Mixed Vegetable Kurma

Hotel style "mixed veg kurma " a good side dish for roti, puri, or even for simple rice items like ghee rice :) Tried this recipe from "sharmispassion. com "

Ingredients : ( Serves 2 to 3 people )

• Mixed vegetables 1 cup ( Used carrot, peas, potatoes & beans )
• Onion 1 medium size
• Tomato 1 medium size
• Ginger Garlic paste 2 tsp
• Garam masala powder 1 tsp
• Red chilli powder 2 tsp
• Coriander powder 1 tsp
• Lemon juice 2 tsp/ curds 1 tbsp
• Coriander leaves 1/2 tsp
• Salt for taste

To Grind :

• Grated coconut 1/2 cup
• Cashews 4
• Poppy seeds 1/2 tsp
• Fennel seeds 1 tsp
• Split roasted gram 2 tsp
• Green chilli -2
• Clove -2
• Cinnamon 1/2 inch
• Cardamom 1           

To Temper

• Oil 4 tsp
• Bay leaf 1
• Curry leaves - few

Method :

   Cook vegetables in little water by adding salt.

  Grind " to grind items" into fine paste.

In a wok add oil and temper it with "to temper items " now add onion and ginger garlic paste and fry till onion  turn translucent.

 Now add tomato fry till its mushy, add all the powders one by one fry it till raw smell goes.

Now add ground paste, 3/4 to 1 cup water boil it well now add cooked vegetables, minimum salt & simmer it and add curds, chopped coriander leaves , mix well & switch off. 

If your using lime juice add it  after switching off the flame. 

Relish it with your favourite main course!!!!.