Mixed vegetable kurma

Mixed vegetable kurma for dinner.

It's a delicious combination of cauliflower, potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, capsicum, onion and garlic(optional)

I have used a few salad chillies for the vibrant reddish colour and they are very sweet.

Ingredients

2 potatoes

2 carrots

A handful of cauliflower florets

5 salad red chillies, cut into cubes or circles 

1 large onion thinly sliced

1 capsicum cubed

An inch of ginger sliced

Garlic a few pods

2 green chillies slit into halves

One cup of coconut milk, I used dabur coconut milk 

Garam masala 1/2 teaspoon

Salt as required

Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon 

For the tadka

A small piece of cinnamon stick

1 bay leaf

A few crushed cardamom

1 teaspoon fennel seeds

2 teaspoon ghee/peanut oil

For the garnish

A few curry leaves

Two tablespoons of chopped coriander leaves

Process 

Cut all veggies into cubes, steam cauliflower florets, carrots and potatoes together and keep aside. (This process gives a creamy texture to the kurma)

In a kadai pour oil/ghee, add whole spices like fennel seeds, cinnamon stick, crushed peppercorns, cardamom, bay leaves and thinly sliced ginger, garlic, two green chillies slit.

Cook for a few seconds. Add chopped onion and saute for a while. Add tomatoes, capsicum and chillies.

Cook for 2 minutes, add salt, turmeric powder, garam masala and mix well. 

At this stage add steamed veggies and gently toss. 

Then pour coconut milk, add a cup of warm water and bring to boil. Off stove.

Garnish with chopped coriander and curry leaves. Serve hot with phulkas.

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