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kadai vegetable recipe

RESTAURANT STYLE KADAI VEGETABLE RECIPE / MIXED VEGETABLE KADAI MASALA RECIPE

Smitha Kalluraya
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Course Side Dish
Cuisine Indian

Ingredients
 

  • 2 cup Mixed Vegetables ( Beans ,Carrot , cauliflower, peas ,babycorn etc )
  • 2 nos capsicum, diced
  • 2 nos onion, ( 1 diced + 1 chopped )
  • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds Jeera
  • 1 Bay leaf / Tej patta
  • 1 tsp Kasuri Methi /dried fenugreek leaves
  • 1 tsp Garam Masala, - ( optional )
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric Haldi
  • 1/4 tsp Brown sugar / regular sugar
  • Salt to taste
  • 2 tbsp Fresh cream malai
  • 2-3 tbsp Butter / butter + Oil mixed

To saute and grind ( Onion - Tomato paste) :

  • 2 medium sized Tomatoes
  • 1 onion
  • 1/4 inch Ginger piece
  • 3-5 flakes Garlic
  • 2 nos Green Chillies

For Kadai masala:

  • 1 1/2 tbsp Coriander Seeds Dhania
  • 3-6 nos Red Chillies, ( depending on your spiciness )
  • 1/2 inch Cinnamon
  • 2-3 nos Cloves/ Lavang
  • 1 no cardamom elaichi

Instructions
 

  • Clean, wash and chop veggies length wise. Blanch them in hot water to ease faster cooking .
  • Dice onion and capsicum .

To make onion - tomato paste :

  • Add a tsp of oil and add the ingredients under 'to saute and grind' and saute till tomatoes turns little mushy.
  • Cool down and grind it a fine paste.

To make Kadai Masala:

  • Dry roast coriander seeds,red chillies,cinnamon ,cloves and elaichi until they turn slightly brown and starts releasing the aroma.
  • Cool them and grind it in mixer to a coarse powder .
    kadai masala recipe

Now Time to assemble everything and prepare the yummy kadai masala gravy :

  • Heat butter in a kadai . Add cumin seeds and bay leaf. Let cumin seeds splutter.Add onion and saute till slightly browned.
  • Next add the tomato paste and saute well for about 4-5 mins or till raw smell goes and color changes.
  • Meanwhile , as the tomato onion paste is getting cooked , take another pan add little oil,toast capsicum and onion for 2mins,Set aside.Retain crunchiness .
  • Once the raw smell of the tomato - onion paste goes and they start leaving oil , add haldi , kasoori methi , kadai masala , garam masala ,salt and sugar .Saute for 2 mins .
  • Add blanched veggies . Add very little water and cook on low flame for 3-4 mins. . Let the veggies take in flavors .
  • Add sauted onions and capsicum .Finally add in fresh cream, chopped coriander leaves and give a quick mix , Boil once and switch off .
  • Yummy kadai vegetable gravy is ready to serve . Serve with phuka / chapathi / naan / kulch / pulao etc .
    kadai vegetable recipe

Notes

  1. Maintain the crunchiness of diced capsicum and onion .
  2. The same recipe can be adapted to make kadai paneer or other kadai recipes .
  3. You can add some paneer cubes to this recipe also .