Veg kurma/salna

Serves -3
After searching a lot for salna/ veg kurma recipe I finally found one. Unlike the usual kurma this tastes quite different and a fantastic taste. I love it. Goes well with parotta and also with poori and roti/ phulka/ chapathi. Though its quite a lot of work in making, the taste is worth the time you spend.Do try this.

Ingredients:

• Onion -1
• Tomato -2
• Any vegetables- 3/4 cup( use less vegetables)
• Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
• Red chilli powder -1 tsp
• Coriander powder-1 tsp
• Coriander leaves- For garnish
• Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp ( optional)
• Green chilli -1
• Oil- 2 tbsp
• Salt - To taste

To roast and grind( paste1):

• Fennel seeds -1/2- 3/4 tsp
• Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp
• Cinnamon -1 small piece
• Cloves-2 nos
• Cardamom -1 no
• Ginger- 1 inch piece
• Garlic -3 -4 cloves
• Shallots- 5 to 7 nos
• Oil - 1 tsp 

To grind (paste 2):

• Coconut-1/4 cup ( grated)
• Green chilli -1
• Poppy seeds / Ghasa Ghasa- 1 tsp
• Fennel seeds -1/2 tsp

To grind (paste 3):

• Red chilli -5 to 6 nos

Method :

• For paste 1: First dry roast all the spices and add 1 tsp of oil and then roast onion. When onion becomes soft turn off the flame, bring it to room temperature and grind it to a fine paste.
•  For paste 2:  Grind all the ingredients mentioned under 'for paste 2' by adding little water.
• For paste 3: Soak red chillies in warm water for about 30 mins and then grind them to fine paste.
• Now in a pan add oil followed by onion when it turns soft add tomato when it becomes mushy add vegetables and paste 1. Mix well.
• Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder , Coriander powder, salt and red chilli paste ( paste 3).
• Add required water and let the vegetables cook. 
• When done add paste 2 (coconut paste) and required water.
• Boil for 2 minutes till the raw smell disappears and turn off the flame. Add pepper powder ( optional)
• Garnish with Coriander leaves.
• serve hot with parotta/ poori/ chapathi. 

Notes:

• Since we are adding lot of spicy things be careful with the quantity you add.
• Do not boil for a long time after you add paste 2. Just 2 mins is enough.
• Do not add more vegetables. As this kurma should have more of gravy and less of veggies.
• This kurma should be quite runny not thick. Any ways it is up to your preference. 
• I added potato and peas. You can use any vegetables like carrot, soya chunks  ( meal maker) Cauliflower, beans.
• You can also add ginger garlic paste and avoid it in paste 1.