Aloo Kurma | Potato Kurma | Gravy Recipes
Author: Vindhya Desai
Recipe type: Lunch
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 3-4 people
- 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
- 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
- In a mixer jar, take the grated coconut
- Squeeze in juice of half a lime/lemon
- Next, get all the other ingredients together for the kurma masala paste, green chilli, cashews, fennel seeds, laung, cinnamon, ginger and garlic
- Add these into the mixer jar
- Add 2 Tbsp of water and grind into a paste
- In a steel pressure cooker pan, heat oil/ghee
- Splutter jeera and throw in a bay leaf
- Saute sliced shallots/onion till light golden
- Empty the kurma masala paste into the pan
- Saute the paste till raw smell disappears
- Add chopped tomatoes and saute till they soften
- Next add diced potatoes and also the peas
- Sprinkle salt to taste
- Add red chilli powder and turmeric
- Pour ½ Cup water and mix well
- Sprinkle garam masala
- Pressure cook for 2-3 whistles on low flame
- Garnish with coriander and mix well
- Serve hot with chapathi!
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/
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