Description
Korma or Kurma is a mild curry sauce made with coconut cream and nuts. (Potato Kurma / Aloo Korma)
| Ingredients-1 | |
|---|---|
| 1 no | Potato |
| 2 nos | Onion (diced) |
| 1 no | Tomato (diced) |
| 1 no | Green chilli |
| ½ tsp | Ginger garlic paste |
| ¼ tsp | Turmeric powder |
| ½ tsp | Red chilli powder |
| 2 tsp | Coriander /dhania powder |
| ½ tsp | Salt (or to taste) |
| 3 stks | Coriander leaves (for garnishing) |
| 1 tsp | Ghee |
| 3 tsp | Oil |
| Ingredients-2 | |
|---|---|
| 1 cup | Fresh grated coconut |
| 5 nos | Cashews |
| 1 tsp | |
| ¼ cup | Water (approx) |
| Ingredients-3 | |
|---|---|
| 5 nos | Curry leaves |
| 1 no | Bay leaf |
| ¼ tsp | |
| ¼ tsp | |
| 2 nos | Cloves |
| 2 nos | Cardamon |
| 2 nos | Cinnamon stick (small) |
Instructions
Grind all ingredients from Table -2 to make a thick paste and keep aside. Wash and peel the potatoes, cube them and store in cold water to avoid discoloration. Heat oil and ghee in a pressure cooker and season with all the ingredients from Table-3, fry them for few seconds then add chopped onions and green chilli saute until golden. Now add the ginger garlic paste and fry for few seconds.
Add the tomatoes along with turmeric , red chilli powder, coriander powder, salt and cubed potatoes. Fry for few seconds and add 1 cup of water and pressure cook up to 2 hiss and switch off. When the steam comes to a stop completely, carefully open the cooker and add the coconut cashew paste and simmer for 5 minutes. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with Idli/dosai/puri/roti.
Notes
Pressure cooking is not a must, but makes it easy. You can also cover and cook the potatoes over medium flame and then add the coconut paste or Microwave the potatoes with water for 4 minutes(approx) and add it to the masala.
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I tried today for dinner as
I tried today for dinner as side dish with chapathi, also added a few vegetables like cauliflower, carrot, beans and peas and reduced the potato to one medium. Waiting for my husband to come, will taste it and update again.