Vegetable Kurma

This is a very good side dish for chapathi . A great way of adding vegetables to our diet which is very healthy...

Ingredients:

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Potato - 2

Carrot - (big)2

Peas - 1 cup

green beans - 1 cup

Onion - 1

Tomato -2

Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 sp

Cinnamon stick -1

Cardamom -2

Clove-2

Aniseed - 1

bayleaf -1

Green chilli - 2 (add more if you need more spice)

oil - 3 tbsp

milk-1 cup

To grind:

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Onion - 1/2 (if u have small onions add 6 of them..definitely better than big onion)

Coconut - 4 tbsp

kasakasa - 1 tsp

cashew -8

cumin - 1 tsp

fennel seeds - 1 tsp

whole peppercorns - 10

green chilli - 2

Coriander leaves - handful

Soak this in the mixie for at least half an hour and then add water and grind.

Method:

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Cut all the vegetables into small pieces.

Heat oil in the cooker.Add the whole spices(cinnamon,clove,cardamom,aniseed and bayleaf).Add

onion and green chillies.After it is cooked,add ginger garlic paste.cook for a few minutes.Add tomato and ground masala.Cook this really well till the oil seperates.Now add the vegetables and 1 cup water.Add salt.Cook for 3 whistles so that the vegetables would be soft and great to eat with chapathi.Switch off and let it stand for a few minutes.Open and add 1 cup of milk.Adjust salt.Serve hot with chapathi!!