Vegetable Kalvan Recipe (Indian Recipes)
Tarla Dalal
• Updated : Dec 06, 2024
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This paste together with a traditional tempering forms the mouth-watering gravy that holds an assortment of colourful and crunchy veggies like beans, carrots and cauliflower. A little bit of milk added to the gravy helps to balance the flavours and enhance the mouth-feel of this dish. Enjoy it hot with rice or rotis .
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Preparation Time
20 Mins
Cooking Time
11 Mins
Baking Time
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Total Time
31 Mins
Makes
3 servings
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 1/4 cup chopped and boiled french beans
- 1/4 cup chopped and chopped and boiled carrots
- 1/4 cup boiled green peas
- 1/4 cup boiled cauliflower florets
- 1/4 cup boiled and chopped potatoes
- 1 tsp oil
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
- 1/4 tsp asafoetida (hing)
- 2 tbsp milk
- chawal bhakri
- a pinch of sugar
- salt to taste
For The Gravy
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 cup sliced onions
- 1 tbsp chopped ginger (adrak)
- 1 tbsp chopped garlic (lehsun)
- 4 to 6 curry leaves (kadi patta)
- 1/4 cup desiccated coconut
- 1/2 cup chopped tomato
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
- 2 tsp chilli powder
- salt to taste
For The Garnish
- 2 tbsp chopped coriander (dhania)
Method
- Heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan, add the onions, ginger, garlic and curry leaves and sauté on a slow flame for 3 minutes.
- Add the desiccated coconut, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute, while stirring continuously.
- Add the tomatoes, turmeric powder, chilli powder, salt and ¼ cup of water, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 to 3 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Allow the mixture to cool completely. Once cooled, blend in a mixer till smooth. Keep aside.
- Heat the oil in a deep non-stick kadhai and add the cumin seeds.
- When the seeds crackle, add the asafoetida and the prepared gravy, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Add the vegetables, milk, garam masala, sugar, salt and ¾ cup of water, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Serve hot garnished with coriander.
Vegetable Kalvan recipe with step by step photos
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
| Energy | 152 Calories |
| Protein | 2.7 g |
| Carbohydrates | 11.4 g |
| Fiber | 3.2 g |
| Fat | 10.7 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 16 mg |
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Vinita_Raj
June 14, 2021, 7:48 p.m.
Mixed vegetables cooked in a spicy rich coconut gravy.
Archana M
July 13, 2018, 9:46 a.m.
Wow, vegetable kalvan, a spicy coconut gravy, with perfectly cooked vegetables, the taste is very rich. This gravy can be eaten with plain stem rice or any roti.
Rashmlgupta
Aug. 17, 2012, 12:42 p.m.
Tarla Dalal
Aug. 17, 2012, 12:42 p.m.
Hi Rashmi , we are delighted you loved the Vegetable Kalvan recipe. Please keep posting your thoughts and feedback and review recipes you have loved. Happy Cooking.
