Vegetable Curry Recipe » Dassana’s Veg Recipes

Desire a easy but scrumptious curry recipe with the goodness of a lot of greens in it? Right here’s precisely what I’ve for you. Take a look at this Vegetable Curry Recipe of mine that I’ve shared on this submit. It is a Punjabi or North Indian-style Vegetable Curry made with fried blended greens in a luscious creamy spiced onion-tomato gravy. Greatest paired with all of your Indian flatbreads and even cumin rice, for a comforting meal.

About Vegetable Curry Recipe

A wide range of blended vegetable recipes are widespread each in North Indian in addition to South Indian cuisines. As it is usually a favourite in my home, I’ve a couple of variations of preparations that embody blended veggies in them.

Some are dryish, others semi-dry or curry primarily based. This recipe of Vegetable Curry is a method that I make, with typical Punjabi flavors in it.

I had seen this Vegetable Curry Recipe on a tv present a long time again. Submit which, I attempted it at house. And after I did that, the outcomes got here out actually good. Since then, it’s much-loved by all at my place.

Typically, I simply make this model, pair it with our common chapatis and a few contemporary salad on the facet, and a satisfying lunch or dinner is sorted.

The gravy of this Vegetable Curry is creamy, mildly candy and subtly spiced with a touch of sourness from the tomatoes and curd (yogurt).

The recipe requires frying the veggies. Alternatively, you possibly can sauté the greens or blanch or steam them too. Nevertheless, since fried veggies and cream is used, the dish turns into wealthy in energy.

Since this submit is a couple of Vegetable Curry Recipe, listed below are some extra recipes which can be comparable. One is that this one-pot preparation of Combine Veg Recipe with veggies that aren’t fried, however cooked within the gravy. One other one is the Paneer Sabji that I make, the place the bottom is identical.

As I discussed, you possibly can savor this beautiful blended veg curry with Indian flatbreads like roti or phulka or chapati or naan or tandoori roti together with an onion-lemon salad or Kachumber.

Step-by-Step Information

The way to make Vegetable Curry

Fry Greens

1. Warmth 4 tablespoons oil in a wok (kadai) or pan. Add 2½ cups chopped blended greens and start to fry them.

Chop the carrots, potatoes into cubes and the cauliflower into small to medium florets as then it takes much less time to fry them.

Relying on the dimensions of the wok (kadai) or pan, you possibly can fry the greens in batches too.

2. Fry greens on medium to medium-high warmth, turning them over as wanted. Guarantee to fry till they’re cooked utterly and are tender and golden from the perimeters.

3. Take away with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper towels to take away extra oil.

As an alternative of frying, you possibly can even steam or roast the greens in an oven.

Frying & Sauteing

4. In the identical oil, add 2 slit inexperienced chilies and 10 to 12 entire cashews. Fry until the cashews are golden and the chilies have some mild blisters on them. Don’t brown or burn the chillies.

Take away with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper towels.

5. Maintain the warmth to low or flip off the warmth. Add 1 beneficiant pinch of asafoetida and stir.

In case you wouldn’t have asafoetida, then merely omit including it.

6. Subsequent, add ⅓ cup finely chopped onions. Stir and sauté on medium warmth till the onions flip mild golden.

7. Add 1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste or crushed ginger-garlic. Sauté on medium-low warmth till their uncooked aroma dissipates.

Make Onion & Tomato Masala

8. Add ¾ to 1 cup finely chopped tomatoes. Stir and sauté till the tomatoes grow to be pulpy and also you see oil releasing from the perimeters.

9. Decrease the warmth and add all the bottom spice powders – ½ teaspoon crimson chili powder, ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder, 1 teaspoon coriander powder and ½ teaspoon garam masala powder.

Stir and blend nicely. Sauté for a minute on low to medium-low warmth.

10. Maintain the warmth to a low and add 2 tablespoons whisked curd (yogurt). Stir curd briskly as you incorporate it into the masala combination.

Stirring briskly however repeatedly when including curd, ensures that it doesn’t cut up within the onion-tomato masala. Additionally, use full-fat contemporary curd.

11. Add 3 tablespoons mild cream or low fats cream. Once more, stir and blend all the things very nicely.

Decide so as to add 1 tablespoon of heavy or whipping cream, as a substitute of sunshine cream.

Make Vegetable Curry

12. Subsequent, add ⅓ cup water. Stir nicely and let the gravy come to a simmer.

Add water relying upon the consistency you need. However don’t make a skinny curry or gravy.

13. When the curry involves a simmer, then add the fried greens, fried cashews and chilies. Additionally, season with salt.

Right here, you can too add paneer cubes together with fried greens.

14. Combine and stir the greens and allow them to to simmer within the gravy for two minutes on medium-low warmth.

15. Serve Vegetable Curry with naan or tandoori roti or phulkas together with onion-mint-lemon salad.

Variations

Listed below are some variations that may add range to the Punjabi-style Vegetable Curry repertoire, permitting you to get pleasure from totally different flavors and textures with every preparation:

• Add cubes of Indian cottage cheese (paneer) to the curry for a richer and creamier texture. You can too marinate the paneer in spices and pan frying them, earlier than including to the gravy or can garnish the vegetable curry with pan fried paneer cubes.
• Add cooked chickpeas (chana/chole) together with greens like onions, tomatoes and bell peppers for a protein-rich curry.
• Sauté mushrooms and inexperienced peas along with spices like cumin, coriander and garam masala powder to create a scrumptious curry with earthy flavors.
• Mix cauliflower (gobi) with potatoes (aloo) for a basic Aloo Gobi curry that’s each comforting and attractive.
• Sauté okra (bhindi) individually in oil. Add these to the curry base, simmer for 1 to 2 minutes and revel in a tangy and flavorful curry.
• Fry or boil tender jackfruit items and add them within the masala gravy for a singular and flavorsome vegetarian curry.

Skilled Ideas

1. Select contemporary veggies: Use contemporary and seasonal greens for the very best optimum taste and style. Frequent greens used on this curry embody potatoes, carrots, inexperienced peas, cauliflower, French beans and bell peppers.
2. Making ready veggies: Wash and chop the greens evenly in order that they cook dinner on the similar price. You may lower them into cubes or bite-sized items, relying in your choice.
3. Cooking veggies: As an alternative of frying the greens, you can too sauté or blanch or steam them. You possibly can additionally roast the greens in an oven.
4. Layer flavors: Add the bottom spices to the onion-tomato base and cook dinner them till the uncooked scent disappears for a couple of minute. This step permits the spices to launch their flavors and infuse into the curry.
5. Modify consistency: For the specified consistency, add water accordingly. Some want a thick gravy, whereas others want a medium to skinny consistency.
6. End with contemporary herbs: You may add a garnish of contemporary coriander leaves to the curry earlier than serving, for an added coloration and freshness within the dish.

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This Vegetable Curry recipe from the weblog archives was first printed on December 2014. It has been up to date and republished on Might 2024.