Mixed vegetable kurma

Ingredients:

to grind

3 tbsp fresh coconut grated
8 to 10 cashew nuts
1 tbsp fried gram / pottukadalai/ putnalu

• Other Ingredients:

2 tbsp. oil
1 small bay leaf
1 star anise
½ tsp cumin/jeera
2 to 3 cloves
1 inch cinnamon stick
1 cup finely chopped onions
1 ½ tsp ginger garlic paste
¾ cup finely chopped tomatoes
salt as needed
¾ cup beans
¾ cup carrot
¾ to 1 cup cauliflower
½ cup green peas
¾ to 1 tsp kashmiri red chili powder
1 to 1 ¼ tsp garam masala
¼ tsp saunf powder or ½ tsp saunf
few coriander leaves
1 ½ cups water

Method:

1. Make a fine paste of the ingredients mentioned under to grind with little water. Set aside
   
2. Heat a pot and saute dry spices until they sizzle.
   
3. Fry onions until the raw smell goes off.
   
4. Fry ginger garlic paste until the raw smell goes off.
   
5. Saute tomatoes with salt until mushy and soft.
   
6. Add all the spice powders , coriander leaves and saute in the pot.
   
7. Add the ground paste and saute for few minutes until the masala leaves smells good.
   
8. Add veggies and mix well. Fry for few minutes and then add water. Adjust salt if needed.
   
9. Cook until the veggies are cooked. Garnish with coriander leaves.Serve With Chepathi.