Aloo Kurma | Potato Kurma | Gravy Recipes
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Recipe type: Lunch
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 3-4 people
 
Rich coconut gravy, with soft aloo and matar, aloo kurma
Ingredients
  • 2-3 medium potatoes
  • 1 chopped tomato
  • 2 sliced shallots/1 sliced onion
  • ¼ Cup fresh/frozen peas
  • 1 Tbsp oil/ghee
  • ½ Tsp jeera
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 4-5 curry leaves
  • Salt to taste
  • ¼ Tsp turmeric
  • ½ Tsp red chilli powder
  • ½ Tsp garam masala
  • ¼ Cup water to adjust consistency
  • 2 Tbsp chopped coriander
For Kurma Paste:
  • ¼ Cup packed coconut
  • Juice of half lime/lemon
  • 1 green chilli
  • 4-5 cashews
  • ¼ Tsp fennel seeds/sompu
  • 1 laung/clove/lavanga
  • ¼" piece cinnamon/cassia bark/dalchini
  • 1 green chilli
  • ½" ginger
  • 2 cloves garlic
Method
  1. In a mixer jar, take the grated coconut
  2. Squeeze in juice of half a lime/lemon
  3. Next, get all the other ingredients together for the kurma masala paste, green chilli, cashews, fennel seeds, laung, cinnamon, ginger and garlic
  4. Add these into the mixer jar
  5. Add 2 Tbsp of water and grind into a paste
  6. In a steel pressure cooker pan, heat oil/ghee
  7. Splutter jeera and throw in a bay leaf
  8. Saute sliced shallots/onion till light golden
  9. Empty the kurma masala paste into the pan
  10. Saute the paste till raw smell disappears
  11. Add chopped tomatoes and saute till they soften
  12. Next add diced potatoes and also the peas
  13. Sprinkle salt to taste
  14. Add red chilli powder and turmeric
  15. Pour ½ Cup water and mix well
  16. Sprinkle garam masala
  17. Pressure cook for 2-3 whistles on low flame
  18. Garnish with coriander and mix well
  19. Serve hot with chapathi!
Notes
Adjust spices as per your taste

You can also make this in a pan, cover and cook, allow the potatoes to cook

Use fresh or frozen peas, both will work well
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/aloo-kurma/