This kurma made with Potatoes and green peas is a classic dish and pairs well with Pudina (Mint) Rice, Coconut Milk Rice, Ginger Rice or with any Indian Bread.
Pudina (Mint) Rice
Cooks in 70 minutesDifficulty: EasyA flavored rice made with mint and coconut milk. This pudina rice goes well with Carrot Kurma, Potato Peas Kurma or any gravy type side dish
Coconut Milk Rice
Difficulty: EasyA flavored rice made with Basmati Rice, coconut milk, Onion and other Indian spices.
Ginger Rice
Difficulty: EasyA flavored rice made with basmati Rice, onion, fresh ginger, saffron and other Indian spices. Serve this rice with any spicy kurma.
Potato Peas Kurma
4
servings10
minutes20
minutesThis kurma made with Potatoes and green peas is a classic dish and pairs well with Mint (Pudina) Rice, Coconut Milk Rice, Ginger Rice or with any Indian Bread.
Ingredients
Potato – 2 Nos
Green Peas – ½ cup
Big onion (medium size) – 1 No
Sambar Powder – 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder – ¼ teaspoon
Tomato – 1 No
Lemon juice – ½ teaspoon
Salt – 1 teaspoon or as per taste
- To grind:
Coconut gratings – 2 tablespoon
Khus Khus – 1 teaspoon
Pottukadalai – 1 tablespoon
Cashew nuts – 2 to 3 Nos
Garlic cloves – 2 Nos
Fresh ginger – 1“ piece
Green Chillies – 1 to 2 Nos
- For seasoning:
Oil – 2 tablespoons
Fennel seeds – 1 teaspoon
Cinnamon stick – 1 small piece
Cardamom – 1
Cloves – 2 Nos
Directions
- Cook potato till soft and remove the skin. Cut it into medium size pieces. Cook green peas and keep it aside.
- Chop onion and tomato finely.
- Grind Coconut gratings, Khus Khus, Pottukadalai, Cashew nuts, Garlic cloves, Fresh ginger, Green Chillies, together to a fine paste.
- In a kadai put the oil and when it is hot add cinnamon stick, cardamom, cloves and fennel seeds.
- When it is slightly fried, add chopped onion and fry till it turns transparent.
- Add tomato pieces along with salt and turmeric powder. Fry till tomato mashed well.
- Add sambar powder and stir it.
- Now add potato pieces and green peas and mix well.
- Add the ground paste. Mix once again everything well and add just enough water to cover the potato and peas. Close with a lid and cook till it starts boiling. Allow to boil for few more seconds and remove.
- Add lemon juice and mix well.
hi kamala
mouth watering to see Ill try today
Hi Raje
Thank you for visiting my site and your comments. Please let me know your feedback after trying it out.
Hi kamala,
Ur recipies r really great and one important thing is that the dishes you have displayed is comming exactly as shown in photo and also the quantity which you have mentioned is also very perfect … basically i cook and have experience and now am trying ur recipies and getting good credits from my family. one request plz tell us how to prepare “Veppalai Katti” i need to learn that through you only kamala.
Subha Mouli,
Thank you for your kind feedback and comments on my site.
Regarding “Veppelai Katti”, as you know, it is prepared with fresh lemon/Narthai Tree leaves, I never tried this recipe. because I do not get the fresh leaves in the City. But when I was young, my grand mother used to prepare this just plucking the leaves from our Backyard where lots of Lemon / Narthai trees were available.
I enjoyed this with Curd Rice.
I find the following recipe more or less similar to my grandma’s recipe. Hope it will be of useful to you.
http://tastytraditions.blogspot.com/2007/03/pickles-veppilaikkatti-spiced-citrus.html
Dear Maami
u r awesome… Love ur blog.. Wat I like the most is ur constructive instructions…love u
Keep posting new recipes !
Love
Aarthi
Hi Aarthi,
Thank you for your kind comments.
Sure ur welcome!!
Hi Kamala,
I’m Guyanese and will try your potato peas kurma tonight! Will the taste be any different if I substitute the peas with Chana?
Thank you,
Karen
HI karen,
Yes. The taste will be different. Chana is heavier than peas and need more spices.
Hai mam,
I have a general question to you.how can we preserve broken coconut wen there is no refrigerator?
If you apply little salt, it will stay good for few days. However, you cannot preserve it if you keep it outside.
Hi Kamala,
I have tried 3 of your recipes and they have been just awesone; Thank you so much for sharing.
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Thank you for your kind words.
Hello mam, do you have an android app? Me and my wife love your recipes. So it will ready if you have an app.. just a suggestion!!
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Thank you for this wonderful recipe. Can we fry onion and tomato in a pan then grind it add to recipe.
Yes. You can do that.
Tried for dinner tonight. Came out very well.
Thanks for the recipe.
Thank you for your kind feed back.
NICE awesome I tried it today
Hello Ms Kamala, tried the kurma today and it came out great! Thank you for sharing!