Vellai Kurma or South Indian White kurma is a very popular side dish for Chapathis and Idiyappam served in most of the restaurants in Tamil Nadu. The name suggests that there is no added color to the kurma like turmeric or any other color.
The recipe given below serves 4
Ingredients :
Assorted Vegetables (carrot, beans, cauliflower, peas and potato cut into cubes) - 3 cups
Salt to taste
Green chillies - 2
Bay leaf - a few
Corn flower or maida - 1 tbsp mixed well in a cup of water
Oil - 2 tbsp
To grind :
Coconut grated - 1 cup
Cardamom - 2
Cinnamon - a small peice
Fennel seeds - 2 tsp
Method
The recipe given below serves 4
Ingredients :
Assorted Vegetables (carrot, beans, cauliflower, peas and potato cut into cubes) - 3 cups
Salt to taste
Green chillies - 2
Bay leaf - a few
Corn flower or maida - 1 tbsp mixed well in a cup of water
Oil - 2 tbsp
To grind :
Coconut grated - 1 cup
Cardamom - 2
Cinnamon - a small peice
Fennel seeds - 2 tsp
Method
- Pressure cook all the cut vegetables with 2 tbsp of water for just one whistle.
- Heat oil in a pan and sauté the green chillies and bay leaves
- Add the ground paste and sauté for a while
- Add salt to taste
- Add the boiled vegetables and pour little water to get a gravy like consistency
- Pour in the corn flour / maida water and give it a boil till the kurma comes together
- Garnish with cilantro
Enjoy with hot chapatis or Idiyappams
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