WHITE KURMA & CHAPPATHI

U need: KURMA:
Mixed Vegetables : 2 cups (beans,peas,carrots, potato,cauliflower)
Onions: 1/2 cup( grated)
Cinnamon: 2 stick
Cloves: 2
Cardamom: 2
Ginger paste: 2 tsp
cashew/almonds: 2 tsp
green chillies: 6
coconut milk:1 cup( thick)
coriander leaves: 2tsp
salt to taste
oil: 2 tablsp
Peppercorns: 1 tsp
Milk: 1/4 cup


Method:


1.  Clean well and Dice fine the mixed vegetables. 


2. Heat oil in a cooking pan.When hot add cinnamon cloves and cardamom and 1 tsp peppercorns. Saute well. Add the grated onions and continue stirring, sprinkling a little water. Add the green chillies.( 5 to 6 mins)


3.  Grind the cashew or almonds to a fine paste using a little milk.


4.Add the diced vegetables to the onion paste along with the ginger paste and continue stirring. Add salt and 2 cups water.Cover and simmer until the vegetables are semi cooked.Add the cashew/almond paste and cook further.
5.Once the vegetables are cooked mix in the thick coconut milk stirring gently.Garnish with coriander leaves.Cover and switch off the gas.


5. Serve this simple delicious kurma with chappatis


Note For non vegetarians instead of vegetablses u can use shredded chicken or fish slices . The gravy remains the same.

PALAK SAMBHAR&SMALL ONION RICE

U need:
Palak(Spinach): 1 bunch
Drumstick: 1 large cut
Onion: 1 medium ( sliced fine)
Tamarind paste: 3/4 tsp
green chillies: 3 slit
yellow lentil(toover dal): 1/2 cup cleaned and pressure cooked till soft
turmeric powder: 1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder: 1/2 tsp
coriander powder: 1 tsp
mustard seeds: 1/2 tsp
oil: 2 tablsp
urad dal: 1 tsp
garlic pods: 3 minced fine
red chilli: 2
asefodita: pinch
salt to taste


For the Rice:
Cooked Basmati rice : 2 cups
small onions(shallots): 1/2 cup(peeled)
Mustard seeds:1/2 tsp
oil I tablsp
pepper powder: 1 tsp
salt to taste
curry leaves: few


Method:Sambhar:
1. Clean wash and chop Palak/Spinach leaves to fine pieces. Soak in cold water and set aside.
2.Heat oil in a pan.When hot add the asefodita,mustard seeds,red chilli, urad dal and saute. Add the sliced onions and minced garlic and saute well. Add the green chillies.


3.Add chopped drumstick and continue stirring.Now add the turmeric powder,red chilli powder and coriander powder.Mix well.Squeeze out the water from the palak and add to the pan.Stir well for 5 to 7 mins.Add salt and tamarind paste.Pour 2 cups of water and simmer the sambhar till it is well cooked and the raw smell of the tamarind goes.Add the cooked and mashed yellow lentil.Stir well and simmer for a few mins. Add one tsp ghee(clarified butter).


4. Switch off the gas .Cover with a lid and set aside.


Rice;
Heat oil in a kadai.When hot add the mustard seeds,curry leaves.Saute.Add the shallots and stir fry for few mins.
Now add the cooked and fluffed rice,salt and pepper powder.Mix well.


Serve this onion rice with palak sambhar.


One word: Yummmmm!!!!!!!!!!! Bon apetite!!!!!!!


Note: You can use amarnath leaves( mula keerai) instead of palak.Tastes equally good.