Carrot kurma / gajar kurma recipe

Carrot kurma recipe with step by step pictures 

                Carrot kurma is a sidedish recipe for idli,  dosa,  chapathi, paratha.  This kurma is a simple version with less spice powders.  This kurma has carrot alone and it is little sweet due to the carrots.  You can add other vegetables too.  It tastes yummy and goes well with idiyappam too.  Try this and give your valuable comments. 

Few more kurma recipes to try out, 

Hotel style vegetable kurma

Egg kurma

Vegetable white kurma
Potato kurma
Instant kurma


               Check out the recipes.  Lets move to the carrot kurma recipe below with step by step pictures.

Enjoy the food  ! 

Ingredients   :

.  Carrot   -  1 cup (chopped into small cubes) 

.   Onion  -  1 medium sized ( finely chopped) 

.   Green chillies   -  3 (slited)  (as per your taste,  add more if you want spicy) 

.   Tomato  -  1 medium sized ( finely chopped) 

.   Ginger garlic paste  -  1 tblsp

.   Curry leaves   -  1 sprig 

.   Oil  -  1 tblsp

.   Cumin seeds  -  1 tsp

.   Turmeric powder  -  1 tsp

.   Garam masala  -  2 tsp

.   Salt to taste

.   Coconut  -  3 tblsp (grated) 

.   Fried gram  -  1 tblsp

.   Fennel seeds  -  1 tsp

Method  :

             1. Heat oil in a pressure cooker.  Add cumin seeds.  After it crackle,  add onion,  curry leaves and green chillies.  Saute until onion becomes soft. 

            2. Add ginger garlic paste.  Saute until raw smell goes out.  Add tomato followed by turmeric powder and salt. 

            3. Saute until tomato becomes mushy.  Add chopped carrots.  Saute for a min.  Add garam masala.  Mix well.  Add water. 

           4. Grind Coconut, fried gram and fennel seeds in a mixer jar by adding 1/4 cup of water.  Add it to kurma.  Mix well. 

           5. Cover with lid.  Cook for 1 whistle.  Turn off the stove.  Garnish with coriander leaves.  Serve. 

Pictorial   : 

            Heat oil in a pressure cooker

Add cumin seeds

After it sizzle,  add chopped onion and curry leaves 

Add slited green chillies.  Saute until onion becomes soft

Add ginger garlic paste.  Saute until raw smell goes out

Add chopped tomato.  Saute for few secs. 

Add turmeric powder and salt 

Saute until tomato becomes mushy

Add chopped carrots

Saute for 2 mins

Add garam masala.  Mix well for a min. 

Add 1 1/2 cup of water

In the meantime,  take grated coconut,  fennel seeds and fried gram in a mixer jar

Grind it by adding 1/4 cup of water

Add the paste to kurma

Mix well.  Check for salt

Cover with lid.  Pressure cook for 1 whistle.  Add chopped coriander leaves ( i haven't any and so i didn't added).  Turn off the stove

Carrot kurma is ready.  Serve with idli, dosa or chapathi