Vaniensamayalarai: Cauliflower Peas Kurma

A simple and delicious kurma that goes along with any type of chapathi / parathas or variety rice.. This kurma is a made with a flavor of onion tomato cashew gravy and by adding kasuri methi make the dish delicious and flavorful.. But it comes out really good..

While you are cooking this gravy your family and will ask you what you are cooking! that's much flavorful creamy based kurma, my total family loves it... They requires simple ingredients and easy to make..

So I hope that you must try this recipe and let me know it's turns out from you..

Preparation Time : 10 mins

Cooking Time : 40 mins

Serve - 5 to 6

Recipe Category - Sidedish for chapathi or roti

Reipe Cuisine - North Indian

INGREDIENTS :

Cauliflower - 300 grams / 2 cups (florets)

Peas - 1 cup (I use frozen)

Turmeric powder - 1 tspn

Water - 1 cup

FOR MASALA :

Onion - 2 (roughly chopped)

Tomato - 2 (roughly chopped)

Ginger - 5 to 6 small pieces

Garlic - 4 to 5 pieces

Cashew - 3 to 4 pieces

Salt - 1/2 tspn

Oil - 2 tbspn

FOR GRAVY :

Coconut Oil - 3 tbspn

Fennel seeds - 1 tspn

Cinnamon sticks - 3 small pieces

Onion - 2 (finely chopped)

Chilli powder - 1 tbspn

Coriander powder - 1 tspn

Garam masala powder - 1 tspn

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tspn

Kasturi methi - 1 tbspn

Water - 1 cup

Coriander leaves - few (chopped)

Salt - as needed

METHOD :

Take cauliflower and seperate the florets from it and keep aside..
Now take the frozen peas in a bowl, keep aside..
If you are using dry peas soak it for 2 hour and cook it for 2 whiatle and use it
In a sauce pan add in cauliflower, water, turmeric powder and cook it for 3 mins..
Drain it and keep aside..
Now let's prepare the masala, for that heat a pan with oil, add in onion, tomato and cook for 2 mins..
Add in ginger and garlic pieces and cook for 5 to 6 mins by add little salt..
When they became soft and mushy, remove it from the flame and cool completely..
Now add them to a mixer and add in cashew pieces ad make it a fine paste, keep aside..
In another pan add coconut oil, fennel seeds when they sizzle, add in cinnamon sticks and onions..
Saute well till they became soft, add in masala paste and mix it well.
Now add in spices powder and toss well along with onion tomato mixture..
Add in cauliflower and peas and mix well with masala for 1 mins..
Add a cup of water and mix it well. cook it for 10 to 15 mins..
Till the veggies done, and add in kasuri methi and mix it well.
Cook it for another 5 mins, and add in coriander leaves..
Mix well, till the gravy became thick..
Transfer them to a serving bowl..
Enjoy with chapathi..