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Aloo Kurma | Potato Kurma | Kurma

Aloo kurma is a popular South Indian side dish made with potatoes, onions, tomatoes simmered in coconut sauce. Potato kurma is made using potatoes, onions and coconut masala cooked together to create a curry. This goes well with chapati, appam, idiyappam even idli or dosa.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian, South Indian
Servings 6 servings
Calories 183 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
  • 1 piece cinnamon
  • 3 cardamom
  • 3 cloves
  • 1 large onion (sliced)
  • 4 green chillies (slit)
  • 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 2 tomatoes (chopped)
  • 2 potatoes (peeled and chopped)
  • 1 cup frozen peas
  • Salt to taste

To grind for kurma

  • ¾ cup fresh coconut
  • 2 tablespoon cashews or melon seeds
  • 1 teaspoon fennel seeds

Instructions
 

  • Grind together fresh coconut, melon seeds or cashews and fennel seeds in a blender. If you don't have fresh coconut use frozen coconut or dry coconut.
  • Grind this mixture to a smooth paste by adding some water. If you are using frozen or dry coconut, grind the mixture using hot water.
  • Heat oil in a pot or pressure cooker. Add in fennel seeds, cinnamon, cardamom and cloves. Fry them for 30 seconds till fragrant.
  • Add in sliced onions and saute for couple of minutes till onions turn translucent.
  • Add in ginger garlic paste and green chillies and saute for 1 more minute.
  • Now add in turmeric powder, peeled chopped potatoes and salt. Stir fry everything for 2 mins.
  • Add salt to taste and pour enough water to cover the potatoes. Bring it to a boil and pressure cook for 4 whistle. If you are cooking this in a regular pot, then cover and cook on a low flame for 25 to 30 minutes.
  • Now let the pressure release naturally on the cooker, add in the ground coconut melon paste and mix well. Simmer for 5 more minutes or cook until the kurma thickens.
  • Serve this with roti, appam, idiyappam.

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Notes

  • I used melon seeds along with cashews to grind. You can use cashews, almonds, pottu kadalai (roasted gram dal).
  • This whole dish can be cooked in a regular pot with lid instead of pressure cooker.
  • You can skip the turmeric powder and make this entire dish into a white colour kurma.
  • Instead of potatoes, you can add mixed veggies like carrot, cauliflower, green beans.
 

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingsCalories: 183kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 5gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.5gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 113mgPotassium: 584mgFiber: 7gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 531IUVitamin C: 36mgCalcium: 46mgIron: 2mg
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