Cauliflower Peas Kurma

This simple cauliflower peas kurma is best serve with tortilla, kerala parotta, parathas..... Kurma is popular in india as well as in asia. The taste of the curry based on the masala by grinding some fresh ingredients, that gives execellant taste to the dish. 

 

There are many variation of making kurma the taste differ according with the cooking techniques and the ingredients used in the kurma.. I making south indian style of grind fresh coconut and small onion makes the kurma delicious..  While you cook this, your family and even neighbours will ask you what you are cooking! that much flavourful, yummy dish.

Preparation time : 10 mins 

Cooking time : 20 mins

Serve - 4

Recipe Cuisine - Indian

Recipe Category - Sidedish

INGREDIENTS : 

Cauliflower - 1 small flower

Onions -2 (chopped)

Tomatoes - 2 (chopped)

Grean peas - 1/2 cup

Oil - 3 tbspn

Salt - as needed

FOR GRINDING :

Cashew - 6

grated coconut - 4 tbspn

Onion / shallots - 10 nos

Fry gram dal or peanuts - 1 tbspn

Garlic - 3 cloves

Elachi - 1 flakes

Cinnamon - 1/2 inch piece

Green chillies - 3 nos

Dry chillies - 3 nos

METHOD :

• Cut onion and tomato in small pieces.
• Grind all the ingredients under " FOR GRINDING" table, to a smooth paste and keep aside.
•  Split cauliflower into requied sized pieces and wash well in warm water. Keep aside.
• Heat a kadai with oil and fry onions to golden brown and then add chopped tomatoes.
• After the tomatoes get mushy, add the grounded paste and fry in a low flame, till oil leaves the sides of the pan and raw smell disappears.
• Add cauliflower and peas and fry for a minute.
• And add requried water and bring it to boil and cook in low flame 3- 4 mins.
• Now add in salt and bring to boil untill the veggies cooked.
• Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and serve hot.

PICTORIAL :

Take your veggies and cut them into pieces

Take gringing items

In to the blender

Grind it into fine paste

Heat oil and add in chopped onion

Fry them till light brown

Add in chopped tomatoes

Fry untill mushy

Add in grinding paste

Cauliflower and peas

Add mix evenly
So that the masala well coated on cauliflower and peas

Add some requied water

Add in salt

Cover it with lid untill the gravy is done
It will take 8 to 10 mins

Now the veggies cooked well 

Now it's ready

Serve hot

Enjoyed it.........