Saravana Bhavan Hotel Veg Kurma
Saravana bhavan hotel style vegetable kurma recipe for Chapathi/Roti and Parotta.
Servings: 3 People
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 1 cup Mixed vegetables ( 1 carrot, 5 beans, a handful of peas, 1 potato)
- 1 Bayleaf
- 1 Black stone flower/Kalpasi
- ½ tsp Cumin seed/Jeera
- 1 Big onion
- 1 Tomato
- 1 tbsp Mint leaves
- ½ tsp G&G paste
- ¼ tsp Red chilli powder
- ¼ tsp Turmeric powder
- ½ tsp Garam masala powder
- 1 tsp Curd or lemon juice optional
- 3 tbsp Cooking oil + ghee
To grind
- ⅓ cup Grated coconut
- 2 Green chillies
- ½ tsp Fennel seeds
- 1 inch Cinnamon
- 2 Cloves
- 1 Cardamom
- 2 tsp Pottukadalai/Fried gram dal
- 4 Cashewnuts
- ½ tsp KhusKhus/Poppy seeds (optional)
Instructions
- 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.
- 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 and 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.
- 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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Notes
- 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 you 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.
- Some hotel kurma recipes called for using water + milk in equal ratio. But I never use milk as I don’t want to mix curd & milk together. So you can try this for variations if you like.