White Kurma | Vellai Kurma
White Kurma, also known as Vellai Kurma is a simple and delicious side dish made with vegetables and a mildly spiced paste made with coconut and other spices.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Oil
- 15 Beans
- 1 big Carrot
- ½ cup Green Peas
- 2 medium Potatoes
- 1 cup Cauliflower Florets
- Salt as needed
- 2 & ½ cups Water
- Curry Leaves few
- Coriander Leaves few
To make as a paste
- 1 cup Grated Coconut
- 5 Green Chillies
- 10 Cashew Nuts
- 1 teaspoon Fennel Seeds
- 1 teaspoon Poppy Seeds
- 1 Clove
- 1 Cinnamon
- 1 Cardamom
- Water as needed
Instructions
To make coconut Paste
- Grind the grated coconut, fennel seeds, clove, cinnamon, cardamom, cashew nuts, green chillies and poppy seeds with a little water to form a smooth paste. Set aside.
To make the White Kurma
- Add oil to a pressure cooker. Once hot, add curry leaves. Saute.
- Once the curry leaves splutter, add green peas, carrots, beans, cauliflower and potatoes one after the other.
- Add salt and mix. Cook for a minute.
- Add the ground coconut paste, water and mix once again. Check for salt and add if needed.
- Pressure cook on a medium flame for 2 whistles. Once pressure releases, open the cooker and garnish the white kurma with coriander leaves.
- Delicious and Easy Vellai Kurma is ready to be served.
Notes
Adjust green chillies to suit your spice level.
I used coconut oil. You can use any neutral oil in its place.
Chop the vegetables into medium size pieces. If the vegetables are chopped finely, they may get mashed completely after cooking.
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