Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Chow Chow and Carrot kurma

Chow chow & Carrot kurma - preparation time 20 mins
In my in-laws house they prepared this kuruma. As we are adding vegetables it became more healthy and tasted good & different.

Ingredients:-
Chow chow - 1 cup (chopped to small cubes)
Carrot - 2 (chopped to small cubes)
Onion - 1 (chop to thin strips of one inch)
Red chili powder - 1 tsp
Ginger - 1 inch
Garlic - 5 pods peeled and 3 with skin
Coconut - grated 2 tbsp
Saunf, cinnamon, clove - little & according to your taste
Badam paste - 1 tbsp (soaked and made to paste with little water)
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt - to taste
Sesame oil - 2 tbsp
Water - as required

Preparation method:-
Crush peeled ginger, little saunf and garlic with skin. Keep them separately.
In a heavy bottomed tawa heat oil and add the spices. When saunf turns light brown add crushed ginger and garlic.
When raw smell of onion goes off add chopped onion, chow chow, carrot and sortae for 10 mins.
Add water till the added vegetable are immerses. Close the tawa till the vegetable get cooked well and soft.
Grind the coconut to paste. Add coconut paste, chili powder, turmeric powder, badam paste and cook the raw smell goes off and slightly oil separates.
Serve this with hot chapathi or puri's.