Monday, March 8, 2010

Mixed Vegetable Kurma

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Its been a long time I posted any recipe,Though I was on a blogging break for sometime it did not restrict me to do little blog hopping to some of my favorite blogs and enjoying reading their recipes.I should say Blogging is a kind of addiction for me.I still need sometime to drop in comments at your spaces,so gals please bear with me till then.
And coming to today's recipe,Mixed vegetable kurma is a multi purpose curry which goes well either with poori, chapathy, parotta or any pulao variety.This vegetable kurma tastes best when the vegetables are crunchy and not over cooked and is well balanced with mild flavors from spices and fresh coconut.I made low calorie flaky whole wheat parotta's to enjoy with this kurma which is even ideal for lunch box.

Ingredients:
1 Carrot,peeled and cubed

1 large Potato,peeled and cubed
10-12 French beans,cut into 1/2" pieces

8-10 small cauliflower florets
1 small capsicum,seeded and cubed

1/4 cup fresh/frozen peas

2 tsp fresh/frozen corn(optional)
1 big Onion,sliced

1 tomato,chopped
2 tsp
Ginger-Garlic paste
1 tbsp tamarind pulp
1 tsp jaggery(optional)

a sprig of curry leaves
1 tsp jeera
2 tbsp oil

salt to taste


To roast:

4 cloves
1" cinnamon

2-3 elaichi
1 black cardamom

1 tsp jeera

2 tsp coriander seeds

1/4 tsp black pepper
3-4 red chillies


To grind:
1/3 cup grated fresh coconut

2 tsp khus khus

roasted masala's

Method:
  • Dry roast the masala's given under 'To roast' section until the aroma starts and cool it.
  • Grind the roasted masala ingredients along with grated fresh coconut and khus khus to a very fine paste.
  • Heat oil in a pressure cooker and crackle cumin seeds.Add curry leaves,ginger-garlic paste and fry well.
  • Add sliced onions and fry until translucent and add chopped tomato and fry until it becomes mushy.
  • Add all the chopped vegetables and peas and fry well until they are well coated with oil and become tender.
  • Add the ground masala paste and fry well until the raw smell disappears and the oil leaves from the edges.
  • Add salt to the mixture and 1 and 1/2 cups of water and close it with a lid and pressure cook for 1 whistle.
  • After it cools open the lid add tamarind pulp and jaggery and let it boil for some time.
  • Add chopped coriander to it at the end and mix well.
Serve it hot with Poori/Parotta's/Fried rice/Ghee rice/Chapathy's.

Variation:
Avoid tamarind pulp and jaggery adding at the end to the gravy,instead add 1/2 cup of beaten curd to it at the end and boil it for few minutes.This definitely gives a different flavor to the curry.


I am sending this Parotta - Mixed vegetable curry combo to Pari's 'The Combo' event.

41 comments:

Sunitha said...

Nice pictures, terrific combination and a great recipe. It can't better any bettter, right! Have a nice day!

Neetz said...

wow...looks so yummy dear... and welocme back after a break!!!.hope to see more posts from ur side :)

Treat and Trick said...

Great presentation, looks so yummy and love this combo.....

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Aruna Manikandan said...

Kurma looks spicy and delicious....

Wonderful presentation :-)

Raks said...

Nice recipe for mixed veg,kurma,with parata it looks fabulous!

Priya Suresh said...

Slurpp!!those flaky parottas and kurma looks prefect and yummy....Awesome clicks!!

Sayantani Mahapatra Mudi said...

Beautiful recipe Prathy. I like vegetables and thats a great way to enjoy them. awesome food presentation and picture. love your blog. Happy Womens Day!!!

Khaugiri said...

Kurma is looking lovely and those paratha too:). I agree with U Pratibha, blogging is an addiction!!!

Preeti Kashyap said...

Love the pics and the recipe...yummy. Event I have them with ring parathas or kerala parottas!

gtyuk said...

that's a wonderful combination!!!! parottas & vegetable kurma sounds perfect!!!

your veg kurma sounds different than the usual too, ( addition of tamarind pulp & jaggery)interesting & delicious recipe!!

Rachana said...

Wow!!! I am hungry now:) delicious looking kurma and lovely clicks:)

Trendsetters said...

parotta n kurma..will die for this

Latha said...

Lovely combo....parotta and kurma.Looks so delicious.Amazing clicks.

Suma Gandlur said...

Parathas and curry look so yummy.
Just want to grab them from my screen. :)

Ushnish Ghosh said...

Dear Prathibha
How are you?
very nice recipe and the paratha too.
I like the spicing and the method..will give a try the moment I am back.
have a nice week

Shri said...

I love the combination and it looks so so good!Absolutely mouthwatering!

Nithu Bala said...

Great recipe..beautiful picture:-)

Gita Jaishankar said...

Parottas and kurma is my all time favorite combo...looks very tempting and delicious dear...wonderful presentation :)

Pavithra Elangovan said...

This is always awesome combo. I will not resist eating this anytime of the day.. Love this so much. Adding tamarind and Jaggery is new to me. Looks yummm!!!

Cham said...

Interesting kurma recipe and of course as usual an attractive pictures!

Uma said...

Nice flavorful dish. looks so yum!!

PJ said...

wow, what a perfect combo and love that sunny pic :)

Kanchan said...

Beautiful clicks ! You are not gonna believe I was gonna prepare the same combination for this event, one of the bookmarked Korma is reminding me to prepare. Will soon post that too !

Priya Narasimhan said...

perfect combo..and lovely photos..could you share the recipe for parotta too please???

Unknown said...

delicious...

suvi said...

lovely pictures and a winning combo!

Saraswathy Balakrishnan said...

Very delicious and tempting :)

Tina said...

Nice clicks dear..Mix veg kurma sounds yummy and delicious.

Malar Gandhi said...

Thats so lovely preparation and beautiful pictures...wonderfulf or this rainy weather(here) will try this combo' for dinner, thanks for the idea:)

Sashi said...

Hi Prathibha , First time here. Mixed vegetable kurma looks yummy !! beutiful click... Drop @ http://sashirecipes.com sometime when u find time.

Padma said...

Lovely combo Prathibha... kurma looks so creamy and delicious.

Namitha said...

Droolworthy presentation and lovely combo, Prathibha...

Parita said...

What gorgeous pictures...kurma looks mouth watering!

Valarmathi Sanjeev said...

Nice presentation, pic looks beautiful. Kurma looks yummy and parotta too.

Hayley said...

Kurma and paratha looks delicious and pics looks beautiful!!

jayasree said...

Beautiful pics... Awesome presentation. My eyes are on the ssoft,flaky parathas.

Preety said...

kurma looks so delicious and the curry looks so perfect too..love your click too

Madhavi said...

WOw kurma looks mouth-drooling and nice presentation!!

Khaugiri said...

Hey Pratibha, an Award is waiting for U on Khaugiri:)

PriyaRaj said...

Nice pictures ...yumm....happy to follow u ..

Recipeswap said...

Beautiful click.

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