Veg Kurma (quick version)

This Veg kuruma is a quick version. Its a mild side dish specially for kerala Parotta.

Ingredients:
Carrot - 1
peas - 1/4 cup
potato - 1
beans - 10
chayote / chow chow - 1/2
bay leaves - 2
salt - 2 spoons
oil - 2 spoons

To Soak:
cashewnut - 3
almond - 2
poppy seeds / kasakasa - 1/2 spoon
milk - 3 spoons

To Grind:
pepper corn - 2
cloves - 2
cardamom - 2
cinnamon stick - 1 inch
cumin seeds - 1/4 spoon
fennel seeds - 1/4 spoon
coconut - less than 1/4 cup
red chillies - 3
tomato - 3/4

Preparation:
Soak cashew, almond and poppy seeds in milk for an hour.
Chop the given vegetables. Pour water until vegetables submerge.
Boil the vegetables in water for 10 mins. Add a spoon of salt  and bay leaves while boiling
Grind all the ingredients given in "To grind" with the soaked ingredients, to a fine paste.
Dilute the paste with 2 cups of water.
In a saute pan / kadai, add 2 spoons of oil.
Pour the diluted mix and half a spoon of salt.
Now add the boiling vegetables and let the kurma cook until it starts to thicken or raw smell goes off

Servings: 4