Ingredients:
- Vegetables (Potatoes, Beans, Carrots, Green peas)
- Coconut 1½ cup
- Green chilies 8
- Khas Khas (Poppy seeds) 2 tsp
- Onions 2 cups; cut into thin 1 inch pieces
- Tomatoes 1 cup; thin slices
- Ginger 1 inch
- Garlic cloves 8
- Fennel seeds 1 tsp; ground into powder
- Cinnamon 1 inch
- Cloves 3
- Cardamom 2
- Curry leaves to garnish
- Cilantro to garnish
- Turmeric powder 2 pinches
- Red chili powder ½ tsp
- Coriander powder 1 tsp
Procedure:
- Prep:
- Add salt, a pinch of turmeric powder and cook the vegetables
- Grind the ginger and garlic into paste
- Soak the khas khas in hot water
- Fry green chilies in oil till it has white spots and the grind into paste along with coconut, fennel, and khas khas
- Put some oil in pan and add the crushed fennel, cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom and let it splutter
- Add the ginger and garlic paste, stir and immediately add the onions
- Fry till the onions are light brown and then add the tomatoes
- Fry till the onions and tomatoes have browned and then add turmeric powder, red chili powder, and coriander powder and fry for a few minutes
- Add the curry leaves and salt and continue to fry for few more minutes
- Add the coconut-etc paste from step 2 and required amount of water, and the vegetables
- Let the kurma boil till the raw coconut smell is gone
- Turn off the stove and garnish the kurma with cilantro