Mix veg recipe With step by step pics – this North Indian Punjabi style mixed vegetable curry recipe is a family favorite and my mom’s recipe. It tastes delicious with phulkas, parathas or pooris.
The best part of this mix vegetable curry recipe is that you can use spare veggies that are in your kitchen and make a one pot tasty mix veg gravy.
I also make another variation of mix veg curry which is totally different than this one and is rich too – Fried mix veg sabji. in the fried mix veg recipe, the veggies are fried but the recipe posted here does not have fried veggies. The vegetables are cooked in their juices. this takes a little longer but the result is great. I often make this when we want to have something comforting with chapatis.
Being vegetarians, we have lots of veggies in our diet. I have shared many other different types of gravies made with mix vegetables like.
Few such mix veg curry recipes are:
This mixed veg curry recipe Goes very well with chapatis but also tastes good with pooris or parathas. You can also have mix veg curry with some steamed rice. You can also add paneer in this mix vegetable recipe.
How to make mix veg
Making onion tomato masala:
1. Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a kadai or pan. Then add 1 teaspoon cumin seeds and let them crackle.
2. When the cumin seeds finish crackling, then add ½ cup finely chopped onions.
3. Mix well and begin to sauté onions on a low to medium flame. stir often when sautéing onions.
4. Sauté onions till they turn light golden.
5. Then add 1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste.
6. Mix well and saute for some seconds till the raw aroma of both ginger and garlic goes away.
7. Then add 1 cup tightly packed finely chopped tomatoes.
8. Mix well and begin to sauté tomatoes on a low flame. stir often when sauteing tomatoes.
9. Saute till the tomatoes turn pulpy and you see oil releasing from the sides.
10. Then add ½ teaspoon turmeric powder, ½ teaspoon Kashmiri chili powder, ½ teaspoon garam masala powder and 2 teaspoons coriander powder.
11. Mix the spice powders very well with the onion-tomato mixture.
Making mixed vegetable curry
12. Then add 2 cups of chopped veggies and 1 green chili (chopped). Chop the veggies in small to medium sized pieces so that they cook well. You can use mix vegetables like cauliflower, carrots, potatoes and french beans. You can also use capsicum, white button mushrooms, broccoli, zucchini etc.
13. Then add ½ cup of green peas (fresh or frozen).
14. Mix the veggies very well with the onion-tomato masala and saute for a minute.
15. Then add 1.5 cups water. For a thin gravy add 2 cups water.
16 add salt as per taste.
17. Mix well.
Cooking vegetable curry
18. Cover the kadai or pan with a lid and cook the veggies on a low to medium flame.
19. In between do check when the veggies are cooking.
20. When the veggie is half cooked, add 2 tablespoons cream or malai or 3 tablespoons milk in the vegetable curry. Do note that the milk will curdle, but this gives a good taste in the veg curry. You can even skip adding cream or milk.
21. Mix well.
22. Cover the kadai again and simmer till the veggies are cooked well.
23. Do check in between when the veggies are cooking.
24. The veggies have to be cooked well. But ensure that you do not overcook them. If there is too much water in the curry, then remove the lid and cook till the water evaporates and you get the curry as per the consistency you want. If the vegetable curry looks dry and the veggies are not cooked, then add some water and continue to cover and cook.
25. When the veggies are cooked well, switch off the flame. Then add 3 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves. Mix again. If using paneer then add some paneer cubes before adding coriander leaves and simmer mix veg curry for a few seconds.
26. Serve mixed vegetable curry steaming hot with chapatis, phulkas, naan, parathas or pooris. You can also serve it with steamed rice or cumin rice.
Mix Veg
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 medium sized onion, chopped finely or ½ cup finely chopped onions
- 1 teaspoon ginger-garlic paste
- 2 medium to large tomatoes, chopped finely or 1 cup tightly packed finely chopped tomatoes
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon kashmiri chilli powder or deghi mirch, add more for a spicy gravy
- 2 teaspoons coriander powder (ground coriander)
- ½ teaspoon garam masala powder
- 1 green chili, chopped finely
- 2 cups chopped mix vegetables - cauliflower, carrots, potatoes, french beans, capsicum
- ½ cup green peas , fresh or frozen
- 1.5 cups water or add as required
- salt as per taste
- 2 tablespoons cream or malai or 3 tablespoons milk
- 8 to 10 paneer cubes, optional
- 3 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves,
Instructions
making masala
- In a kadai or thick bottomed pan, heat oil.
- Add cumin seeds and let them splutter.
- Then add finely chopped onions and sauté onions till they turn light golden.
- Then add the ginger-garlic paste. Sauté till the raw aroma of both ginger and garlic goes away.
- Then add the tomatoes. Keep on stirring till the tomatoes become soft and pulpy.
- The process of frying the tomatoes takes a little longer. If you want to quicken the process, add a pinch of salt to the onion-tomato mixture. Fry the tomatoes on a low flame as you don’t want the tomatoes to get burnt.
- When the mixture becomes smooth and you see oil releasing from the sides, then add turmeric powder, kashmiri red chili powder, coriander powder and garam masala powder.
- Mix spice powders very well with the onion-tomato mixture.
making mixed vegetable curry
- Now add the chopped veggies, green peas and green chilies.
