VEG KURMA (KERALA STYLE)

Kerala style Vegetable Kurma is a delicious and popular curry which is mainly cooked in coconut milk. It has many versions and today I am sharing a nadan kurma in which I used thick coconut milk. Coconut milk will give the curry an extra ordinary flavour and aroma.

INGREDIENTS:

Carrot - 1

Potato - 1

Peas - 1/4 cup

Beans - 5 to 6

Beetroot - 1/8 cup

Cauliflower florets - 1/4 cup

Onion - 1

Tomato - 1

Ginger - 1 inch piece 

Garlic - 2 cloves 

Fennel seeds - 1/8 tsp

Green chilly - 1

Red chili powder - 1 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Coriander powder - 1 tsp

Garam masala - 1/4 tsp

Salt to taste

Coconut milk - 1/2 cup

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Coconut oil - 1 tsp

Curry leaves

Coriander leaves

METHOD:

1. Pressure cook all the vegetables for 1 whistle.

2. Heat oil in a kadai and splutter mustard seeds.

3. Add finely chopped onion, finely chopped green chili, curry leaves, crushed fennel seeds and ginger garlic paste.

4. Saute well until the onion become light brown in color.

5. Add turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder and garam masala.

6. Saute for few minutes.

7. Then add chopped tomato and cook till the tomato becomes soft.

8. Add cooked vegetables, water as per your consistency and salt.

9. Mix well and cook it for 5 minutes in medium - low flame.

10. Add coconut milk and switch off the flame.

11. Garnish with some coriander leaves.

12. The tasty vegetable kurma is ready to serve.