Vegetable Kurma without Onion and Garlic

Vegetable Kurma without Onion and Garlic

This Recipe was learnt from my mother.

Ingredients:

Carrot -2 Nos
Potato -1 No
Beans – few
Peas – hand full
Turnip - 1 or Cauliflower – small portion
Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
Red Chilly powder-1 tsp
Curry leaves-few
Coriander leaves-few
Salt to taste

Clove-2 Nos
Cinnamon-1 piece
Saunf / fennel seeds - 1 tbsp
Cumin Seeds-1 tsp
Oil- required quantity

Coconut- Small portion
Cashew nuts-6 Nos
Tomato-2 Nos
Ginger –small size
Green Chillies – 2 Nos

Method of cooking:-

1. Chop the vegetables finely.
2. Fry the Cashew nuts, Chopped tomatoes, Green chilies and Ginger and Grind the ingredients to a thick paste. Grind the Coconut separately.
3. Heat a small pan with oil and add the cumin seeds, cloves, fennel seeds & cinnamon fry for few minutes.
4. Add the chopped vegetables in that pan and add Turmeric powder, Chilly powder and salt for taste and now add the tomato paste with a cup of water and allow the vegetables cooked for few mins.
5. Add the coconut paste and cook few more minutes. Add the curry leaves and coriander leaves.
Serve Veg Kurma with Parotta, Roti or with Rice items…

If you like Onions, add 1 chopped onion when you are frying cloves & cinnamon.