Step by Step to make the Kurma in Microwave.
Have the vegetables all washed, chopped into small pieces, keep them ready.
Potato gets microwaved for 7 mins, while coconut paste is ground and ready.
In a microwave bowl, take the oil and whole spices. Micro for 1 min.
Then add julienne onions, green chilies and microwave for 1 min.
Next goes the ginger garlic paste. Microwave for 1 min again.
Followed by tomatoes. You can microwave both for 2 mins.
See how mushy the tomatoes look.
Using the ladle mix well.
Then add the vegetables.
Mix well and add Red Chili powder.
Saute everything and micro for 1 min.
Add the coconut paste (ground with fennel seeds)
Saute and cook again for 2 mins.
Pour water as required to get a consistency and for the vegetables to get cooked.
Microwave for 10 mins before removing it.
Ingredients Needed:
Onions - 2 medium
Tomatoes - 2 medium
Green chilies - 2 long
Mixed vegetables - 1 & 1/2 cups (Carrot, Beans, Cauliflower, Potatoes, peas)
Ginger Garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
Coconut paste - 1 cup
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
Red chili powder - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil - 2 tsp
Water as required
Whole spices:
Cloves - 2
Cinnamon - 2"
Cardamon - 2
Method to prepare:
Microwave potatoes for 7 mins by making marks over it
Grind coconut along with fennel seeds to a smooth paste
Chop all vegetables and keep it aside
In a microwave safe bowl, take the oil along with the whole spices. Microwave for 1 min.
then goes the onions with green chilies. Micro again for a minute.
Next add the ginger garlic paste and micro for 1 min, followed by chopped tomatoes. Micro for 2 mins.
When it is soft and mushy, mash with the ladle.
Then add all the vegetables. stir well. Add the coconut paste and mix well. Micro for 2 mins.
Add water as required and micro for 10 mins.
Remove and garnish with coriander leaves.
Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal says
Always love your step by step recipes, delicious looking koorma 🙂
Rujuta says
Srivalli,
Gr8 recipe and clicks..
Love ur step by step method of posting recipes....makes it so easier for us to understand it correctly and accordingly cook....
Will def try this microwave veg kurma...and try to send entries for this event...
Best Wishes
Rujuta
http://theworldaccordingtorujuta.blogspot.com/
Priya says
Yumm, i can have two more rotis with this kurma..
kanthi says
Lovely kurma with step wise pictures,kurma looks delicious valli..
Smitha says
thats a good one Srivalli...love teh step by step...
Now we can live with just a MW and no stove!
Jhonny walker says
You are a microqueen 🙂
I always come to this blog to know microwave cooking. Its super fun. I have to use it more. Thanks to your posts.
Krithi's Kitchen says
Lovely kurma..
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Nithu says
Kurma looks yummy.Nice step by step pics.
Sushma Mallya says
Lovely detailed explanation valli:)...lovely kurma
Divya Vikram says
Kurma looks delicious Valli.
Chandrani Banerjee says
very nice mixed vegetable
rekhas kitchen says
Love that step by step pic.Kurma looks so delicious...