NAVRATHAN KURMA

Navrathan kurma is another dish i learnt from my mom.A very popular north Indian dish which goes very well with chapathis.The dish is a combination of vegetables and fruits in a rich coconut gravy.The combination of vegetables and fruits makes it unique.

This is my post on day 7 of Recipe marathon 2.

INGREDIENTS

Cauliflower - 1 cup,cut into florets

Beans - 1 cup, chopped to 1" piece

Carrot - 1 cup , diced

potato - 1 medium size , diced

Frozen green peas - 1/2 cup

pineapple chunks- 1/4 cup,chopped

Onion - 1 medium size

Tomato - 1 medium size

Ginger - 1" piece,grated

Garlic - 2 cloves,finely chopped

Grapes - 1/4 cup,sliced into half

Pineapple juice - 1/2 cup,unsweetened

coconut milk - 1/2 cup

cashew - 1/2 cup, grind to paste

Cardamam pods - 3 nos , whole

Cinnamon stick - 1 small piece

curryleaves - of 1 sprig

Green chillies - 3-4 nos,slit

oil/ghee

salt to taste

METHOD

Cook the vegetables( cauliflower,beans,carrot,potato) with some salt until they are tender and keep aside.Reserve the stock.Grind onion and tomato to a fine paste separately.Heat some ghee in a kadai/wok.Add the whole cardamam and cinnamon stick.Stir for a few secs and add gin-garlic,curry leaves and green chillies.Fry it until the garlic turns golden brown.Then add the onion paste and fry it until its raw smell and flavor disappear.Now add the tomato puree and fry it till its raw smell and flavor completely disappear.Add some salt.Now add the cooked vegetables,green peas,pineapple pieces and grapes and mix it well.Then stir in the cashew paste,coconut milk and the pineapple juice.If required add the reserved vegetable stock to get the consistency you want.Check for salt.Cover and let it simmer for 5-6 mins.Serve hot with chapathis.

Dont forget to check the blogs of my marathon buddies.They have some yummy stuffs in stock.

1) DK

2) Siri

3) Srivalli

4)PJ

5)Curry Leaf

6)Medha

7)Priya

8)Bhawna

9)Raaji

10)Ruchii

11)Anu

12)Kamala

13)Roopa

14)Divya Kudua

15)Rekha

16)Divya M

17)Lakshmi

18)Raaga

19)Lakshmi Venkatesh

20)Sripriya

21)Viji

22)Pavani