Mix vegetable korma

• Servings: 4
• Preparation time: 10-12 minutes.
• Frying time: 10-12 minutes.
• Cooking time: 5 minutes.
• Total time: 29 minutes.

There was a daily struggle to put a colourful meal on the table, buy seasonal vegetables and cook the recipe. This is one of my old time favorite recipe, several spices are used in this recipe, gives unique aroma & flavour to this. Due to mix vegetables it is healthy too. I make this Mix vegetable korma and pair with ‘Idiyappam’ or paratha.

Ingredients:

• Potato: 50 gm.
• Cauliflower: 50 gm.
• Beans: 50 gm.
• Carrot: 50 gm.
• Mushroom: 50 gm.
• Cinnamon: 1” stick
• Clove: 3-4 no.
• Green cardamom: 2 no. (Crushed)
• Onion: 50 gm.
• Chilli powder: 1 teaspoon
• Coriander powder: 1 teaspoon
• Turmeric powder: 1 pinch
• Garam masala powder: ½ teaspoon
• Salt: 1 teaspoon
• Cooking oil: (50 ml +25 ml)

For masala paste:

• Cumin: 3 tablespoon
• Khus khus (Poppy seed): 4 tablespoon
• Black pepper: 1 teaspoon
• Onion: 50 gm.
• Tomato: 50 gm
• Fresh coconut: 50 gm.

Preparation:

1. Chop Potato, Cauliflower, Beans, Carrot, Mushroom and Onion into small pieces, keep aside.
2. Dry grind cumin, khus khus and black pepper till powder, add ginger, garlic, onion and tomato, and grind to smooth paste; add fresh coconut and again grind till get fine paste, keep aside.

Method:

1. Take pressure cooker heat 50 ml. of oil in it, when it smokes, put cinnamon, clove and green cardamom, sputter for few seconds, add chopped onion and stir fry on medium flame till light brown in colour. (About 2-3 minutes)
2. Add prepared masala paste in it, Stir it and fry on medium flame (keep it stirring otherwise it may burn) till oil starts to separates from the masala (About 3-4 minutes), add chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and salt in it, add 25 ml of oil, stir and fry for couple of minutes .
3. Add chopped vegetables in it stir it for 2-3 minutes, add a cup of water (as per your requirement) close the cooker lid, and bring it to full cooking pressure, reduce the flame  and cook for couple of minutes, put off the flame. Let it cool, add Garam masala powder, transfer into serving bowl and garnish with fresh coriander leaves. Now, Mix vegetable korma is ready to serve.

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