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Chapati Kurma Recipe-Mixed Vegetable Kurma-Chappati Kurma (South Indian style)

November 11, 2013 by PadhuSankar 28 Comments

This mixed vegetable kurma/veg kurma is a great side dish for chapati, parotta and poori. It is easy to prepare and tastes delicious. This kurma is very popular in South Indian hotels and is usually served with chapati and hence the name “chapati kurma”(I presume).Today we will learn how to make chapati kurma/veg kurma following this simple recipe with step wise pictures.

vegetable kurma

How to make Chapati Kurma (South Indian style)

Prep time -under 15 mins
Cook time -under 20 mins
Serves -3-4

Ingredients needed

Onion – 1 chopped finely
Tomato -1 chopped
Ginger garlic paste – 1 1/2 tsp
Green chilli -1-2
Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
Sambar powder – 2 tsp

Vegetables 

Cauliflower florets -1 cup (blanched)
Green peas – 1/4 cup
Carrot -1
Beans – 5-6
Potato -medium size -1

Masala paste for the kurma

Grated coconut -1/2 cup
Fennel seeds (saunf/sombu)- 1 tsp
Chutney kadalai (pottu kadalai/roasted gram dal) – 1 tbsp
Cashew nuts – 2-3

For the seasoning

Oil – 1 tbsp
Cloves -2
Cinnamon – 1 inch piece

For garnishing 

Coriander leaves finely chopped

Preparation 

Grind coconut, fennel seeds,chutney kadalai and cashew nuts to a smooth paste. Keep it aside.

Cut the vegetables into medium sized pieces.(carrot, beans, potato)

Grind chilli with ginger garlic paste or slit it and add it with onions.

Blanch cauliflower -Wash and cut it into florets and put it in hot water with a little salt. Drain the water after 10 minutes and keep it aside.

Method

Heat oil in a kadai/pan, add cloves and cinnamon, saute for 2-3 seconds and add chopped onions. Saute until onions turn transparent.

Add ginger garlic chilli paste and saute for a few more minutes until the raw flavor of the ginger goes.

Add chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder, sambar powder and cook for a few minutes until the tomatoes become soft.

preparing mixed veg kurma

Add all the vegetables, 1/4 cup of water, salt needed and cook covered until the vegetables are soft. (Since I prepared it in a pressure pan, I pressure cooked for 1 whistle and opened it after 5 minutes.If the pressure has not subsided, you can pour 1/2 cup of water on top of the cooker to release the pressure and then open it. Take care, if cooking in the pressure cooker as the vegetables should not be mushy).

vegetable kurma-South Indian style

Once the vegetables are cooked, add the ground coconut paste, water needed and cook in medium flame for 5 minutes. The kurma should not be too thick nor too watery, so add water accordingly.

chapati kurma

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve as a side dish for chapati or poori or parotta.

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Comments

  1. Zareena

    November 12, 2013 at 4:35 am

    I will be always searching for chapthi side dishes. This is very useful. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  2. chitra

    November 12, 2013 at 4:53 am

    super easy Receipe.

    chitra

    Reply
  3. Sriram Subramanian

    November 12, 2013 at 8:58 am

    excellent dish for chappathi/poori…enjoyed very well…sriram

    Reply
  4. Safeena Banu

    November 13, 2013 at 4:23 am

    all ur receipes are very good and tasting well i have been trying all ur receipes thanks

    Reply
  5. Aarthi Chandrasanth

    January 13, 2014 at 3:28 pm

    This particular Kurma recepie you have posted is the best and quick one. i have tried it many times and always it was excellent and very quick to make without lot of hassles. Thanks for the recepie.

    Reply
  6. Prabheeja Thiyagu

    February 26, 2014 at 5:18 pm

    Yeah today i also tried it and i think it is having excellent taste and easy to cook .

    Reply
  7. Agila Biotech

    March 24, 2014 at 2:27 pm

    Yes,It's easy.I got new tips from this Dish.
    Thank you.

