Vegetable Kurma

Ingredients:
Vegetables - 1 cup (carrot, beans, green peas, potato)
Onion -1 (thinly sliced)
Garlic -1 tsp (grated)
Ginger - 1 tsp (grated)
Tomato -1 (chopped)
Green chillies - 2 (sliced)
Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Cinnamon - 1
Cloves - 2
Salt
Oil
Coriander leaves - 2 tsp

Method:
Cut the vegetables in desired shape except green peas.
Heat the oil and add the cumin seeds, cloves and cinnamon.
When the cloves start to dance add the onion and fry .
Add the garlic and ginger and fry.
Add the green chillies and tomato pieces and fry.
Add salt.
Add the vegetables and saute.
Now add the red chilli powder and coriander powder. Fry for 1 minute.
Add 1 cup of water to boil the vegetables.
Meanwhile grind the grated coconut with required water in blender.
When the vegetables are boiled add the ground coconut.
Let it boil for 2 to 3 minutes.
Add coriander leaves and remove from fire.
Serve with chapathi.

Variation:
1.Soak 2 tablespoons of cashewnuts in hot water for 20 minutes. Grind them with coconut and add to boiled vegetables.
2. Powder 1 to 1.5 table spoon of chutney dal (fried channa dal or pottukadalai) and add it with the coconut in kurma. Stir for about every 3 minutes to avoid the lumps and sticking to the bottom
This recipe is sent off to Viki's "Side-dish for chapathi" event.

These are the awards given by Priyameena, Shubha, Saraswathi Iyer and Parita. Thanks so much Friends!







Blogger friends who tagged me- Priyameena, Parita and Saraswathi Iyer.

1.What is your current obsession?
Shopping.
2.What are you wearing today?
Salwar Kameez.
3.What is for dinner?
Chapathi and kadhai chicken.
4.What's the last thing you bought?
Vegetables.
5.What are you listening right now?
Vehicles' noise.
6.What do you think about the persons who tagged you?
Sweet persons and wonderful cooks.
7.List 5 places you wanted to visit in your lifetime?
Mauritius, Germany, Switzerland, Dubai and Russia.
8.What are your must-haves pieces in summer?
Drinking water, cotton wear, a/c,.......
9.Which language do you want to learn?
Spanish and Mandarin.
10.What is your favorite colour?
Red (before marriage), blue and pink (Now).
11.What is your favorite piece of clothing in your closet?
Pink churidar.
12. What is your dream job?
Entrepreneur.
13.What is your favorite magazine?
Vikatan.
14.If you had $100, what would you spend it on?
Kitchen gadgets.
15.what do you consider a fashion faux pas?
Inappropriate clothes.
16.Who are your style icons?
None.
17.Describe your personal style?
Simple.
18.What are your favorite movies ?
Long list...I will write 2 films -Santosh Subramaniam, Athadu.
19.Coffee or Tea?
COFFEE.
20.What do you do when you are feeling low or terribly depressed?
Burst into tears and start to whine to my husband and mom, pray to god and hear music. :D
21.Which other blogs you love visiting?
All blogs whenever time allows.
22.Favorite dessert /sweet?
Soan papdi, Badhusha and swiss roll.
23.Your favourite kitchen tool?
Good quality knife, my different sizes of grater and Philips Mixer.
24.What is your signature dish?
Mysore pak.
25.Who inspired you to start blog?
My Husband.
26.Reason for you to blog?
Want to share my recipes with others.
27.One vegetable you have not tasted yet?
Bread fruit (?).
28.What do you think is the 'big plus' which keeps you unique from others?
Driving car in India & USA (in our family).

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