Vegetable Kurma is a mild, pleasant, flavourful gravy made by cooking parboiled vegetables with coconut paste & tempered spices, onion & tomato mix. Vegetable Kurma is one of the best accompaniment for rotis, pooris and can be extended for plain rice as well. How to cook Vegetable Kurma is posted in this recipe with step by step pictures.
Vegetable Kurma / Korma is the best accompaniment with roti’s or even poori’s.There are different types of kurmas but the hotel style veg kurma that is served with parotta,chapathi, idiappam, makes me drool yes always. Through the days I’ve modified ammas recipe and came up with this version and now we are hooked onto this recipe.Check out my paneer vegetable korma which I posted long back, its a white kurma.
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Vegetable Kurma | Veg Kurma
Ingredients
- 1 and 1/4 cup vegetables I used a combination of carrots, gobi, peas, potato and beans
- 1 medium sized big onion
- 1 medium sized tomato
- 2 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 tsp garam masala powder
- 2 tsp red chilli powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tbsp thick curd
or
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tbsp coriander leaves
- salt to taste
To grind :
- 1/2 cup fresh grated coconut
- 4 cashews
- 1/2 tsp poppy seeds
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 2 tsp split roasted gram
- 2 green chillies
- 2 cloves
- 1/2 inch piece cinnamon
- 1 cardamom
To temper:
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 maze (japthri)
- 1 bay leaf
- few curry leaves
Instructions
- First grind the ingredients listed under ‘to grind’ with little water to a fine paste, Set aside.
- Chop the vegetables and rinse it well.
- Parboil the vegetables(just half cooked) along with little salt,set aside.
- Heat oil in a kadai – add the items under ‘to temper’ then add ginger garlic paste followed by onion saute well until slightly browned.
- Then add chopped tomatoes fry until mushy and raw smell leaves.
- Then add red chilli powder, coriander powder,garam masala powder and fry for 2mins for the masala powders to blend well.
- Then add the coconut paste, 3/4 to 1 cup water and allow it to boil for 5mins in low flame until raw smell leaves.
- Then add the veggies,required salt and simmer.
- Simmer and allow it to boil till you get a thick kurma consistency.
- If you are adding curd add it at this stage.
- Add chopped coriander leaves,lemon juice and switch it off.
- Serve Veg Kurma hot with rotis / pooris / rice.
Notes
- The kurma thickens with time so switch it off accordingly.
- The combination of veggies is purely your choice.
- You can even add channa / butter beans / or even soya chunks.
- Instead of parboiling the veggies you can even add the veggies directly to the gravy and pressure cook it for a whistle and then simmer. But this way take care not to mush the veggies.
- You can slip tomatoes and add 3 tbsp of cream / milk to make the kurma white base and even more richer.
- Lemon juice or curd is a must to give a slight tanginess to the kurma.
Veg Kurma Recipe Step by Step
- First grind the ingredients listed under ‘to grind’ with little water to a fine paste, Set aside. Chop the vegetables and rinse it well.
- Parboil the vegetables(just half cooked) along with little salt,set aside.Heat oil in a kadai – add the items under ‘to temper’ then add ginger garlic paste followed by onion saute well until slightly browned.
- Then add chopped tomatoes fry until mushy and raw smell leaves. Then add red chilli powder, coriander powder,garam masala powder and fry for 2mins for the masala powders to blend well.
- Then add the coconut paste, 3/4 to 1 cup water and allow it to boil for 5mins in low flame until raw smell leaves. Then add the veggies,required salt and simmer.
- Simmer and allow it to boil till you get a thick kurma consistency.If you are adding curd add it at this stage. Add chopped coriander leaves,lemon juice and switch it off.
Serve it hot with rotis / pooris. 
Expert Tips
- The kurma thickens with time so switch it off accordingly.
- The combination of veggies is purely your choice.You can even add channa / butter beans / or even soya chunks.
