Aloo Kurma Recipe -- How to make Aloo Kurma

Hi frineds, Thank you all for visiting my blog. Today I am making Aloo Kurma recipe for Veg Pulao and also for chapati.

It is really an easy and simple recipe. I have taken this recipe from my mom. She used to make this curry in the mornings along with Vegetable pulao and in the night time she used to make chapatis. I used to like the way she makes this curry.

Aloo Kurma Recipe
Author: Sailaja Angara
Preparation Time: 20 Mins
Cooking time: 15 Mins
Servings: 4 to 6 people

Aloo Kurma Recipe -- A best accompaniment for vegetable pulao and chapati.

Ingredients:

• 150 Grams Potatoes
• 100 Grams Onions
• 1 Tomato
• 1 Tbsp Oil
• Salt to Taste
• 1 Tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1 Tsp Red Chilli Powder
• 1 Tsp Garam Masala
• 1 Tbsp Tamarind Juice
• 1 Tbsp Kurma Masala

Ingredients For Kurma Masala:

• 1 Tbsp Fresh Coconut Pieces
• 1/2 Tbsp Coriander Seeds
• 1/4 Tbsp Poppy Seeds/Khus Khus
• 2" long Cinnamon Stick
• 4 to 5 Cloves
• 1 Small Onion
• 2" Long Ginger
• 5 or 6 Garlic

Procedure:

1. Peel the skin and cut potatoes into cubes.
2. Pressure cook potatoes for three whistles.
3. Chop onions in lengthwise. Cut tomato into four or six portions.
4. In a blender jar add all the ingredients listed under Kurma Masala.
5. Make a smooth paste of them.
6. Heat oil in a kadai, add mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
7. When they splutter add onions and tomatoes.
8. Fry them till the onions become soft and translucent.
9. Add salt and turmeric powder so that the onions fry faster.
10. Once the onions become soft and tomatoes mushy, add grounded kurma masala.
11. Add red chilli powder, garam masala and mix them well.
12. Add tamarind pulp to it.
13. Add boiled potatoes.
14. Add 2 cups of water and mix them well.
15. Allow this to cook well or until the masala absorbs all the water.
16. Serve aloo kurma with vegetable pulao or chapati.

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