South Indian mixed vegetable kurma
Kurma is a very popular dish in South India often served in restaurants as a side for a variety of breads such as parotta, chapathi, dosa and so on and so forth. It is typically a mixed vegetable melange with a rich creamy gravy typically made with coconut as the base.
Servings: 4
Equipment
- InstantPot
Ingredients
- 4 cups Mixed vegetables Potato, carrots, cauliflower, green beans, pea etc.
- 1 Onion chopped finely
- 1 Tomato chopped
- 1 tsp Red Chilly powder
- 1 tsp Coriander powder
- 1 tsp Cumin seeds
- Cilantro (chopped coriander) garnish
- Oil
To be ground into a paste -
- 1 Shallot large
- 6 Baby carrots
- 6 Green chillies
- 2 inch Ginger piece
- 5 pods Garlic
- 10 Almonds
- 2 tbsps Poppy seeds
- 1 tbsp Fennel seeds
- 3 inch Cinnamon stick
Instructions
- Blend all the gravy ingredients into a smooth paste with water and set aside
- Start InstantPot on SAUTE mode, add oil and cumin seeds
- Next add the chopped onions and fry for 2 mins
- Next add the chopped tomatoes and fry for 2 mins
- Finally add the paste, the vegetables, 2 powders, salt to taste and mix very well
- Close the InstantPot and cook with Pressure for 8 minutes
- Let cool for 10 minutes before releasing pressure
- Stir well, garnish with chopped cilantro