Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Paneer Peas White Kurma | White Kurma

Paneer Peas White Kurma, a delicious coconut based curry made with paneer and green peas. It's one of the easiest curries to make and it tastes so amazing with chapati/roti.

Kurma is a coconut based curry which is a famous side dish for chapati in South India. It's usually made with a mix of vegetables and i'm quite fond of that kurma and chapati combo.

If you're looking for a delicious yet easy to make curry for roti/chapati then i would highly recommend to give a try on this curry. It's so simple to make ! All you have to do is "Grind and dump the ingredients in a pressure cooker and cook for a couple of whistles. That's it !

In today's recipe, i have been using a pressure cooker to make the kurma. But you can make this kurma in an open pot method also.

If you're making this curry in an open pot method, make sure to saute the ingredients listed under "To grind" before grinding into fine paste. It would remove the raw smell of the curry a lot quicker.

Now let's check out on how to make this delicious Paneer Peas White Kurma.

Paneer Peas White Kurma

Preparation Time : 5 mins | Cooking Time : 15 mins | Serves : 2
Recipe Category: Curry | Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

Paneer - 3/4 cup

Peas - 1/2 cup

Onion - 1/2 (finely chopped)

Curry leaves - a few

Cinnamon - a small piece

Cloves - 2

Lemon Juice - 1 tsp

Coriander leaves - a few

Salt - to taste

Oil - 1 & 1/2 tbsp

To grind

Onion -1/2

Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup

Green Chili - 2

Pepper corns - 1/2 tsp

Cinnamon - 1/2 inch piece

Cloves - 2

Cardamon -1

Cashew - 8

Roasted Chana Dal / Pottukadalai - 1 &1/2 tbsp

Ginger - 1/2 inch piece

Garlic - 2 cloves

Fennel Seed - 1/4 tsp

Procedure

First take all the ingredients listed under "To grind", put them all in a blender and grind into smooth paste by adding needed water and keep it aside.

Next, heat the oil in a pressure cooker and add cinnamon and cloves , saute it for 30 secs, then add the finely chopped onions and curry leaves. Saute till the onions are soft.

Then add the grounded coconut paste and saute it 2-3 mins, then add about 1 cup of water (i have added the blender jar washed water here).

Mix it well and then add the peas(i have used frozen peas) and paneer.

Finally add the salt , give a good mix and then close the pressure cooker with the lid and put on the weight. Cook it for 2 whistles.

Once the pressure is naturally released , open the lid, give the curry a good mix and add the lemon juice and finely chopped coriander leaves.

Mix it well. Tada, Delicious Paneer peas Kurma is ready to serve.

Related : How to make malai kofta curry

Notes:

If you're using dried peas, make sure to soak it overnight.
Cut the paneer into your desired shapes.
The curry has very mild spice so adjust the green chili quantity as per your taste.

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Saravana Bhavan Vegetable Kurma | White Vegetable Kurma | Vellai Korma

Vellai Kurma / White kurma, a delicious coconut based curry with a lot of vegetables. Have you ever tasted idiyappam in Saravan Bhavan restaurant? In the restaurant, they serve idiyappam with white kurma and sweetened coconut milk.I'm big fan of their white kurma,it's so delicious with idiyappam.

Two weeks before, we visited Saravan Bhavan restaurant( Houston) near our place. We were really amazed how could they recreate the exact taste everywhere.Though i didn't order idiyappam at that time since we were at lunch time and the idiyappam would be available only on evening time, but that visit to Saravan Bhavan reminds me of the white kurma.

So in the next week, I made this kurma & we relished it with idiyappam. And it was almost similar to restaurant one.If you're a big fan of Saravana Bhavan Vegetable Kurma like me, give a try on this recipe and I'm sure you would love this .

Related : How to make Idiyappam

So, why is it called White Kurma / Vellai Kurma ?

Typically the kurma is in orangish red color or yellow color because of the red chili powder & turmeric powder used in it. In this kurma, only green chilies are used for hotness so in order to differentiate from the other kurma, it's called "Vellai Kurma" or White kurma.

In tamil, vellai is the word for white.

Here are a few tips to get really whitish kurma :-)

Avoid vegetables like beet root in this kurma.
You can even skip the tomatoes and add a tbsp of lemon juice to maintain the color.
Don't use the coconut with skin. Remove the brown part of the coconut before grinding.

Ok, now let's check out on how to make this delicious kurma.

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Related: How to make Mushroom Kurma

Saravan Bhavan Vegetable Kurma

Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 25 mins | Serves : 3-4
Recipe Category: Curry | Recipe Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients
Mixed Vegetables - 2 cups(i used potato, carrot,beans, cauliflower, capsicum,peas)
Onion - 1 (small)
Tomato - 1
Ginger Garlic Paste - 1tbsp
Green Chili - 5
Salt- to taste
Curry leaves - few
Coriander leaves - few
Coconut oil - 2 tsp
Cinnamon - 1 small piece
Cloves - 2
Cardamom - 2

To grind
Coconut - 1/2 cup
Roasted Gram Dal - 1 tsp
Cashews - 6
Fennel seed - 1/2 tsp

Procedure

First cut the vegetables(potato,carrot,beans) into small pieces. Put it in pressure cooker along with water just to cover the veggies and cook it for 2 whistle and keep it aside until use.

Cut the onions into thin slices, tomato & capsicum into small pieces,remove the cauliflower florets from the stem and keep it ready.Heat a kadai with coconut oil, add cinnamon, cloves & cardamom and fry it in oil for 30 secs.Then add the sliced onions and saute till it becomes translucent.

Add the curry leaves & chopped veggies and ginger garlic paste & saute it in the oil till the raw smell of ginger garlic paste leaves.

Then grind the green chili into coarse paste and add it.

Add the tomatoes & enough water and cover cook the veggies until the veggies are tender.

Now add the pressure cooked veggies and give a good mix, in the mean time, grind the ingredients listed under "To grind" into fine paste.

Add the coconut paste into the veggies along with enough water & salt.

Bring it to boil, then keep the flame in medium until it thickens a bit.Finally add the coriander leaves & switch off the flame.

Tasty & restaurant style Saravana Bhavan Vegetable Kurma is ready to serve.In addition to idiyappam, it tastes great with roti,chapati or even with dosa.

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Related: How to make Vegetable Kurma