- Instead of parboiling the veggies you can even add the veggies directly to the gravy and pressure cook it for a whistle and then simmer. But this way take care not to mush the veggies.
- You can slip tomatoes and add 3 tbsp of cream / milk to make the kurma white base and even more richer.
- Lemon juice or curd is a must to give a slight tanginess to the kurma.
Krithi Karthi
Grandma makes something similar.. yumm.. loved ur pics!!
Mini Madhusudan
Looks yummy.. i love this with dosa..thanks for sharing
DivyaGCP
Colorful kurma.. Looks so delicious and flavorful..
Naazia Ayesha Mohamed Javed
hi…………looking yummy …i want you to post dum biriyani recepie
WeR SAHM
delicious and awesome kurma….
dassana
kurma is looking delicious with the chapatis.
kausers kitchen
Delicious and colorful korma..luv it.
Deeksha
looks very nice and tasty.
Gauri
This is so tempting, I want to have some … with such fresh peas these days, korma is a great idea!
Nisa Homey
Happy new year sharmi….kurma is looking restaurant like..will try it ASAP.
Kadhyaa
Its been long time i had kurma..and this one looks perfect ! Bookmarked
Nivedhanams Sowmya
Delicious sharmi!!!! looks exactly like restaurant and the roti in the background looks so perfect!!!
Sowmya
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divya
Wow.. It's so delectable..
Vijitha
Simple neat recipe. My mom used to make kurma for roti but I love it with dosa or appam 🙂 Gorgeous clicks as always Sharmi. Happy New Year to you!
Uma Ramanujam
Looks very inviting with the rotis at the back. love the sense the aroma of it now. 🙂
Leena
Wholesome and comforting kurma…
Sonali
First time here…great recipe and pics. Will definitely give the recipe a try.
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manjooo
all time fav..i generally like kuruma though i never made…will try this recipe
RAKS KITCHEN
My favorite with parotta. Looks perfectly made. Veggies pic super!
Jeyashrisuresh
Super tempting and delicious kurma. Nicely done
Manju
Can I add Turnip as well, as an additional veg? Will it taste good?
Manju
Can I add Turnip too, as an additional veg? Will it taste any different?
Sharmilee! :)
Yes you can add any other veggies of your choice too….
Akshaya Prabhu
Looks tempting!! Poppy seeds are not available in my place. What do I substitute with??
Sharmilee! :)
You can skip that and proceed……..
niranjana
thanks sharmi for the kurma recipe..turned out great…pls post recipe for french fries
Nazleen Kaiser
Can poppy seeds be substituted?
Sharmilee! :)
You can skip it…no worries. Not sure on the substitute……..
Kamala Anand
So tempting!
SAKSHI
hi dear..I tried out this recipe yesterday…it was awesome..but I did not get the colour..my korma was whitish green…it tasted amazing nevertheless…
Thanks a lot for sharing recipes. Makes life a lot easier, for newly married or amateur cooks…I like your oats section…Do try to add more oat based recipes…
SAKSHI
Hi dear
I tried this recipe yest and it turned out amazing. I dint get the colour somehow…Yours looks reddish and mine looked whitish green…the taste was great nevertheless
Thank you Sharmi for sharing such lovely recipes with us..It makes life a lot easier for newly married and amateur cooks
I like the oat based recipes. Its a good way to integrate it into the 'not so healthy' Indian cuisine. Do try to add more of them to your list.
Joseph Berchmans
I just made this an hour ago. Before cooking, it did not even occur to me what kurma smells like. After making it only I remembered the smell of hotel kurma…it turned out perfect, except for the colour (as noted by the previous commentor). The taste and the smell were amazing though. Bookmarking this website! Thank you!
Kirtana Srinivasan
I tried this recipe today, it was perfect thank you.
Visalakshi Jayabalan
It was a perfect Hotel veg kurma.. very delicious and tasty. thanks for posting..
