Mixed Veggie Koorma

Hi Buddies,

Today, I made chapati and wanted to have my favorite koorma (my mom’s recipe) with it. Actually, I was searching for an apt name before posting this recipe ,as I always call this as “Neella Koora” (for some reason unknown to me J ). As a child, I always used to hate chapati and my mom used to bribe me with this curry to make me eat chapati 🙂 . When I got married, she has hand written all my favorite recipes in a book so that I don’t miss them (though I cook them, still miss mom’s taste). I made this recipe after I moved with my in-laws and they loved it a lot.It has become my hubby’s favorite dish and I cook it regularly now. Check this recipe and hope you will try it too.

Preparation Time:  30 minutes
No of Servings: 4-5

Ingredients:

Potatoes –medium size: 4
Carrots:  3
Beans: 15
Onions: 1 (big) or 2 (medium)
Tomatoes: 2
Cilantro/coriander: For garnishing
Oil: 1.5 tbsp.
Cumin Seeds: 1tbsp
Salt: As per taste
Turmeric: pinch
Red chili powder: 1tsp (adjust to your taste)
Water: 1 cup (adjust)

For Ground Paste:

Roasted Peanuts: ½ cup
Dhania / Coriander Seeds: 3 tbsp.
Sesame Seeds: 3 tbsp.
Fresh Grated coconut: ½ cup

Method:

• Wash and cut all the vegetables into small pieces.
• Cook them in pressure cooker (along with onions and little salt)

• Meanwhile, dry roast peanuts, coriander seeds and sesame seeds in a pan (don’t add sesame seeds along with peanuts and dhania . Add them little later or else they will get burnt )

• Roast them till they change color (you will get nice aroma). Let it cool down.

• Add grated coconut to the mixture and grind it to fine paste.
• Heat a 1.5 tbsp.  Of oil in a pan.

• Add cumin seeds to it. Once they start crackling, add tomatoes and sauté it for a 1 minute.

• Transfer the cooked vegetables to pan and mix it well.
• Finally add the ground paste, turmeric, and salt and chili powder.

• Add enough water to get right consistency.
• Cook this for 5-7 minutes.

• Turn off heat and garnish with coriander leaves. Serve it with roti.

Note: You can add more vegetables if you like (Cauliflower, peas).