Vegetable Kurma

Ingredients:

Potatoes                   -  2 nos
French beans            -  100 gms
Carrots                     -  2 nos
Peas                         -  10 gms
Cauliflower               -  a small  piece

Onion                       -  1 nos
Tomatoes                 -  1 nos
Lime juice                 -  1 table spoon
Grated coconut         -  1 table spoon
Fennel seeds (sauf)   -  1 tea spoon
Cloves                      -  1 nos
Green chilies             -  2 nos
Garlic                       -  4 - 5 pearls
Ghee                        -  1 table spoon
Mustard seeds          -  1 table spoon
Coriander leaves       -  1 table spoon
Salt to taste

1.  Wash, clean and chop vegetables into 1/2 inch pieces (chopped vegetables upto 1 1/2 cups )
2.  Chop onions into thin pieces and finely chop tomatoes.
3.  Grind together coconut, fennel seeds, clove, garlic and green chilies.
4.  Heat ghee in a kadai, add the mustard seeds and once they crackle add the chopped onions.
5.  After the onions turn transparent add the tomatoes.
6.  Stir fry till the tomatoes turn shapeless then add the chopped vegetables, salt and turmeric powder and cook for 5 mins continuously stirring.
7.  Add 1 cup of water and the ground masala, cover and cook till the vegetables are done.
8.  The whole mixture will become a gravy like.  If necessary add more water and garnish with coriander and lemon juice.
9.  Vegetable kurma ready.  Serve with rice/ roti/ paratha or dosa.