Vegetable Kuruma Recipe for Chapati | Gravy Recipes- Super Suvai Tamil

In this article, I am going to accord my Vegetable Kurma Recipe. It is the best side dish for rice and chapati varieties. Vegetable kurma is a healthy side dish because it contains many nutritious vegetables. 

The making of Vegetable kurma is also a simple process. The vegetable kurma has the flavor of vegetables and the excellent aroma of fresh coconut which makes your mealtime happier.

As I mentioned above the making of Vegetable kurma is a simple process. But it has a big list of ingredients. You have to use all the mentioned ingredients for the best taste. It takes 15 minutes for preparation and 30 minutes for cooking. Below is the list of ingredients. 

Ingredients required for Vegetable Kurma Preparation:

• Big Onion (Periya Vengayam)- 2 nos
• Tomato (Periya Thakkali)- 2 nos
• Green chilies(Sliced)/ Pachai Milagai- 2 nos
• Ginger and Garlic paste (Inji Poondu Viludhu)- 1 tablespoon
• Coriander leaves (Kothamalli)- As required for garnishing
• Curry leaves (Karuvepillai)- As required for tempering
• Bay leaves (Birnji Ilai)- 2
• Cinnamon sticks (Lavanga Pattai)- 1-inch piece
• cloves (Krambu)- one piece
• Fennel seeds (Sombu)- quarter tablespoon
• Cumin Seeds (Seeragam)- quarter tablespoon
• Vegetables(Carrots, peas, beans) / Thevayana KaiKari- 1 cup
• Turmeric powder (Manjal Thool)- quarter tablespoon
• Garam masala (Vasanai Masala)- half tablespoon
• Chili powder (Kulambu Milagai Thool;)- half tablespoon
• Salt (Uppu in Tamil)- As required
• Water (Thanneer in Tamil)- As required

For coconut base preparation:

• Coconut (Thengai Sillai)- half cup
• Cashew nuts (Mundhiri paruppu)- 5 pieces
• Poppy seeds (KasaKasa)- 2 tablespoons

Vegetable Kurma recipe cooking method:

1. Select a wide pan and add bay leaves, cinnamon stick, cloves and saute it well.
2. When a nice aroma comes from that, add fennel seeds, cumin seeds, green chili slices, curry leaves, and saute it again.
3. When the seeds began to pop add the finely minced onions and saute it
4. Once the sauteed onions turn pink, add a spoon of ginger garlic paste.
5. Then add the two finely chopped tomatoes and again saute them till the tomatoes become juicy.
6. Take 2 tablespoons of this mix for coconut base.
7. Add vegetables and stir fry.
8. Add turmeric powder, Garam masala, chili powder, salt to the kurma base and again stir it well and add the adequate amount of water and close the pan with a lid.
9. Soak poppy seeds and cashew nuts in hot water for 10 minutes and add it to a blender with the coconut pieces and 2 tablespoons of the mixt(which I mentioned in step 6). Grind it to a very smooth paste for better taste.
10. Once the vegetables are half cooked, add the coconut base to the kurma base and again close it with a lid.
11. Cook it well. Once the oil gets floated in the kurma take it off from the stove.
12. Now garnish the Vegetable Kurma with the finely minced coriander leaves and serve it hot with a Chapati or poori.