Veg Kurma Recipe
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 350kcal
Make this Hotel Style Mix Veg Kurma at the comfort of your home using my simple recipe. It has beautiful flavours from coconut, poppy seeds and other spices. Here is how to make Veg Kurma Recipe.
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Ingredients
To make a paste
- 2 tablespoon Poppy Seeds Soaked in ¼ cup hot water
- ½ cup Fresh Coconut Grated
- 18-20 Cashew Nuts
- 1 teaspoon Fennel Seeds
- 1 teaspoon Ginger Chopped
- 2-3 cloves Garlic
- 2-3 Clove
- 10-12 Curry Leaves
- 2 tablespoon Fresh Coriander
- ½ cup Tomato Chopped
To Steam
- ½ cup Carrot Cubed
- ½ cup Peas
- 1 cup Cauliflower Cut into small florets
- ½ cup Beans Cut into 1 inch pieces
- ½ cup Potato Cubed
For the Gravy
- 4 tablespoon Vegetable Oil
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
- ¼ teaspoon Hing
- 2 Bay leaves
- 10-12 Curry Leaves
- 1 cup Onion Sliced
- 2-3 Green Chillies Slit into half
- 1 teaspoon Coriander Powder
- ½ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 1 teaspoon Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
- ½ teaspoon Garam Masala Powder
- Salt to taste
- ½ cup Milk
- 2 tablespoon Fresh Coriander Chopped
Instructions
To make a paste
- Add all the ingredients to make a paste in blender.
- Add little water and blend to make a smooth paste.
To steam
- Add vegetables in a pressure cooker along with 1 cup of water.
- Pressure cook until softened (Approx 1 whistle on high heat and 1 whistle on low heat.
- Remove the cooker from heat and let the pressure release.
For the Gravy
- Heat vegetable oil in a pan.
- When the oil is hot, add cumin seeds and hing and let them crackle for a few seconds.
- Add bay leaves, curry leaves, onion and green chillies and fry until onion turns slightly brown.
- Add the paste and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Now add some water if the paste is getting burned.
- Add coriander powder, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, garam masala powder and salt and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
- Add the cooked vegetables and milk and cook for 3-4 minutes.
- You can add more water if the curry is too thick.
- Garnish with fresh coriander and serve hot.
Notes
Do not overcook the vegetables otherwise they will become mushy.
Cut the vegetables in equal size pieces for the best result.
Poppy Seeds - These are banned in some countries and if you don't have access to them, feel free to skip adding these.
Instead of adding mix veg to the kurma gravy, you can just add just potatoes or beans or cauliflower only.
Nutrition
Calories: 350kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 3mg | Sodium: 181mg | Potassium: 666mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 3432IU | Vitamin C: 133mg | Calcium: 186mg | Iron: 4mg