Saravana Bhavan Veg Kurma

Ingredients:


Mixed vegetables - 1 cup ( 1 carrot,5 beans,a handful of peas,1 potato)

Bayleaf - 1 no

Black stone flower/Kalpasi - 1 no

Cumin seed/Jeera - 1/2 tsp

Big onion - 1 no

Tomato - 1 no

Mint leaves - 1 tbsp (optional)

G&G paste - 1/2 tsp

Red chilli powder - 1/4 tsp ( Add more for spicy kurma)

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp

Curd or lemon juice – 1 tsp

Kasoori methi – a pinch ( optional )

Salt & water - as needed

Cooking oil + ghee – 3 tbsp

** Milk - 1/2 cup (optional, refer method, I don't use it)

To grind

• Grated coconut - 1/3 cup
• Green chillies - 2 nos
• Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Cinnamon - 1 inch
• Cloves - 2 nos
• Cardamom - 1 no
• Pottukadalai/Fried gram dal - 2 tsp
• Cashewnuts - 4 nos
• KhusKhus/Poppy seeds - 1/2 tsp (optional)

Method:

Wash and chop the vegetables finely.Chop the onion and tomato.Grind all the ingredients given under "To grind" to a smooth paste adding enough water.

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Heat a pressure cooker base and add oil + ghee.Saute the bayleaf and black stone flower/Kalpasi.Add cumin seeds,onions , gg paste and saute till it turns transparent n raw smell goes off.Add mint leaves.Then add the tomato pieces and saute until mushy.Add the ground coconut paste,turmeric powder,red chilli powder and Garam masala powder.Add the required salt and saute well till the raw smell of masala vanishes.Do in medium flame.

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Lastly add the finely chopped vegetables and peas.Mix well and add a 1.5 cups of water.  Mix well and add curd. Mix well and pressure cook in low flame for just one whistle. Sarvana bhavan style mixed vegetable kurma is ready to serve !!

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Enjoy with chapathi or parota.It tasted great with dosa too!

Note:

• Grinding part is the highlight of this kurma.So please don’t omit any ingredient from it.No worries if you don’t add khus khus.But the remaining are must.
• I did not add mint leaves as I din’t have it.Don’t forget to add it if u have them.It adds a nice flavor to this kurma.
• Adjust the quantity of chillies and red chilli powder based on your taste.
• I used fresh green peas here.If you are using dried peas,soak it overnight in required water.
• Adding milk is not mentioned in the original recipe. I too never use it. But I saw few Saravana bhavan kurma recipes with milk. So I have mentioned as a variation. But this kurma tastes great without milk too.