Pari 's combo event Who is celebrating her 100th post.

And also I am sending the same to JFI - Fennel Event hosted by Siri.

I am also sending this to Priya's Heart for St. Valentines day event

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