- Add water and salt as per taste. Cover pan with a lid and let the veggies cook on a low to medium flame.
- Once the veggies are half cooked, add the cream or malai or milk. Stir well.
- Cover again with a lid and simmer the veggies till they are done.
- Don’t forget to check the vegetables occasionally at intervals.
- Add more water if the water dries up and if the veggies are still to be cooked.
- Once the veggies are cooked and the mix veg curry is done, then switch off the flame and add 3 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves. Mix well. if using paneer, then add the paneer before you add the coriander leaves and simmer for a few seconds.
- You can also garnish veg curry with fried paneer cubes. Otherwise simply garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
- Serve mix veg hot with pooris, parathas, kulcha or chapatis.
I tried this recipe when I had no time and the guests were about to come suddenly
It was awesome yummy so easy
thanks for sharing this positive review on mix veg recipe. glad to know.
Does this taste good after a few days.can I cook ahead of the event.
mix veg curry tastes good for a day only. avoid making it before some days as the taste changes.
Hi mam
I tried ur recipe n it turned so good. Thanks a lot for that.
Another thing I wanted to ask is that should I double the ingredients for 10 servings as I have to cook for 10 persons.
Pratibha
Welcome Pratibha. You can add double but add all the spices using method of approximation or andaaz. gravy recipes are difficult to double. you need to adjust the proportion of spices and spice powders.
I made a double batch of this a few weeks ago and have been eating on it since. Unlike other recipes that I need to try a few times to get right (due to my skillset not the recipe), this one cooked up perfect the first try. It’s a really easy recipe. I like that a lot of the recipes are now including a firm measurement versus just size for things like onions and tomatoes. “1 medium onion or 1/2 a cup finely chopped.” I’m making this again this weekend in an even bigger batch.
thanks a lot nicole. some recipes are forgiving and can be easily doubled or adjusted with ingredients less or more. i started mentioning the cup measurement after a few readers gave feedback on the size of onions, tomatoes, potatoes etc – that a size varies and what may be small to one may be medium to someone else.
Great recipe, must try.
Thanks Tania
HI Dassana
This is a lovely simple recipe. Would it taste very different if the vegetables are cooked in a pressure cooker & added to the onion tomato mixture? Just to save time….
Thanks Sweta. Yes the taste will be slightly different. But it will taste good.
Very great recipe must try
thanks fara.
Hmmm m looks yummy. I will try it at sunday but please let ne know how much all ingredients ned for 15 servings
chaitali, increase the ingredients by 6 times proportionately. this will give 16 to 18 servings. also you can add spice powders more or less as per your preferences.
Easy and delicious..
thank you bhavana.
Hi,
Can I use sem phali instead of french beans?
Thanks
you can but sem phali will add its own taste and flavor to the dish.
Yummy.. Will save this recipe fantastic way to eat all veggies even the kids loved it.
glad your kids loved them thankyou so much 🙂
Since a looong time was looking for a good mix veg recipe but none ever tempted me enough to make me try make it….until I read this recipe. I collected all ingredients and started making the recipe following your recipe exactly but I decided will skip water, and cream and made the recipe….towards the end I stir fried paneer and capsicum and added, it is the best mix veg recipe I have ever eaten, thanks so much Dassana for sharing…God bless you.
Ps I wanted to rate it 5 * but it does not let me do so
pleased to know this barkha try again and let us know if you still not able to do so. thankyou for your kind and honest words god bless you.
Hi
I just wanted to know that can’t we add green vegies like lady finger, brinjal n all..?
here the veggies that are used are the ones that are used in north indian gravies or pulaos. you can add brinjals though, but i would not suggest to add okra. okra can become slimy.
Hi
I tried ur recipe n it came so yummy. My husband loved it a lot.
Thank u..
Ur recipes are really so good…
welcome pratibha and thankyou 🙂
Hi!! I have been trying a few of your recepies recently.. Your recepies are simple, easy to make and finger licking tasty!!! Just live your site.. Thank you 🙂
thankyou ashwini 🙂 pleased to know this and you are always welcome.
Thnku dassana for mix veg dt exactly r same as mom makes.
thanks a lot pallavi.
Awesome recipe everyone in my home loved it
thanks poonam
Nice one. I was looking for this Indian recipe for sometime. Thanks! I hope, it’s authentic. Best,
welcome jim.
Hi dassana I’m lactose intolerant can I use coconut milk instead of cream?
yes, lauren you can add coconut milk. add toward the end and just give a stir. then switch off the flame. the coconut milk will give a nice coconut flavor and taste to this dish.
Its Awesome recipe
thanks nikita
Awesome recipes.
thanks aman
am going to try it
Thanks for Sharing the details how to prepare Mix Veg Curry. I will try this in this week-end.
welcome jharaphula
Amzng….
Hello Dassana
Can I use yogert or something else instead of cream?
Thanks.
in this recipe the cream gives a nice sweet taste. yogurt will give a slightly sour taste. so i don’t suggest to add yogurt. use malai (from the top of the boiled milk), if you don’t have cream.
Tried it with few alterations……….awesome!!!
thanks amit
Thanks .. it was nice
very good