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recipe of veg kurma, how to make vegetable korma

Veg Kurma / Vegetable Korma

Hetal Kamdar
This Veg Kurma is absolutely flavorsome and a wholesome vegetable dish. It is made with different vegetables and simmered in onion tomato gravy and enriched with cashew nuts and poppy seeds.
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4
Calories 161 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • For Vegetables
  • 1 Carrot chopped
  • 8-10 French Beans chopped
  • ½ cup Cauliflower Florets
  • ½ cup Potato/Aloo chopped
  • 1 Onion Chopped
  • 1 Capsicum chopped
  • For Curry
  • 1 tbsp Cooking oil
  • 1-2 Bay Leaves
  • 3 Dry Red Chilies
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds/ Jeera
  • 1 tsp Hing/Asafoetida
  • ¾ cup Onion Puree
  • 1 cup Tomato puree
  • 1 12/ tsp Ginger Garlic paste
  • ½ tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp Red chili powder
  • 1 tsp Coriander powder
  • ½ tsp Garam Masala
  • 8-10 Cashew Nuts
  • 1 tbsp Poppy Seeds
  • Salt as per taste
  • a handful of finely chopped coriander leaves

Instructions
 

  • Firstly, boil water in a Kadai, add salt, and all the vegetables in it.
  • Secondly, Cover the lid and let it boil for 10 minutes till all the vegetables are soft and tender.
  • Now strain the excess water from the vegetables and keep it aside.
  • For the Gravy
  • Chop onions and capsicum and keep it ready.
  • Heat oil in a Kadai and add bay leaves, dry red chilies, cumin seeds, and hing.
  • Add onions and capsicums and saute on a medium flame for 3 minutes till they turn brown.
  • Chop onion into big chunks and transfer it to a blender.
  • Puree the onions into the blender till smooth.
  • Add onion puree into the Kadai and cook well till oil releases and the raw smell of onion goes away.
  • Same way make tomato puree and add it into the Kadai.
  • Also add ginger garlic paste and all the spices and cook the gravy for 2 minutes till oil releases. Now add 1 cup of water to the gravy and let it boil for a while.
  • Soak poppy seeds and cashew nuts in water for 15 minutes.
  • Transfer into a blender and blend till it is smooth paste-like.
  • Finally, add this cashew nut and poppy seeds paste and boiled vegetables into the gravy.
  • Cook for another 5 minutes, covering the pan with a lid. Once you see the gravy has thickened, switch off the flame.

Nutrition

Calories: 161kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 5gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gSodium: 55mgPotassium: 808mgFiber: 6gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 3618IUVitamin C: 96mgCalcium: 90mgIron: 3mg
Keyword Veg Kurma, Vegetable Korma
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