Hotel style vegetable kurma
Hotel style vegetable kurma, from above
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Hotel style vegetable kurma

Creamy without cream, thanks to coconut and roasted gram. The parotta has been waiting.

45 minTime
6 gProtein each
mediumSpice
Kurma and korma3 chapters · 2 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original
229kcalsame
6 gproteinsame
8 gfibresame
45minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

5 servings
Potato1 medium, cubed
Carrot1 large, cubed
Green beansa handful, chopped
Cauliflower1 cup florets
Green peas½ cup
Onion1 medium, sliced
Tomato1 large, chopped
Ginger garlic paste1 tbsp
Fresh grated coconut¾ cup
Roasted chana dal (roasted split chickpeas)2 tbsp, pottukadalai
Cashews8
Fennel seeds1 tsp
Green chilli3
Whole spicescinnamon, cloves, cardamom, bay leaf, star anise
Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)1 tsp
Coriander powder (ground coriander)1½ tsp
Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp
Salt1½ tsp
Water2 cups
Mint leavesa handful
Curry leaves1 sprig
Coriander leaves (cilantro)a little, chopped

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Grind the coconut, roasted gram, cashews, fennel and green chillies with a little water to a very smooth paste.
  2. 2Heat the oil, add the whole spices, then the onion. Cook until soft, add ginger garlic paste and the tomato.
  3. 3Add chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric, the vegetables, mint, salt and water. Cover and cook until tender.
  4. 4Stir in the coconut paste and simmer gently on low.
  5. 5Add curry leaves and coriander, rest for 5 minutes and serve with parotta, chapati, poori or idiyappam.
Serve it like this

Serve hot in a deep bowl with a swirl of ghee or a few coriander leaves on top, and rice or rotis on the side.

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What goes with Hotel style vegetable kurma: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Ellu sadam20 min
Bread or rice Kothamalli sadam25 min
With a main Vatha kuzhambu30 min
With a main Pepper rasam20 min
To drink Neer mor8 min
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