Veg Kurma

Mixed vegetables in a coconut, fennel and cashew gravy, sautéed and finished on Steam.

  • 1 h 15 min start to finish
  • Serves 4
  • Works on every CombiWorks on your US 14-in-1Works on your UK & EU 12-in-1Works on your India 14-in-1
Veg Kurma

Set your Combi

SwitchBoth sides
  1. Sear/SautéHI 5
  2. Steam10min
Start to finish1 h 15 min40 min prep + 35 min cooking
ShelfLevel 1
Water in the pan300–400 ml1¼–1⅔ cups water
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You'll need

  • Oil 30 g2 tbsp
  • Onion (finely chopped) 150 g5½ oz
  • Tomato (roughly chopped) 120 g4 oz
  • Potato (cube) 120 g4 oz
  • Green chilli (finely chopped) 5 g⅛ oz
  • Ginger garlic paste 15 g2¾ tsp
  • Carrot (cube/julienne) 70 g2½ oz
  • Cauliflower (medium florets) 120 g4 oz
  • Green peas 70 g½ cup2½ oz
  • Beans (1-5 cm2inch) 35 g1 oz

Whole spices

  • Cinnamon 2 g¾ tsp
  • Cloves 0.5 g0 oz
  • Stone flower 0.2 g0 oz
  • Cardamom 0.5 g0 oz
  • Bay leaf 0.2 g0 oz

Other ingredients

  • Turmeric powder 0.5 g¼ tsp
  • Red chilli powder 4 g1½ tsp
  • Coriander powder 2 g¾ tsp
  • Garam masala powder 2 g¾ tsp
  • Coriander leaves 4 g⅛ oz
  • Salt 5 g¾ tsp
  • Curd 30 g2 tbsp

For paste

  • Fresh Coconut chunk 45 g½ cup1½ oz
  • Fennel seeds 2 g1 tsp
  • Cashews 15 g1½ tbsp

Method

  1. Take a grinder jar, add coconut, fennel seeds and cashew, make it paste by adding water. Keep aside.
  2. Move SmartSwitch to Airfryer, choose Sear/sauté, Insert combi pan into Level 1. Choose temperature H5 (high). Press the button start.

    Our tip Leave the door open for Sear/Sauté; it won't heat with the door shut.

  3. Add oil into combi pan, once it got heated add all whole spices mentioned in ingredients list. Cook it for .

    Our tip The whole spices are ready as soon as they smell fragrant and the cardamom puffs up. If they start to blacken before the time is up, add the onions straight away.

  4. Now, add finely chopped onion and cook it for , sauté until onions turn translucent.
  5. Now, add chopped tomato, ginger-garlic paste & all powdered spices mentioned in ingredients list, mix it well & cook it for .
  6. Our step Whisk the curd smooth and stir it in with the salt before the vegetables go in.
  7. Now, add all chopped vegetable toss it well and add coconut paste (prepared before), cook it for . Stir in between.
  8. Add 300–400 ml1¼–1⅔ cups water into it, mix it well, once it will get boiled. Move the Smartswitch to Cooker, select steam mode and set time for .

    Our tip Before serving, press a potato cube against the side of the pan: it should crush easily. If not, steam it for a few more minutes.

  9. Once cooking done. Serve hot with choice of bread/rice.

Source: Veg Kurma by Kunjesh Raval, SharkNinja India