Kadai vegetable

Ingredients:

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Vegetables of your choice....I used

• Carrots - 3
• Beans - 100 grams
• Potato - 1 big
• Cauliflower - 1/2
• Brinjal - 1
• Peas - 3 handful
• Corn - 3 handful

You can also use Lima beans,Baby corn or even cubes of fresh paneer.

• Tomato puree - from 4 tomatoes (Chop the tomatoes and grind it in a mixer).
• Onion puree - from 1 onion (Peel off the skin ,chop roughly and grind in a mixer with little water)

• Capsicum - 1, cut lengthwise
• Pearl onions - 1 handful (5 to 6)
• Cashews - 4 tsp , broken

• Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
• Red chilli powder - 2 to 3 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• Coriander powder - 2 tsp
• Jeera powder - 1 tsp
• Garma masala powder - 2 tsp
• Curd - 3 tsp
• Coriander leaves - 2 tsp ,finely chopped (optional)
• oil - 4 tsp
• Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
• Sugar - 1 tsp
• Salt - to taste

Method:

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• Chop the vegetables into 1 inch long pieces and wash well in running water using a strainer.
• Add the veggies in a kadai with a pinch of turmeric powder.
• Sprinkle little water and cook covered till the vegetables become tender.
• Open the lid in between ,stir the vegetables and sprinkle some water if required.Do not add too much water as the veggies should not be over cooked.

• Meanwhile heat 1 tsp of oil in a tadka pan and saute the pearl onions with 1 tsp of red chilli powder and pepper powder.

• Set aside to cool.Grind them along with half of cashews and few curry leaves into a coarse paste.

• Heat 3 tsp of oil in the kadai,add paneer cubes and fry till they turn light brown.Add the onion puree,ginger garlic paste and saute well till the raw smell goes.
• Add 2 tsp of red chilli powder,dhania powder,jeera powder,garam masala powder,sugar and saute for 5 min.
• Add the tomato puree and salt and saute till raw smell goes off.
• Now add the cooked veggies and remaining cashews and mix well.Let it cook for 5 min on a medium flame.Stir occasionally.
• Add curd or fresh cream(if available) ,mix well and cook for another 5 min till the oil comes out.
• Switch off the flame and garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve with hot rotis.