vellai kurma recipe, how to make chettinadu vellai kurma | white kurma

vellai kurma | chettinadu vellai kurma | white kurma with step by step photos – tasty restaurant style kurma recipe.

vellai kurma

chettinadu vellai kurma | white kurma | vellai kurma recipe – a popular South Indian restaurant style kurma.  It is also called as porotta kurma.

This vellai kurma is very popular in Chettinadu region of Tamil Nadu. It is often served with chapati, idiyappam, parotta and appam.  This kurma can be made with any vegetable of your choice.  In tamil, vellai means white, this kurma is white in color and hence the name vellai kurma.  So avoid adding vegetabless like beetroot, tomato etc.  Also, spice powders like turmeric powder, red chili powder are also avoided and green chilies are used instead.

You might also be interested in simple South Indian recipes like vada curry, mixed vegetable kurma, parotta salna.

Let us see how to make vellai kurma recipe with step by step photos.

chettinadu vellai kurma recipe

basic info

preparation time: 10 minutes
cooking time: 20 minutes
recipe type: main, side dish
cuisine: Indian
serves: 3 – 4
equipment used: kadai, saucepan

ingredients

• potato – 2
• beans – 5 – 6
• carrot – 1/2
• cauliflower florets – 1 cup
• onion – 1, sliced
• lemon juice – 1 teaspoon
• curry leaves – few
• fennel seeds – 1/2 teaspoon
• cumin seeds – 1/4 teaspoon
• cardamom – 1
• cloves – 1
• cinnamon – 1/2-inch piece
• oil – 2 tablespoons

for grinding 

• coconut – 3/4 cup, grated
• shallots or small onion – 4 – 5
• green chili – 4 – 5
• ginger – 1/2-inch piece
• garlic – 4 – 5
• fennel seeds – 1/2 teaspoon
• cashew nuts – 5 – 6
• roasted gram or pottukadalai – 1 teaspoon
• fennel seeds – 1/2 teaspoon
• cinnamon – 1/4-inch piece
• cloves – 2
• cardamom – 1

how to make vellai kurma recipe with step by step photos

1. Peel the skin from carrots, potato, chop into pieces and keep aside.  Cut cauliflower into florets, immerse it in hot water containing salt, and keep aside.

2.  In a saucepan, add all the veggies except cauliflower, add water and salt.  Cook till the veggies get cooked well.  Alternately, you can also pressure cook them for one whistle.

3.  Add all the ingredients mentioned under the heading “for grinding” to a mixer jar.  Add water little by little and grind it to a smooth paste.  Keep aside.

4.  Heat oil in a pan.  When the oil is hot enough, add cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, fennel seeds, cumin seeds, and saute for a second.

5.  Add onion, and saute till onion turns translucent.  Now add the ground paste and mix well.

6.  Next, add the cooked vegetables, parboiled cauliflower florets and salt.  Mix well.  Add water.  Cook in a low flame until the cauliflower pieces get cooked well.

7.  Finally add curry leaves, a teaspoon of lemon juice, mix well, and then turn off the flame.

8.  vellai kurma is ready.  Serve with chapati.

chettinadu vellai kurma recipe below

vellai kurma recipe | chettinadu white kurma

 

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Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

20 mins

Total time

30 mins

 

vellai kurma recipe, tasty chettinadu white kurma for dosa and chapati

Author: Lisha Aravind

Recipe type: main

Cuisine: Indian

Serves: 3 - 4

Ingredients

• potato - 2
• beans - 5 - 6
• carrot - ½
• cauliflower florets - 1 cup
• onion - 1, sliced
• lemon juice - 1 teaspoon
• curry leaves - few
• fennel seeds - ½ teaspoon
• cumin seeds - ¼ teaspoon
• cardamom - 1
• cloves - 1
• cinnamon - ½-inch piece
• oil - 2 tablespoons
• for grinding
• coconut - ¾ cup, grated
• shallots or small onion - 4 - 5
• green chili - 4 - 5
• ginger - ½-inch piece
• garlic - 4 - 5
• fennel seeds - ½ teaspoon
• cashew nuts - 5 - 6
• roasted gram or pottukadalai - 1 teaspoon
• fennel seeds - ½ teaspoon
• cinnamon - ¼-inch piece
• cloves - 2
• cardamom - 1

Method

1. Chop vegetabless and keep aside.
2. Grind masala paste and keep aside.
3. Heat oil in a pan.
4. When the oil is hot enough, add cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, fennel seeds. Saute for a second.
5. Add sliced onion and saute till translucent.
6. Add the ground masala paste, mix well.
7. Add the cooked vegetables, parboiled cauliflower, salt. Mix well.
8. Simmer and cook till caulilflower gets cooked well.
9. Add curry leaves, lemon juice, mix well. Turn off flame.
10. Serve vellai kurma with chapati.

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