Vegetable Kurma

Vegetable Kurma

Vegetable Kurma is a popular side dish of South India which is served for chappati, idli, dosa, poori and idyappam. You can add vegetables of your choice such as potatoe, carrot, beans, cauliflower, capsicum, green peas...

Ingredients:
Vegetables - 1.5 cups
Grated coconut - 3 tablespoons
Green chillies - 2-3 nos
Onion - 2 nos
Fried Channa / pottukadalai - 1 tsp
Ginger - 1 inch
Fennel seeds / sauf - 1/2 tsp
Bay leaf - 1 or 2 in nos
Cinnamon - 1 inch
Cardoman - 2-3 nos
Clove - 2-3 nos
Corriader powder - 1/2 tsp
Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Refined oil - 2 tablespoons
Coconut milk - 1/4 cup (optional)
Asafatedia - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Curry leaves few

Method:
# Chop and cook vegetables.

# In a pan heat 1.5 tsp of oil... fry fennel seeds, cardoman, cinnamon, clove, grated coconut, fried channa, curry leaves, green chillies, ginger with chopped onions. (do not over fry onions ....it should not change colour).

# Make a fine paste and keep aside.

# Heat a pan, add oil... put bay leaf, cumin seeds with masala paste, corriader powder, cumin powder, asafatedia, salt....saute well....add boiled vegetables, little water and boil well.

# After you switch off your stove add coconut milk and curry leaves.

Serve with idli, dosa, poori / chappati.
Hope you all like it.
Please do provide your comments.
Thank you!