Visalakshi Jayabalan
This dish was perfect hotel veg kurma.. very tasty and delicious.. Thanks for posting this..
Sushma
I try in twm
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Vidya Sudarsan
I just made this kurma for dinner! turned out really yummy! thank you!
Unknown
Another recipe from your blog – perfect!!
பொன்ஸ்~~Poorna
I have been spending a lot of time in your blog all day today. Its very inspiring. It feels like I found the right recipe book at last and never ever have to google for anything i have to make anymore.
It would be a great idea to float an app with your recipes.. it would help for ppl like me cooking with ipad in kitchen 🙂
Selva Sundar
very tasty……….and i like this website very much
Renu Rajeev Kumar
Wonderful Korma. I was always wondering how to make a korma that tastes like this.
Searched internet and found this. I just tried it an it turned out really good. The chilli level was a bit high for my taste, but I think you can always adjust that to one's preference. I got the color also. Thanks a lot
Gowri
I just tried this curma and it has come out well. very delicious and simple to make.. Thank you 🙂
Kumar Usha
good one sharmilee the pics are well taken and your presentation is excellent which helps people to try out. thanks
Kumar Usha
good presentation with pics and well presented makes people want to try sort of.
ganesh joshi
Very nice looking &test
Lisha John
how many tsp coriander powder n chilli powder should be added after adding coconut paste? u didnt mentioned above ..
dipali joshi
Hi sharmi..I prepared this kurma yesterday for my niece's birthday…it was awesome!!! A showstopper..:) it took the dinner to whole new level..too good..but one query…my kurma didn't had tat color ur kurma has…y y y?
Sangeetha Keshavadas
hi sharmi….. your doing very good job..thankyou very much for this yummy recipe's
Teesha
Hi Sharmi….I have been following your blog from a while and this is my first comment, I tried Kurma at home and it came to be one of my best dish…my hubby just loved it….
Thank u and keep posting such recipes 🙂
LuvLadoo
I tried it last night and it turned out yummy….Thanks for sharing…
Unknown
Hello, Tried your receipe…..I turned out really fantastic. Thanks for the receipe. Your blog is very nice.
Kaushalya Bashyam
Hey dear!!!! I have become addicted to your blog!!! Tried this recipe as well it turned out fabulous!!! Dint get the color of the gravy as shown in this pic!!! Still it was very tasty!!! Thanks to your blog we enjoy restaurant style [email protected] home!!!
Two things I want to bring to your notice in indregidents section you have mentioned onion twice … secondly, I added garam masala after adding veggies, I guess youve forgot to mention when it needs to be added… im not finding fault in your blog but just thought of bringing it to your…. a huge fan of your recipes!!!! Thanks a ton
Thivi ashok
hi i tried kurma for parootta its really awesome…perfect combination.ur blog recipes r so good to eat..i like very muchhhhhh
Gayethiri Rk
Hi I tried ur kurma… came out very well… got appreciations from my hubby… really wonderful blog… neat explainations
Radhika
hi..I tried out this receipe yesterday and it tasted exactly like veg kurma we get in south indian hotels! Thank you for such a wonderful post! 🙂
Unknown
Hi, I tried this yesterday night as a side dish for Poori and Jeera rice….It was delicious, reminded me of tamil nadu veg kurma you get in hotels….I am very happy with recipe,Thanks a lot and keep up the good work….You have a Great Blog!!
vidhoo21
Came out awesome thanks for sharing the recipe
Sathya Janakiraman
Wow! I tried it yesterday and had it with parotta. It was amazingly yummy! Thanks for the great recipe!
Sathya
shahidha banu
tried this today, came out really good! its pretty easy too once you have everything ready, a keeper recipe! thank you for sharing it!
Divya
I tried this kurma amezing so yummy
Rajani Chowdari
Tried out recipe it was super hit.
geeth
Tried this today. It was awesome nd delicious.perfect kurma. Try to post more baking recipes.
Bijou
Came out so delicious…thank you