Veggie Surprise

 A delicious curry filled with a variety of vegetables in your meal. Goes well with bread rolls,appams, parotta & Saffron Ghee Rice

Vegetables cooked in khus khus & coconut milk. You can add any vegetables you like...

Preparation time:10-15min.
Cooking time:20-25 min.
Serves : 3

   Ingredients:

• 300 gm. mixed vegetable ( carrot, green peas, cauliflower, potato, French beans, broccoli.  )
• 1/4 cup red, yellow & green capsicum minced finely.
• 2 cups grated coconut.
• 2 tsp. khus khus.
• 4 cloves garlic.
• 1/4'' ginger.
• 3-4 green chilies.
• 1 minced onion.
• 1+1 tbsp oil.
• 2 tsp coriander powder
• 1 tsp chilly powder.
• 1/2 tsp jeera powder / cumin.
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder.
• 1 tsp mustard seeds.
• Pandan leaves or few curry leaves.
• 1 tsp salt or according to your taste.
• Few chopped coriander leaves.

Method:

• Wash & cut the vegetables into 1'' pieces( I used the broccoli, potato, mushroom, french beans, cauliflower,green peas & carrot)
• Crush garlic, ginger & green chilies in a blender.
• Grind the coconut & khus khus & extract 1 cup thick milk & 2 cups thin milk.

• Heat 1 tbsp. oil in a pan add the minced onion & fry till light brown.
• Add the crushed ingredients( green chilies,ginger & garlic) Saute for 2 min..

• Add the coriander powder, turmeric powder, jeera powder & chilly powder saute for a sec..
• Next add the potato,carrot& french beans saute for 1 min..

• Add 1/2 tsp salt, thin coconut milk, coriander leaves, cover & cook till the vegetables are tender on medium flame.
• Once the potatoes are cooked add the broccoli, cauliflower & cook till done ( if required add 1/2 cup water)

• Once the gravy thickens add the thick coconut milk & the mushrooms & let it simmer on low flame check the salt...Meanwhile let's season...

• Heat 1 tbsp oil in another pan, add the mustard seeds & let it pop.
• Add the red, yellow.green capsicum &pandan leaves...

• Saute for 2-3 min...
•  Pour over the gravy &simmer for 2 min off the flame.
• Serve hot with bread rolls, appams & Saffron Ghee Rice 😊😋