Vegetable Kurma

Ingredients:

Chopped Vegetable - 1 bowl
Onion - 1 chopped
Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cumin & Aniseed - 1/2 tsp each
Bay Leaf - 1
Salt to taste
Oil - 3 tsp
Coriander Leaves for Garnish

For Gravy:
Shredded Coconut - 1 cup
Onion & Tomato - 1 each
Garlic  & Green Chilly - 5 nos
Ginger - a small piece
Curd - 2 tsp
Poppy Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Aniseed - 1/2 tsp
Cinnamon Stick & Cardamon - 1
Cloves - 3 nos
Pepper Corns  & Cashew Nuts - 5 nos
Cumin (Jeeragam) & Coriander Seeds- 1 tsp

Preparation:

1) Boil the chopped vegetables for 15-20 mins. Grind the gravy ingredients into a smooth paste. Keep both aside.

2) Heat oil in a pan add mustard, cumin, aniseed, bayleaf after they crackle add chopped onion and fry till onions are translucent.

3) Add grinded masala and saute till oil starts leaving the sides of masala. If the masala starts sticking, lower the heat and sprinkle some water and continue stirring.

4) After the masala fried well, add boiled vegetables, salt and water mix it well and leave it for 5 mins. Garnish with coriander leaves.

5) Serve hot with rice, chapati, poori, dosa, idly.