Mixed Vegetable Kurma

Consuming lots of vegetables can keep the doctor away for ever*. (*if your husband is not a doctor ;) ) .

Making a very delicious kurma with vegetables can make it all the more interesting and yummy too. :)

Ingredients:

Mixed diced vegetables(potato, carrot, beans, cauliflower and peas) - 5 cups
Small Onions - 1/2 cup

Garlic - 7 to 8 flakes

Green chillies - 10

Coriander powder - 1 tsp

Cashew nuts - 10 to 12

Cardamom - 3

Ginger - 1 inch piece

Salt - for taste

Coconut extract - from 1/2 coconut

Tomato - 5

Big onions - 2

Garlic - 7 flakes

oil - 1 1/2 tblsp

Grind:

Scrapped coconut - 1/2 cup

Poppy seeds - 2 tsp

Method:

Heat little oil in a pan and fry small onions, garlic, cardamom, green chillies and cashewnuts. Grind it with ginger and coriander powder. Take coconut extract from half coconut.

Chop big onions, garlic and tomatoes finely. Heat oil and ghee in a pan and add ground mixture and fry for a minute. Add tomatoes and fry till it becomes soft, then put the mixed diced raw vegetable pieces and fry for few minutes. Pour coconut extract and pressure cook till the vegetables are cooked.

After removing the lid, add fried onion and garlic. Now put the coconut and poppy paste to this. Boil for two minutes and remove from fire.

Mixed vegetable creamy kurma is ready to serve.

Serve with Chapathi, Roti, Naan or even ghee rice. :) Happy making. :)

Written by: Nithya
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