Name: Kerala Simple Vegetable Kurma
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 - Mixed vegetables (Potato, Beans, Carrot, Green peas, Cauliflower, Broccoli etc); 2 nos Onion (sliced thin); 3 nos Green chillies; 1 no Tomato; 3 nos Cardamom (Elakka); 2 nos Cloves (Grambu); 1 tsp Fennel seeds (Perinjeerakam); 1 no Bay leaf (Vazhana/Karuga ela); 1/4 cup Curd; 3 - Grated coconut; 1 tsp Poppy seeds; Salt (As reqd); 4 - Cashewnuts; 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 - Cooking oil

Kerala Simple Vegetable Kurma

An easy and tasty veg kurma in 20 mins

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Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

1 - Mixed vegetables Potato, Beans, Carrot, Green peas, Cauliflower, Broccoli etc
2 nos Onion sliced thin
3 nos Green chillies
1 no Tomato
3 nos Cardamom Elakka
2 nos Cloves Grambu
1 tsp Fennel seeds Perinjeerakam
1 no Bay leaf Vazhana/Karuga ela
1/4 cup Curd
3 - Grated coconut
1 tsp Poppy seeds
Salt As reqd
4 - Cashewnuts
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
1 - Cooking oil

Instructions

Soak 4 - 5 cashews, poppy seeds and saunf in water for 30 mins.
Grind the above with coconut, curd, 2 cardamoms, green chillies and coriander leaves into a smooth paste. Keep aside.
Heat oil in a pressure cooker.
Saute onions till light brown along with a cardamom.
Add all the vegetables, except tomato and saute for 5 mins.
Add salt, turmeric, 1 green chilly and pressure cook upto 1 - 2 whistles.
Add the tomato and let it boil.
Add the coconut paste and bay leaf and let it simmer for 5 mins.
Add curry leaves or coriander leaves to garnish.
🙂 Can add some fruits like apple, banana, grapes, pineapple etc for variety..also can add cashews n few raisins.
🙂 Serve hot with rice, chappathis or idiyappam or appams.

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Response (3)

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Priya June 21, 2008

This Recipe came out very well. But depending on the quality of chillis add more or less. Very easy to make.

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Simi Thomas November 6, 2007

nice recipe with exact measurements,the outcome is tasty

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Sowmya May 5, 2010

Very good recipe with exact proportions.