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Veg kurma recipe with step by step photos. Sharing with you all a very flavorful and tasty veg kurma recipe with you all today.
Hotel Saravana bhavan style veg kurma recipe for parotta, idiyappam. Hotel saravana bavan is very popular for some dishes like 14 idli, veg kurma, chilli parotta, 7 taste uthappam etc. From what I remember (I ate there very few times that too many years back), Saravana bhavan veg kurma was so tasty with a disticnt flavor.
Some preparation is needed to make this veg kurma recipe but it is very easy to make. You need an array of whole spices and thats what make this saravana bhavan veg kurma so flavorful.
To make veg kurma recipe I have used potatoes, peas, carrot and cauliflower. You can even use just 2 veggies and make this kurma. Once the coconut paste is ready, this veg kurma can be made in pressure cooker in a jiffy. Delicous, colorful and flavorful veg kurma in 15 minutes flat:)
Serve veg kurma with parotta, idiyappam. This kurma also tastes good with idli, roti etc. If you are looking for more kurma recipes do check idiyappam kurma, veg korma, cauliflower kurma,recipes.
step by step veg kurma recipe
1. Make a smooth paste of all the ingredients mentioned under “to grind”. Set aside.
2. Peel and cube the vegetables.
3. Heat a pressure cooker with 2 tablespoons ghee. Temper with bay leaf, stone flower and cumin seeds. Add ginger garlic and saute well for 1 minute. Add finely chopped onions and saute well. Add tomatoes and saute well for 2-4 minutes. Add spice powders and saute till ghee is released from sides.
4. Add coconut paste and saute for 3 minutes. Add whisked curd and mix well.
5. Add the cubed vegetables and coat well with masala. Season with salt.
6. Add 1/2 cup-3/4 cup water and close the cooker. Pressure cook in medium flame upto 1 whistle. Once the pressure is settled, check consistency of kurma. If too thick add 1/4 cup water and simmer for 2 minutes. Add cilantro leaves and mix well. Serve veg kurma hot.
Veg kurma recipe card below:
Veg kurma recipe saravana bhavan style | Parotta kurma recipe
Harini
veg kurma recipe. Easy to make flavorful veg kurma for parotta
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 25 mins
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4
Calories 289 kcal
1 CUP = 250 ml
Ingredients
- For kurma
- 1 large potato
- 1 carrot
- 10-15 cauliflower florets
- 1/4 cup green peas
- 3 tablespoons curd
- 1/2 teaspoon garam masala
- 1 teaspoon kashmiri red chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 2 to matoes finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon crushed ginger-garlic
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 stone flower
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- salt
- 2-3 tablespoons ghee
- To grind:
- 1/2 cup grated coconut
- 1 small stick cinnamon
- 3 cloves
- 3 cardamoms
- 6 cashews
- 2 green chilies
- 1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds
Instructions
Make a smooth paste of all the ingredients mentioned under "to grind". Set aside.
Peel and cube the vegetables.
Heat a pressure cooker with 2 tablespoons ghee. Temper with bay leaf, stone flower and cumin seeds. Add ginger garlic and saute well for 1 minute. Add finely chopped onions and saute well. Add tomatoes and saute well for 2-4 minutes. Add spice powders and saute till ghee is released from sides.
Add coconut paste and saute for 3 minutes. Add whisked curd and mix well.
Add the cubed vegetables and coat well with masala. Season with salt.
Add 1/2 cup-3/4 cup water and close the cooker. Pressure cook in medium flame upto 1 whistle. Once the pressure is settled, check consistency of kurma. If too thick add 1/4 cup water and simmer for 2 minutes. Add cilantro leaves and mix well. Serve veg kurma hot.
Notes
1. You can add 2 teaspoons poppy seeds in coconut masala
2. You can use some fresh cream at last for richer taste.
Nutrition
Serving: 4gCalories: 289kcal
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About Harini
I am Harini. The recipe developer, food photographer and chef behind cook click n devour. My aim behind this blog is to provide easy, tried and tested recipes that beginners can cook with confidence. I took keen interest in cooking and took courses on cooking, baking during teens purely out of passion. With a decade of cooking experience I am glad to share my recipes and culinary knowledge with you all here. Stay tuned and happy cooking!
Harini :)
Comments
Senbagam says
Hi Harini,
Tried the vegetable Kurma today and my husband was super impressed ! He loved it!
Thanks for the easy n tasty recipe!Harini says
You are so welcome Senbagam. Thanks for the feedback, happy cooking!
Krith says
This was simply extraordinary. I followed the steps exactly, except cooking it in my Instant Pot. Very very good recipe. I’ll be sharing it with all my friends.Harini says
thank you so much Krith, happy cooking!
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