Mixed Vegetable Curry...

Food is not just a mean to satisfy our hunger, rather it serves as an art characterised by distinct techniques with a mix of specific culture. Various factors like local ingredients, traditions, and customs get involve in the process to create a unique dish. Therefore here I present before you a very popular recipe of the Bengali households- "Mixed Vegetable Curry", prepared to relieve all from the daily toil of excavating some distinct cuisine at the dinner table to please your taste buds. Let's try our hands on this special recipe today.

Mixed Vegetable Curry...

Ingredients-

2 tbsp Oil

12 cubes Paneer / Cottage Cheese, cubed

1 Potato, chopped

1 Onion, chopped

½ Carrot, chopped

½ cup Cauliflower florets

4 Beans, chopped

¼ cup Peas

¼ Capsicum, chopped

2 Tomato, chopped

1-inch Cinnamon

5 Cove

2 pods Cardamoms

1 Bay Leaf

1 tsp Cumin seeds

2 tsp Kasuri Methi

1 Green Chilli

1 dry Red Chilli

1 tsp Ginger-Garlic paste

¼ tsp Turmeric powder

1 tsp Red Chilli powder

1 tsp Coriander powder

1 tsp Cumin powder

½ tsp Garam Masala powder

1 tsp Black Pepper powder

Salt and Sugar to taste

½ cup Curd / Yogurt, whisk

½ cup Water

2 tbsp Cream / Malai

2 tbsp Coriander leaves, finely chopped

Method-

Heat 2 tbsp oil in a kadai and saute the spices. Saute 1 onion and 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste. Further add spices, salt and sugar. Saute well. Add tomato puree and cook well. Add ½ cup whisked curd. Stir continuously. Now add roasted mix vegetables and mix well. Add ½ cup water and cook for another 10 minutes. Turn off the flame and add 2 tbsp cream, 1 tsp kasuri methi and 2 tbsp coriander. Mix well. Serve the mixed vegetable curry with hot rotis / parathas or rice.

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