I learnt this recipe after marriage from my mother in law. She is an awesome cook. My father in law is a foodie. This is his favorite curry to have with chapati. In my early years of marriage, whenever my in-laws used to visit us, I would just help around in the kitchen. The true cooking was done by my MIL. She used to make this as a side dish for chapati. Its a very easy recipe and comes out very well every single time.
Usually in Indian curries, the spices are dry roasted and then ground. But for this vegetable kurma, the spices are ground raw. Grind all the ingredients listed below with about 1-2 cups of water to a smooth paste.
Boil about 4 cups of mixed vegetables until al-dente and keep aside. Do not use a lot of vegetables. 4-5 different vegetables should do fine. Adding potato gives the gravy some body. So don’t miss the potato.
Heat the oil in a saute pan. Add in a teaspoon each of cumin seeds, fennel seeds and 2 sprigs of curry leaves. Let it splutter. Add in the chopped onions and salt. Saute till slightly brown. Add in the ground masala paste and let it simmer in low flame for about 5 minutes.
Once the raw smell goes, after 5 minutes add the boiled vegetables. Take a small cup and add a tablespoon of cornstarch or maida (All purpose flour). Add 1/2 cup water to it and make a slurry. Add the slurry to the gravy. The slurry helps in thickening the gravy. Do not add the corn starch or maida directly as it may lump up. Simmer for couple of minutes more.
Serve hot with roti or chapati.
- 1 cup fresh shredded coconut
- 1/4 cup cashews
- 1 clove
- 2 cardamom
- 1 inch cinnamon
- 2 tablespoon fennel seeds
- 2 green chillies
- 1 cup carrots
- 1 cup beans
- 1 cup potatoes
- 1 cup peas
- 2 tablespoon peanut oil
- 1 teaspoon fennel seed
- 1 teaspoon cumin seed
- 2 sprigs curry leaves (optional)
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- Raw ground paste: Grind all the ingredients with about 1-2 cups of water to a smooth paste.
- Boil about 4 cups of mixed vegetables until al-dente and keep aside.
- Heat the oil in a saute pan. Add in a teaspoon each of cumin seeds, fennel seeds and 2 sprigs of curry leaves. Let it splutter. Add in the chopped onions and salt. Saute till slightly brown. Add in the ground masala paste and let it simmer in low flame for about 5 minutes.
- Once the raw smell goes, after 5 minutes add the boiled vegetables. Take a small cup and add a tablespoon of cornstarch or maida (All purpose flour). Add 1/2 cup water to it and make a slurry. Add the slurry to the gravy. The slurry helps in thickening the gravy. Do not add the corn starch or maida directly as it may lump up. Simmer for couple of minutes more.
- Serve hot with roti or chapati.