easy veg kurma recipe | vegetable kurma | veg korma | vegetable korma
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 30 minutes
- Total time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 5 Servings
- Category: curry
- Cuisine: south indian
Ingredients
for masala paste:
- 1 cup coconut (grated)
- 8 cashew / kaju
- 1 inch ginger
- 1 clove garlic
- 2 chilli
- 2 tbsp poppy seeds / khus khus
- 1 tsp coriander seeds
- ½ tsp fennel / saunf
- handful coriander
- ¼ cup water
for kurma:
- 4 tsp oil
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 inch cinnamon
- 2 pods cardamom
- 3 cloves
- 1 onion (finely chopped)
- 1 tomato (finely chopped)
- ½ carrot (chopped)
- 10 florets cauliflower / gobi
- 3 tbsp peas / matar
- 1 potato (chopped)
- 5 beans (chopped)
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 cup water
- 1½ cup water
Method
- firstly, in a large kadai heat 4 tsp oil and saute spices.
- add 1 onion and saute well.
- further, add 1 tomato and saute until soft and mushy.
- now add vegetables and 1 tsp salt.
- saute for 2 minutes or until vegetables are stir-fried.
- also, add 2 cup water and stir well.
- cover and boil for 10 minutes or until vegetables are almost cooked.
- add in prepared masala paste to the cooked vegetables and stir fry for 2 minutes.
- now add 1½ cup water and stir well.
- cover and cook for 10 minutes or until vegetables are cooked completely.
- finally, enjoy veg kurma with poori or chapati.
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.