Vegetable Kurma Tamil Style

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup grated coconut
• 2 to 3 green chillies (chopped finely)
• 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
• 1 inch cinnamon stick
• 2 cloves
• 1 green cardamom
• 2 teaspoon pottukadalai (roasted channa dal )
• 4 whole cashews
• 1/2 teaspoon sesame seeds
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon ghee
• 2 tablespoon cooking oil
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 black stone flower ( aka shaiba in Arabic or kalpasi in Tamil)
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 large onion (sliced thin)
• 1/2 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
• Fistful fresh mint leaves
• 1 medium-sized tomato (chopped)
• prepared coconut paste
• 1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Malabar garam masala
• 1 to 2 cups mixed chopped veggies (carrots, beans, potato, cauliflower and green peas)
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 tbsp yoghurt (whisked (curd))
• 1/2 teaspoon kasuri methi ((dried fenugreek leaves))
• salt to taste

Instructions

1. 1

   Add all the ingredients for the paste into a mixie or processor and grind the mixture to a fine paste.

2. 2

   Heat oil and ghee together in a pressure cooker or a saucepot.

3. 3

   Add the bay leaf, black stone flower, and cumin seeds and saute for a few seconds until fragrant.

4. 4

   Add the chopped onions and saute till it turns transparent.

5. 5

   Add the ginger-garlic paste and saute till the raw smell goes off.

6. 6

   Stir in the mint leaves.

7. 7

   Add the chopped tomato and saute with a dash of salt and stir until pulpy.

8. 8

   Reduce the flame to low and add the ground paste, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, garam masala powder, salt and mix well.

9. 9

   Fold in the finely chopped vegetables and green peas.

10. 10

    Stir in the water and add a pinch of kasoori methi and whisked curd.

11. 11

    Mix well and close the cooker with the weight on.

12. 12

    Pressure cook for 1 whistle on high flame and 1 on medium flame or for a total of 10 to 12 mins. If using pot, cover and cook until all vegetables are cooked through. You may need more water for pot cooking. For Instant Pot - refer notes.

13. 13

    Serve this mix veg kurma with Porotta, chapati, idli etc.