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.
Veg Kurma Recipe – Ingredients
Preparation Time : 20 mins | Cooking Time : 25 mins | Serves : 2
Recipe Category: Sidedish | Recipe Cuisine: North Indian
Recipe Category: Sidedish | Recipe Cuisine: North Indian
Vegetables – 1 and 1/4 cup(I used a combination of carrots, gobi, peas,potato and beans)
Onion – 1 medium sized
Tomato – 1 medium sized
Ginger Garlic paste – 2 tsp
Garam masala powder – 1 tsp
Red Chilli powder – 2 tsp
Coriander powder – 1 tsp
Lemon juice – 2 tsp (or) Thick Curd – 1 tbsp
Coriander leaves – 1/2 tbsp
Salt – to taste
To grind to a paste:
Fresh grated coconut – 1/2 cup
Cashews – 4
Poppy seeds – 1/2 tsp
Fennel seeds – 1 tsp
Split roasted gram – 2 tsp
Green Chillies – 2
Cloves – 2
Cinnamon – 1/2 inch piece
Cardamom – 1
To temper:
Oil – 1 tbsp
Maze(Japthri) – 1
Bayleaf – 1
Curry leaves – few
Method:
- 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. 
My 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.
Krithi Karthi says
January 7, 2013 at 3:46 amGrandma makes something similar.. yumm.. loved ur pics!!
Mini Madhusudan says
January 7, 2013 at 4:34 amLooks yummy.. i love this with dosa..thanks for sharing
DivyaGCP says
January 7, 2013 at 5:24 amColorful kurma.. Looks so delicious and flavorful..
Naazia Ayesha Mohamed Javed says
January 7, 2013 at 6:19 amhi…………looking yummy …i want you to post dum biriyani recepie
WeR SAHM says
January 7, 2013 at 8:47 amdelicious and awesome kurma….
dassana says
January 7, 2013 at 11:00 amkurma is looking delicious with the chapatis.
kausers kitchen says
January 7, 2013 at 11:18 amDelicious and colorful korma..luv it.
Deeksha says
January 7, 2013 at 12:48 pmlooks very nice and tasty.
Gauri says
January 7, 2013 at 1:18 pmThis is so tempting, I want to have some … with such fresh peas these days, korma is a great idea!
Nisa Homey says
January 7, 2013 at 2:09 pmHappy new year sharmi….kurma is looking restaurant like..will try it ASAP.
Kadhyaa says
January 7, 2013 at 2:51 pmIts been long time i had kurma..and this one looks perfect ! Bookmarked
Nivedhanams Sowmya says
January 7, 2013 at 2:52 pmDelicious sharmi!!!! looks exactly like restaurant and the roti in the background looks so perfect!!!
Sowmya
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divya says
January 7, 2013 at 3:42 pmWow.. It's so delectable..
Vijitha says
January 7, 2013 at 4:42 pmSimple 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 says
January 7, 2013 at 5:38 pmLooks very inviting with the rotis at the back. love the sense the aroma of it now. 🙂
Leena says
January 7, 2013 at 6:23 pmWholesome and comforting kurma…
Sonali says
January 8, 2013 at 2:59 amFirst time here…great recipe and pics. Will definitely give the recipe a try.
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manjooo says
January 8, 2013 at 4:40 amall time fav..i generally like kuruma though i never made…will try this recipe
RAKS KITCHEN says
January 8, 2013 at 11:08 amMy favorite with parotta. Looks perfectly made. Veggies pic super!
Jeyashrisuresh says
January 8, 2013 at 2:02 pmSuper tempting and delicious kurma. Nicely done
Manju says
January 8, 2013 at 4:42 pmCan I add Turnip as well, as an additional veg? Will it taste good?
Manju says
January 8, 2013 at 4:43 pmCan I add Turnip too, as an additional veg? Will it taste any different?
Sharmilee! :) says
January 8, 2013 at 4:55 pmYes you can add any other veggies of your choice too….
Akshaya Prabhu says
January 11, 2013 at 8:24 pmLooks tempting!! Poppy seeds are not available in my place. What do I substitute with??
