Vegetable Kurma-Kerala Style Vegetable Kurma

Vegetable Kurma is a delicious, very popular restaurant  recipe in South India. Vegetable Kurma  is a stew of assorted veggies simmered in a thick spicy coconut based gravy which pairs well with Parotta ,Poori,Chappathi, Appam, Idiyappam or with any kind of Indian Bread.

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Kurma has many versions and today I would like to share Kerala style Vegetable Kurma-Korma. I know you 🙂 most of you are looking for restaurant style kurma-korma recipe, for sure I will post that recipe too very soon…stay tuned!

The kurma we get in restaurant is more of a thick version with yellow-greenish in color slightly mashed vegetables and tasting of coconut milk and spices.Whereas this homemade Kerala style vegetable kurma is pale yellow in colour, tasting of coconut and fennel. If you haven’t tried this Kerala Vegetable kurma yet, what are you waiting for?

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How to make Vegetable Kurma-Kerala Style Vegetable Kurma

Sangeetha

Vegetable Kurma-Kerala Style Vegetable Kurma

Kerala Vegetable Kurma is a stew of assorted veggies simmered in a thick spicy coconut based gravy.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Servings: 4 -6

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: India, Kerala

Calories:

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• Onions : 1 medium
• Tomatoes : 1 medium
• Potato : 1 medium
• Carrot : 1 medium
• Beans : 1/4 cup
• Green peas : 1/2 cup cooked
• Cinnamon :1" piece
• Curry leaves : 1 sprig
• Coriander leaves : to garnish
• Oil : 3 tbsp
• Salt to taste
  

To Grind :

• Grated Coconut : 1/2 cup
• Green Chillies : 3-4 or to your spice level
• Ginger-Garlic Paste : 2 tsp
• Poppy Seeds : 1 tbsp
• Fennel Seeds : 1 tsp

Method

 

1. Grind all the above listed "For Grinding" ingredients with little water to a smooth paste.
2. Cut the vegetables into medium sized piece
3. Cook all the chopped vegetables with little water and salt to taste or you can pressure cook the vegetables for 1 whistle and open it after 5 minutes.If the pressure has not subsided, you can pour little water on top or show it on the running water; of the cooker to release the pressure and then open it. (Note: Take care, if cooking in the pressure cooker as the vegetables should not mushy)
4. Heat oil in a pan, add cinnamon, curry leaves, chopped onions and fry until onions become translucent.
5. Now add chopped tomatoes and saute for few seconds now add all the cooked vegetables and add little water to it, cook for 5 mins.(Note : Kurma should be in thick consistency so take care while adding water. Do not add excess water).
6. Add the grounded coconut paste and fry for another 5-8 min until all the raw smell goes.
7. Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with Appam,Noolappam/String Hopper,Poratta or Indian Bread and Enjoy!

Notes

Kurma should be in thick consistency so take care while adding water. Do not add excess water.
Take care, if your cooking vegetables in the pressure cooker, vegetables should not be mushy

Hope you get to try this Kerala Style Vegetable Kurma with Kerala parotta and like them too. Don’t forget to share your opinion. Enjoy!

Happy Cooking!
Sangeetha

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