South Indian Yogurt And Coconut Milk Curry With Vegetables Food

VEG KURMA | VEGETABLE KORMA RECIPE

Steps:

• Fine chop onions & tomatoes. Slit chilli and set aside all of these. Cube the veggies to ½ inch sizes and set aside. Keep the potatoes immersed in a bowl of water until used.
• Make a fine paste of coconut, cashews, roasted chana dal & saunf with 6 tbsps water. If you do not like the flavor of fennel seeds you may skip it. Set aside the kurma paste.
• Heat a pot with oil. Then saute bay leaf, star anise, mace, jeera, cardamoms, cloves and cinnamon until they sizzle.
• Next put in the chopped onions and green chili. Fry until they turn transparent & pink in color.
• Fry ginger garlic paste until the raw smell goes off.
• Next saute tomatoes with salt until mushy and soft.
• Add turmeric, chilli powder, garam masala and coriander leaves. Saute well for 2 to 3 mins until the masala smells really good.
• Transfer the coconut paste and saute for few minutes until the kurma masala smells good.
• Drain the water from potatoes and add them to the pot.
• Next add the other veggies and mix well. Fry for 2 to 3 minutes and then pour water just enough to cover the veggies. Adjust salt if needed.
• Cook until the veggies are cooked. Garnish with coriander leaves.
• Serve veg kurma with chapati, pulao or biryani.
• Press SAUTE button and pour oil to the inner pot of Instant pot. Add all the whole spices and saute for 30 seconds.
• Next add onions and chili. saute for 3 mins.
• Add ginger garlic and saute for 30 seconds.
• Next add tomatoes and salt. Saute for 1 minute.
• Move the onions and tomatoes to one side. Add the potatoes to the other side.
• Cover with an external lid and cook for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Saute all of these for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add in all the spice powder and saute for 30 to 60 seconds.
• Press CANCEL button and add the coconut paste.
• Add the rest of the veggies and mix well.
• Pour water and deglaze the bottom by scrubbing with a spatula. This releases bits of food stuck there & avoids a burn.
• Taste the water and add more salt if needed.
• Secure the Instant pot with the lid and position the steam release handle/ value to sealing.
• Press PRESSURE COOK button (high pressure) and set the timer to 1 minute.
• After the Instant pot beeps, wait for 1 minute. Then release the pressure manually by moving the steam release value from sealing to venting.
• Give a gentle stir. Vegetable korma will look runny at this stage but will thicken after it cools down a bit.

EASY CHICKEN CURRY WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Cook 1 tablespoon of the oil, the curry paste and onions in a large saute pan over medium heat, stirring often and letting sizzle, 5 to 6 minutes. Pat the chicken dry, sprinkle with salt and pepper and add the remaining oil to the pan. Cook the chicken in the onion-curry mixture until golden on all sides. Add the broccoli, carrots, basil, garlic and lime zest and cook, stirring, until the vegetables are coated, about 2 minutes. Add the coconut milk, chicken stock and tomatoes and bring to a simmer. Let the chicken simmer until cooked through and the sauce begins to thicken, about 20 minutes. Squeeze with lime juice before serving.

SOUTH INDIAN YOGURT AND COCONUT MILK CURRY WITH VEGETABLES

Steps:

• 1. Soak the dals in the water 1 hour or longer. Meanwhile, prepare the coconut milk. Then, drain the dals, reserving the water. Place the drained dals, ginger, green chili peppers, and curry leaves in a blender and blend, adding some of the water to facilitate the blending, until smooth, about 30 seconds Add 1 tablespoons coriander, the cumin, and salt, and blend again. Then add the yogurt and blend once again until smooth.2. Heat the oil in a large nonstick wok or saucepan and fry the red chili peppers until golden, 1 minute, then add the cumin and mustard seeds they should splutter upon contact with the hot oil, so cover the pan until the spluttering subsides. Quickly add the remaining 1 tablespoon coriander, fenugreek seeds, and asafoetida, stir 30 seconds, and add the eggplant, bell pepper, and tomato. Cook, stirring, 1 minute.3. Add the yogurt mixture, a little at a time, stirring constantly to prevent it from curdling, until it comes to a boil. Rinse the blender with the remaining water, add it to the kadhi, and boil again. Reduce the heat to medium and cook, stirring, 5 to 7 minutes, then ad the coconut milk and cilantro and simmer until the vegetables are soft and the kadhi is thick and smooth, 5 to 7 minutes. Serve hot.From "1,000 Indian Recipes." Copyright 2002 by Neelam Batra. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

COCONUT CHICKEN CURRY WITH YOGURT

Steps:

• In a heavy pan, sauté butter, onions and garlic until soft and lightly brown.
• Add spices, and fry 2-3 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Add chicken, and brown on all sides.
• Mix yogurt turmeric, and coconut milk together and add to chicken. Cover with a tight fitting lid and simmer 35-45 minutes until chicken is tender. Remove cinnamon sticks and cardamom pods. Serve hot with rice.
• Optional: substitute 2 1/2 tsp curry powder for coriander, cumin and cayenne pepper.