Friday, February 20, 2009

Wonderful Vegetable Kurma

Today’s dish is a treat to all those who love their veggies, its vegetable kurma. This kurma is very mild yet flavorful mughlai dish. Kurma is traditionally made with meat or vegetables in a creamy yogurt sauce

Ingredients:
2 potatoes -cut in cubs
1cup cauliflower
1 cup green beans -cut in one inch pieces
1 cup fresh peas
1 cup carrots-cut in pieces
1 large tomato
2 onions finely chopped length wise
1 cup mint leaves
1 cup coriander leaves
3-4 green chilies
1 tbs ginger garlic paste
1 cup yogurt well beaten
1-2 tbs red chili pwd
½ tbs turmeric pwd
Salt to taste

Whole garam masala i.e
4 green cardamoms
3 cloves
1 cinnamon stick
2 bay leaves

Ingredients to grind:
3-4 tbs of poppy seeds
½ cup coconut
Grind those two ingredients together and keep it aside.

Procedure:
Take a heavy pan add oil and when the oil is hot enough add the whole garam masalas sauté for few minutes, then add the chopped onions ns green chilies .When the onions turn transparent add ginger garlic paste, fry till it turns brown. Add the mint leaves and sauté for few seconds and add the veggies (u can boil the veggies and add) and mix well. Add turmeric pwd, chili pwd and salt.
Cover it with a lid and let it cook for few minutes. Add the grinded mixture and chopped tomatoes, add a cup of water and let it cook in a low flame. When the oil starts oozing, turn off the stove and add the yoghurt and mix well. Garnish it with chopped coriander. Serve hot with chapathi, naan of rice.

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