    Reply
  8. Lakshmi Kalpathi

    November 4, 2014 at 6:00 am

    I made this Kurma today for my mother and it turned out very well. I have also used your Rasam, Sambhar and Brinjal curry recipes all with great success. Eager to try out some more…

    Reply
  9. kanimozhi jasmine

    July 9, 2015 at 5:07 pm

    Excellent recipe,easy to cook.really enjoyed.thank you so much….

    Reply
  10. venkat k

    July 30, 2015 at 11:57 pm

    Awesome recipe..you add a twist always like the use of pottu kadalai here!

    Reply
  11. Jyothi

    January 12, 2016 at 2:00 am

    Hi padhu well I hav seen so many blogs n all but ur blog is too simple n very helpfull.its very easy to follow n ppl who cant cook also can cook ur dishes with great success..awesome blog really helpful…Thank you soo much.

    Reply
  12. Jyothi

    January 12, 2016 at 2:02 am

    Can we use amchur pwdr instead of tomato? N can I avoid cauliflour.?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      January 14, 2016 at 11:33 am

      You can omit cauliflower if you do not like it. Tomato gives a nice taste to this kurma. You can make it without tomato also.

      Reply
  13. Suji

    March 2, 2016 at 4:06 pm

    Awesome recipe! My husband, kids and I loved it.. I was very happy since it's very hard to try new with my husband as he is very picky .. He loved this! Thanks for sharing..

    Reply
  14. Unknown

    June 15, 2016 at 11:50 am

    Padhu, the recipe is simply yumm.. Nothing can beat your ingredients and easy way of cooking delicious food.. Kudos!!

    Reply
  15. aparna

    June 20, 2016 at 5:18 am

    Can u post some more gravy receipes which can be served with chapathi or poori

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      June 20, 2016 at 8:47 am

      Check out more than 150 Side Dishes for Chapati.

      Reply
  16. K.Ramachandran

    November 7, 2016 at 6:48 am

    Very good recipe. Made kurma for the first time and liked it very much. Earlier used to think that we get good kurma only in hotels.

    Reply
  17. Sakthi

    November 7, 2016 at 8:17 am

    Hi…
    Instead of sambar powder..can we substitute with chilli and coriander powder..if yes..how many tsp..

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      November 7, 2016 at 1:31 pm

      Add chilli powder according to your taste. Coriander powder – you can add 1 1/2 tsp.If you have sambar podi, use that otherwise use chilli powder and coriander powder.

      Reply
  18. Unknown

    December 1, 2016 at 6:57 pm

    I tried this recipe… It's easy and tasty… Thank you so much for sharing…

    Reply
  19. Unknown

    March 15, 2017 at 1:57 am

    I tried it today and came very tasty.me and my husband liked it ..simple and nice recipe..

    Reply
  20. video

    November 18, 2017 at 1:17 pm

    Thank you. It s very easy…

    Reply
  21. renuka jayachandran

    June 14, 2018 at 2:39 am

    Very simple but superb taste recipe. Now kurma has been one of my regular dish nd loved by my family members too
    Thanks a lot for Padhu

    Reply
  22. jaya sree

    September 17, 2018 at 11:14 am

    hi padhu hope you are ikeeping good health and high spirits. I have made veg kurma earlier. But this kurma tasted awesome. it's very easy to prepare and delicious. same like they make in hotel. superb. my hubby and children liked it very much.

    Reply
  23. Shankara Narayanan T S

    September 25, 2018 at 4:17 am

    Hi padhu, did it today and came out very well. simple and easy recipe. Thanks a lot. vasumathy

    Reply
  24. Jemi

    December 11, 2021 at 4:35 am

    Mam tried it today.came out very tasty..can we add capsicum along with these mentioned veggies?

    Reply
    • PadhuSankar

      December 18, 2021 at 9:16 am

      Yes, you can.

      Reply

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