Sharmilee! :) says
January 12, 2013 at 2:13 amYou can skip that and proceed……..
niranjana says
January 12, 2013 at 4:31 pmthanks sharmi for the kurma recipe..turned out great…pls post recipe for french fries
Nazleen Kaiser says
January 14, 2013 at 12:23 pmCan poppy seeds be substituted?
Sharmilee! :) says
January 14, 2013 at 1:13 pmYou can skip it…no worries. Not sure on the substitute……..
Kamala Anand says
January 9, 2014 at 3:52 pmSo tempting!
SAKSHI says
January 24, 2013 at 1:42 pmhi 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 says
January 24, 2013 at 1:46 pmHi 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 says
January 27, 2013 at 2:26 amI 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 says
February 12, 2013 at 5:03 amI tried this recipe today, it was perfect thank you.
Visalakshi Jayabalan says
February 25, 2013 at 2:24 amIt was a perfect Hotel veg kurma.. very delicious and tasty. thanks for posting..
Visalakshi Jayabalan says
February 25, 2013 at 2:25 amThis dish was perfect hotel veg kurma.. very tasty and delicious.. Thanks for posting this..
Sushma says
February 25, 2013 at 6:13 pmI try in twm
Morning
Vidya Sudarsan says
April 12, 2013 at 12:07 amI just made this kurma for dinner! turned out really yummy! thank you!
Unknown says
July 6, 2013 at 5:15 pmAnother recipe from your blog – perfect!!
பொன்ஸ்~~Poorna says
July 11, 2013 at 11:35 pmI 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 says
July 29, 2013 at 1:07 pmvery tasty……….and i like this website very much
Renu Rajeev Kumar says
August 11, 2013 at 2:23 pmWonderful 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 says
August 26, 2013 at 6:28 pmI just tried this curma and it has come out well. very delicious and simple to make.. Thank you 🙂
Kumar Usha says
August 29, 2013 at 5:14 pmgood one sharmilee the pics are well taken and your presentation is excellent which helps people to try out. thanks
Kumar Usha says
August 29, 2013 at 5:23 pmgood presentation with pics and well presented makes people want to try sort of.
ganesh joshi says
October 5, 2013 at 3:55 pmVery nice looking &test
Lisha John says
October 20, 2013 at 12:23 pmhow many tsp coriander powder n chilli powder should be added after adding coconut paste? u didnt mentioned above ..
dipali joshi says
October 27, 2013 at 11:37 amHi 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 says
October 28, 2013 at 1:44 pmhi sharmi….. your doing very good job..thankyou very much for this yummy recipe's
Teesha says
December 1, 2013 at 3:25 amHi 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 says
December 13, 2013 at 7:22 pmI tried it last night and it turned out yummy….Thanks for sharing…
Unknown says
February 10, 2014 at 10:31 amHello, Tried your receipe…..I turned out really fantastic. Thanks for the receipe. Your blog is very nice.
Kaushalya Bashyam says
February 28, 2014 at 7:39 pmHey 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 food@ 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 says
May 12, 2014 at 9:35 amhi i tried kurma for parootta its really awesome…perfect combination.ur blog recipes r so good to eat..i like very muchhhhhh
Gayethiri Rk says
August 25, 2014 at 12:39 pmHi I tried ur kurma… came out very well… got appreciations from my hubby… really wonderful blog… neat explainations
Radhika says
September 1, 2014 at 6:41 amhi..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 says
December 7, 2014 at 8:41 pmHi, 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 says
January 21, 2015 at 2:13 amCame out awesome thanks for sharing the recipe
Sathya Janakiraman says
May 11, 2015 at 6:12 amWow! I tried it yesterday and had it with parotta. It was amazingly yummy! Thanks for the great recipe!
Sathya
shahidha banu says
November 6, 2015 at 6:42 pmtried this today, came out really good! its pretty easy too once you have everything ready, a keeper recipe! thank you for sharing it!
Divya says
December 15, 2015 at 1:20 pmI tried this kurma amezing so yummy
Rajani Chowdari says
January 16, 2016 at 12:07 amTried out recipe it was super hit.
geeth says
April 13, 2016 at 3:02 amTried this today. It was awesome nd delicious.perfect kurma. Try to post more baking recipes.
Bijou says
April 28, 2017 at 7:04 pmCame out so delicious…thank you