Recipe Kurma To Eat With Kerala Parotta
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Kurma is a popular accompaniment for Chappathi , Parotta, Aappam and Phulkas.
Generally, a kurma is a coconut based stew, with vegetables and whole spices.
---Ingredients
Onion
Carrot & potato - (1/2 inch diced boiled separately)-1/2 cup
Tomato - 1
Green chilli - 2
Ginger- 1 inch piece
Garlic bulbs - 3
Cashew nut (whole)- 6 nos
Poppy seeds (Tamil: Kasakasa) - tbs
Grated coconut- 5 tbs
Cloves - 4 Nos
Elachi - 5 Nos
Turmeric Powder- a pinch
Cinnamon -1/2 Stick
Buttermilk (diluted)- 1/2 cup
Salt - as needed
Sugar - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - 1 spring
Oil
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----Preparation
Cut the onion and Tomato alongside
Grind coconut, green chilli, cashew nuts & Poppy seeds to fine paste
Smash ginger & Garlic
Heat the pan and put 1 tbs of oil
Now put Cloves, Elachi, Cinnamon
Add the smashed ginger and garlic and saute till raw smell goes off
Then put the diced onion, curry leaves and fry till raw smell goes off
Add carrot and saute well and put turmeric powder
Then pour the ground mixture (coconut, green chilli, cashew nut & Poppy seeds) and mix well in low flame
Add water to get kurma consistency
After 10 minutes pour the butter milk and mix well
Add sugar and salt
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