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    Vegetable Kurma | Hotel Style Vegetable Kurma

    Published: Jul 17, 2020 by Ramya ยท 2 Comments

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    Hotel Style Vegetable Kurma recipe with detailed step-wise pictures. Vegetable Kurma is perfect as side dish for chapati, roti, poori, dosa, appam or idiyappam.

    Vegetable Kurma

    In all these years of food blogging, I have missed sharing a few basic recipes. Like I have not taken pictures of Vegetable Kurma, because in my mind it is a very basic dish I grew up eating. I have an old recipe of it without any pictures and honestly, a recipe without pictures is of no use to anyone. So I decided to make note of the recipe here, for the sake of posterity. When I made Brinji Saadam, I had also chopped vegetables which I didnโ€™t use in the rice, so I made a simple Vegetable Kurma using them. So todayโ€™s recipe is yet another childhood favorite, that featured more alongside Ammaโ€™s crispy dosai than chapati at our home. Amma is the only person in the family who used onions and garlic frequently in her cooking, making biriyanis and kurmas ๐Ÿ™‚ Atleast once a week, she made mixed vegetable kurma and every Sundays, we had vegetable biriyani.

    Hotel Style Vegetable Kurma

    This recipe of Vegetable Kurma is really simple. Kurma is basically a Tamil style curry made with a fresh ground paste of coconut and green chillies. To make it creamy and rich, other ingredients like cashews, poppy seeds or even roasted gram is added. Sometimes, I also add a few mint and coriander leaves for additional flavor. This masala paste forms the base of the gravy, giving the body and richness to the gravy. You can make Kurma out of any vegetable โ€“ I have already posted Green Peas Kurma, Double Beans Kurma, Beetroot Kurma, Egg Kurma, Kurma Kuzhambu and the Hotel Style Vellai Kurma. Vegetable Kurma with mixed veggies is the most commonly made and is served as a side dish in every restaurant.

    Vegetable Kurma

    Vegetable Kurma goes really well with any South Indian breakfast starting with crispy dosai or idliyappam or appam. It can be quickly made for lunch or dinner as a side dish for chapati or roti. At times, I also make it as a side dish for pulao/kuska. It is creamy, rich and delicious โ€“ can be made in a pressure cooker too. In this recipe however, I have pre-boiled chopped vegetables to cut short the cooking time. I donโ€™t like to have the vegetables mushy, so I cooked them just until tender while the onion tomatoes and masala was getting ready. It has a lovely color, with the addition of turmeric powder and red chilli powder. With the addition of cashews and poppy seeds, it gets naturally creamy. The key to getting the perfect kurma is to avoid cooking it for long after the first boil. Check out the recipe for more details ๐Ÿ™‚

    Hotel Style Vegetable Kurma

    How to make Vegetable Kurma | Hotel Style Vegetable Kurma โ€“

    ๐Ÿ“– Recipe

    Hotel Style Vegetable Kurma

    Vegetable Kurma | Hotel Style Vegetable Kurma

    Ramya
    Hotel Style Vegetable Kurma recipe with detailed step-wise pictures. Vegetable Kurma is perfect as side dish for chapati, roti, poori, dosa, appam or idiyappam.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 25 minutes mins
    Cook Time 25 minutes mins
    Total Time 50 minutes mins
    Course Side Dishes
    Cuisine Tamilnadu Recipes
    Servings 4 people
    Calories 130 kcal

    Equipment

    • Blender
    • Thick Bottomed Kadai/Pan

    MEASUREMENT

    1 cup = 250ml, 1 tablespoon = 15ml, 1 teaspoon = 5ml

    Ingredients
      

    Main Ingredients -

    • 2 cups Mixed Vegetables Chopped Potatoes, French Beans, Carrots, Cauliflower, Green Peas
    • 1 cup Finely Chopped Onions
    • ยฝ cup Finely Chopped Tomatoes
    • 1 teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste
    • 2 teaspoon Oil
    • 2 Cloves
    • 1 Green Cardamom
    • 1 Dried Bay Leaf
    • ยฝ teaspoon Red Chilli Powder
    • ยผ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
    • Salt as needed
    • Water as needed
    • 2-3 tablespoon Fresh Coriander Leaves Finely Chopped

    Masala Paste โ€“

    • โ…“ cup Coconut Chopped
    • 3-4 Green Chillies
    • 1 teaspoon Poppy Seeds
    • 6-8 Whole Cashews
    • Water as needed
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    Instructions
     

    • Boil the chopped vegetables in an open pot for 10-12 mins or in a pressure cooker for 1 whistle and set them aside. Donโ€™t throw off the water.
    • Add all the ingredients under Masala Paste into blender jar. Grind it without adding any water first.
    • Now add ยผ cup of water and grind it into a smooth paste. Set it aside.
    • In a pan, heat oil. Add cloves, cardamom, dried bay leaf and cinnamon.
    • Next add finely chopped onions and fry until translucent.
    • Add ginger garlic paste and fry until the raw smell is gone.
    • Next add finely chopped tomatoes and cook them until mushy.
    • Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and cook for 2-3 mins on low flame.
    • Now add the boiled vegetables along with the water (and boiled soya chunks if using), add salt as needed. Cook for a couple of minutes.
    • Next add the prepared masala paste and cook for on low flame until it is comes to a slow boil. Adjust the water as needed.
    • Finally add finely chopped coriander leaves and remove from heat.
    • Serve hot with idiyappam, dosa or chapati.

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Vegetable Kurma | Hotel Style Vegetable Kurma
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    130
    % Daily Value*
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Detailed step-wise picture recipe of making Vegetable Kurma | Hotel Style Vegetable Kurma โ€“

    Boil the chopped vegetables in an open pot for 10-12 mins or in a pressure cooker for 1 whistle and set them aside. Donโ€™t throw off the water.

    Add all the ingredients under Masala Paste into blender jar. Grind it without adding any water first.

    Now add ยผ cup of water and grind it into a smooth paste. Set it aside.

    In a pan, heat oil. Add cloves, cardamom, dried bay leaf and cinnamon.

    Next add finely chopped onions and fry until translucent.

    Add ginger garlic paste and fry until the raw smell is gone.

    Next add finely chopped tomatoes and cook them until mushy.

    Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and cook for 2-3 mins on low flame.

    Now add the boiled vegetables along with the water (and boiled soya chunks if using), add salt as needed. Cook for a couple of minutes.

    Next add the prepared masala paste and cook for on low flame until it is comes to a slow boil. Adjust the water as needed.

    Finally add finely chopped coriander leaves and remove from heat.

    Serve hot with idiyappam, dosa or chapati.

    Note โ€“

    • Adjust the number of green chillies per spice preference.
    • Donโ€™t cook/boil the kurma for long after adding coconut. If it comes to a boil, it is time to take it off heat else the coconut will taste grainy.

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    1. Alpana

      November 11, 2024 at 11:49 am

      5 stars
      Turned out super delicious. My daughters favorite since I started making this as per your recipe. Thanks

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      • Ramya

        November 13, 2024 at 3:07 pm

        Thank you so much for sharing this ๐Ÿ™‚ Glad your daughter loves it!

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