Friday, May 25, 2012

Spicy Vegetable Kurma

Time 30 min
Ingredients
Cauliflower florets -1 cup
Chopped carrot , Potatoes in cubes 
1 cup 
Green Peas -1/2 cup
Finely chopped onion 2 medium size
Finely chopped tomato 2 medium size
5 in 1 masala 1 tsp or ginger garlic paste 1 tsp
Red chili powder / Kolhapuri masala 2 tsp
Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp
Garam masala 1/4 tsp
Water 2.1/2 to 3 cups
Coriander 1 tsp for garnishing
Oil 3 tbsp
Salt to taste

Whole garam masala = 1 inch cinnamon-1 cardamom-2 cloves 4-5 pepper seeds - 2 bay leaves

Preparation
Wash and blanch cauliflowers and put in hot water with a little salt. Cover with lid. Keep it aside. At the time of preparation remove water and use cauliflower. This will help to cook cauliflower fast as well as its typical smell will go away.

Method
Heat oil in pan, add whole masala, after 2 min add onion and tomato, saute till onion turns golden brown. Then add all chopped vegetables, fry well for 5-6 min, then add white masala, 5 in 1 masala or ginger garlic paste. Fry and mix well for about 3-4 min.  then add Turmeric powder, Garam masala fry for about 2-3 min. Sirr well and fast to avoid burning. Now add water and salt. Stir well. (At this point if you like you can add kasuri methi 1/2 tsp). Cook on low flame for about 15 min till all vegetables are cooked properly. Switch off the flame and serve hot.

Tip

Instead of tomato u can add amchur powder (1/4 tsp)
U can even fry vegetables seperately

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