2tablespoonsfull fat fresh curd(yogurt) - beaten or whisked till smooth
3tablespoonslow fat cream25% to 30% or 1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream
4tablespoonsoil
⅓cupwater
1tablespoonschopped coriander leaves for garnish
salt as required
Instructions
preparation
Rinse, peel and then chop the veggies.
Chop the carrots, potatoes into cubes and the cauliflower into small to medium sized florets as then it takes less time to fry them.
frying vegetables
Heat 4 tablespoons oil in a kadai or pan. Add the chopped veggies and begin to fry them. Depending on the size of the kadai or pan, you can fry the veggies in batches too.
Fry them till they are cooked completely and golden from the edges. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper towels.
making fried mix vegetable sabzi
In the same oil, add slit green chilies and cashews. Fry till the cashews are golden and the chilies change their color. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper towels.
Then add asafoetida and stir.
Next add onions. Stir and saute till the onions turn a light brown
Then add ginger-garlic paste or crushed ginger-garlic. Saute till their raw aroma goes away.
Now add finely chopped tomatoes. Stir and saute till the tomatoes become pulpy and you see oil releasing from the sides.
Add all the spice powders - red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and garam masala powder. Stir well.
Lower the flame and add whisked curd/yogurt stirring continuously. Stirring briskly when adding curd, ensures that it does not split in the onion-tomato gravy. Also use full fat fresh curd.
Then add cream. Again stir everything very well.
Now add water. Stir. Add water depending upon the consistency you want. But don't make a thin gravy.
When the gravy comes to a simmer add the fried vegetables, fried cashews and chilies. Also season with salt. Here you can also add paneer cubes.
Mix and stir the veggies and allow them to simmer in the sabzi for 2 minutes.
Serve fried mix vegetable sabzi with naan, tandoori roti or phulkas along with onion-mint-lime salad.
Notes
Instead of frying the vegetables, you could saute the vegetables or also blanch or steam them.