Easy Veg Handi Recipe | Mixed Vegetable Handi - Dhaba Style
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 15 minutes
- Cook time: 20 minutes
- Total time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 4 Servings
- Category: Side Dish
- Cuisine: punjabi
Ingredients
for onion-tomato paste:
- 2 tsp oil
- 1 medium sized onion (roughly chopped)
- 1 inch ginger (finely chopped)
- 2 garlic cloves (roughly chopped)
- 2 large tomato (finely chopped)
- 7 cashews (whole)
vegetables:
- 1 carrot (chopped)
- ½ cup gobi / cauliflower (florets)
- ½ capsicum (thinly sliced)
- 1 potato (cubed)
- ¼ cup peas / matar
- 5 beans (chopped)
other ingredients:
- 2 tsp oil
- 1 bay leaf / tej patta
- 1 inch cinnamon stick / dalchini
- 5 cloves / lavang
- ¼ tsp turmeric powder / haldi
- 1 tsp kashmiri red chili powder
- ½ tsp coriander powder / dhaniya powder
- ¼ tsp cumin powder / jeera powder
- salt to taste
- ½ cup curd / yogurt
- 2 cups water
- 1 tsp kasuri methi / dry fenugreek leaves (crushed)
- 1 tbsp cream / malai
- ½ tsp garam masala
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves (finely chopped)
Method
- firstly, heat oil and saute onions till they change colour.
- also saute ginger and garlic.
- further add roughly chopped tomatoes, cashews and saute well.
- cool down the mixture completely and blend smooth.
- in the same kadai, heat oil and saute bay leaf, cinnamon stick and cloves.
- now add chili powder and turmeric and saute.
- pour the prepared onion-tomato paste and cook.
- furthermore, add coriander powder, cumin powder and salt.
- add curd keeping and stir continuously.
- now add mixed vegetables and water.
- cover and cook the vegetables for 15 minutes.
- add crushed kasuri methi, cream, garam masala and coriander leaves. mix well.
- finally, serve veg handi or veg diwani handi with tandoori roti, naan or rice.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.