Vegetable Korma

Well, I am returning after a long break. I have tons of recipes to post and this is the first of the lot. This is a very quick recipe and it tastes extremely yummy.

Potatoes, cubed - 2
Tomatoes, chopped - 2
Onion, chopped - 1
Corn/peas - 1/4 cup
Beans & carrot, chooped - 1/2 cup
Coconut milk - 1/2 cup
Cauliflower - 1/4 cup
Garam masala - 1/4 tsp
Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/4 tsp
Jeera - 1/4 tsp

For paste:
Green chillies - 3
Kasakasa - 1/4 tsp

• Half boil potatoes and keep aside.
• Grind kasakasa and greenchillies with 1/4 tsp jeera into a 'granular' paste. (Well, i couldn't grind that darn kasakasa any finer :p)
• Heat oil in a pan and fry jeera. Once the jeera is fried, add the onions and sautee till they are soft. Add the ground paste and fry some more.
• Add the garam masala, chilli powder, coriander powder and salt and fry till the lovely aroma of fried masala fills the room and The Mr coughs from the living room (maybe 2 mins).
• Add all the vegetables and sautee for 2 mins.
• Add the tomatoes, and sautee till the tomatoes become soft. At this point you can add more chilli powder if you want. I made it enough spicy to make The Mr cry for more :D
• Pour in the coconut milk(let it not be too thick. Add 1/4 cup water), reduce heat and let it simmer for 5-10 mins until all the vegetables are cooked. If you find the korma lacking in salt, don't add salt when the coconut milk is boiling. You can add it after you take it off the stove and before serving.

This dish tastes awesome both with rice and rotis. A little heavy coz of the coconut milk but you can substitute it by grinding the paste with 1/2 tbsp(or less) of shredded coconut and using 1/2 cup of water to boil the vegetables in.

Source: My Precious :)