Vegetable Kurma

Ingredients:
1 medium sized Potato
7-8 Beans
1 medium sized Carrot
2-3 florets of Cauliflower
Small piece of Beetroot
1/4 cup soaked/frozen Green Peas
1 medium sized Onion
Salt to taste
1 cup grated Coconut
Grape sized Tamarind / 1/2 Tomato
2 flakes of Garlic
2-3 seeds of Cardamom / Elakki
2-3 Red Chillies
5-6 Coriander leaves(3:For Masala+3:For Garnishing)
1/2 inch sized Cinnamon / Chekke
2 Cloves / Lavanga
1 Anise seed(Star shaped flower)
4-5 Pepper
2 tsp Cashew nuts
1/2 Nutmeg flower

Recipe:
Peel the potato, beetroot and chop them into medium sized pieces as shown in the picture below Chop 1/2 onion, beans and carrot into medium sized pieces as shown in the picture below. Put this chopped vegetables, green peas in a pressure cooker, add little amount of water, salt and pressure cook. (1-2 whistles)

Put grated coconut, garlic, onion, red chillies, coriander leaves,cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg flower, pepper, anise seed, tamarind/tomato and cashew nuts into smooth paste by adding little amount of water.

Put this ground coconut masala in a heavy bottomed vessel/pan and fry them in medium flame for about 5-6 mins until it leaves from the bottom.

Add cooked vegetables and keep the kurma in low falme for about 3-4 mins. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot. It goes well with chapathi/poori.