How long does it take to make South Indian Style Vegetable Kurma Recipe?

The total time to make South Indian Style Vegetable Kurma Recipe is 60 minutes. Preparation takes 15 minutes and cooking takes 45 minutes.

How many servings does this South Indian Style Vegetable Kurma Recipe recipe make?

This recipe makes 4 servings of South Indian Style Vegetable Kurma Recipe.

What type of cuisine is South Indian Style Vegetable Kurma Recipe?

South Indian Style Vegetable Kurma Recipe is a South Indian Recipes dish from the Kurma Recipes (Korma) category.

South Indian Style Vegetable Kurma Recipe

Name: South Indian Style Vegetable Kurma Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: South Indian Recipes
Ingredients: 2 cups Mixed vegetables use carrots, beans, green peas, potatoes and cauliflower; 2 Onions; 2 Tomatoes pureed; 2 Green Chillies; 1 tablespoon Red Chilli powder; 1-1/2 tablespoon Coriander Powder (Dhania); 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi); 1 teaspoon Black pepper powder; Salt to taste; 2 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini); 3 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds; 4 Cloves (Laung); 1 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste; 4 tablespoon Fresh coconut grated; 2 tablespoon Poppy seeds; 15 to 20 Cashew nuts; 2 tablespoon Oil; Salt to taste; Coriander (Dhania) Leaves for garnish

Jyothi Rajesh

November 26, 2019

7486 Ratings

South Indian Style Vegetable Kurma Recipe - Recipe image with step-by-step cooking instructions

Time:Prep: 15 M|Cook: 45 M|Total: 1h 0min

Makes:4 Servings

Meal:Lunch

Cuisine:South Indian Recipes

South Indian Style Vegetable Kurma is a delicious mild flavored mixed vegetable curry that is usually paired with chapathi or poori. Wonderful aromatic spices are subdued with thick coconut paste and cashew paste to give it a rich creamy texture. Poppy seeds are must that goes into the kurma. Grind it with cashews to get a nice thick creamy paste. The flavor of poppy seeds in the kurma makes a lot of difference. Add any vegetables of your choice to this kurma, but the best options are carrots, beans, green peas, potatoes and cauliflower.

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Ingredients

2 cups Mixed vegetables, use carrots, beans, green peas, potatoes and cauliflower

2 Onions

2 Tomatoes, pureed

2 Green Chillies

1 tablespoon Red Chilli powder

1-1/2 tablespoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)

1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)

1 teaspoon Black pepper powder

Salt, to taste

2 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)

3 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds

4 Cloves (Laung)

1 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste

4 tablespoon Fresh coconut, grated

2 tablespoon Poppy seeds

15 to 20 Cashew nuts

2 tablespoon Oil

Salt, to taste

Coriander (Dhania) Leaves, for garnish

Instructions for South Indian Style Vegetable Kurma Recipe

To begin with South Indian Style Vegetable Kurma, clean, wash and chop all the vegetables into small pieces. Cook them either in a pressure cooker or open pot. Do not overcook the vegetables; they have to be cooked Al dente. Keep them aside.

Finely chop onions and puree the tomatoes without adding water.

Soak cashews in enough water for about 30 minutes. Grind soaked cashews and poppy seeds with little water into fine paste.

Grind grated coconut into thick smooth paste. Keep it aside.

Heat oil in a deep bottom pan. Add cinnamon sticks, cardamom and clove. Next add finely chopped onions and green chilies, sauté till onions turn translucent.

Add ginger garlic paste and cook till raw smell of the paste is gone. Add tomato puree and cook till oil separates from the sides of the pan.

Add the spice powders and mix well. Next, add cooked vegetables alone with water in it and bring it to boil

Add salt to taste and cook for another 5 minutes. Now add coconut paste and cashew-poppy seed paste, simmer. Mix well and turn off the flame. Do not let it boil again; else coconut paste will split the kurma.

Remove from flame immediately and South Indian Style Vegetable Kurma is ready to be served.

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