Potato Kurma Kuzhambu (Urulaikizhangu Kurma Kuzhambu)

Ingredients

• Potatoes - 3 (boiled, peeled, cut into medium sized pieces)
• Oil - 3 tsp
• cloves - 4
• Cinnmon stick - 1
• Star anise - 3
• Fennel seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Cumin seeds (jeeragam) - 1/4 tsp
• Onion - 1
• Tomato - 3
• Green chilli - 3 ( cut lengthwise )
• Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
• Salt as required
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• Chilli powder - 1 tsp
• Coriander powder - 2 tsp
• Curry leaves - few
• Cilantro - for garnishing
• Coconut - 1 cup (grated finely)

Method

• In a kadai, add oil, cloves, cinnamon stick, star anise, Fennel seeds, jeera seeds.
• When the seeds starts spluttering, add the onion, Green chillies, ginger garlic paste.
• Fry till, the onion becomes golden brown colour and add the tomato and curry leaves.
• Cook till it becomes soft.Add the Turmeric powder, Chilli powder, coriander powder and salt.
• Add the boiled, peeled and cut potatoes to the above.
• Add water and allow the contents to boil.
• Add the coconut and boil for another 2 mts.
• Check for the seasoning and switch off the stove.
• Garnish with cilantro and serve hot for plain rice.

            

Egg Kurma (Muttai Kurma)

 

 
 
Ingredients 

• egg- 4
• cloves - 4
• cinnamon stick - 1(small)
• star anise - 2
• sombu - 1 pinch
• onion- 1 sliced and grinded to fine paste
• ginger garlic paste- 1 tsp
• tomato- 2 ( fine paste)
• chilli powder- 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
• coriander powder – 2 tsp
• coconut- 1/2 cup – grated finely
• curry leaves - few
• corriander leaves-few
• oil 3 tsp
• salt as per taste
• water as needed
• full cream milk - 2 tsp (optional) (for more creamy taste) 

Method 

• Boil the eggs and keep it aside to cool.
• Heat oil in the pan.
• Add the cloves, sombu, cinnamon stick, star anise and fry it.
• Add the ginger-garlic paste and fry till the smell goes off.
• Now add the onion, till golden brown colour and add the tomato and curry leaves and sauté well.
• Add little water and while is starts boiling, add the turmeric powder, chilli powder, coroiander powder and salt.
• While it starts boiling, add the grated coconut and the cream milk.
• Check for the seasoning and switch off the stove.
• Now add the eggs after removing the outer skin and cut into half and put it in the kurma.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.
• Serve hot with rice.