Vegetables Kolhapuri by Harshlata Paringe

Ingredients :- 

4 chopped onion  

2 chopped tomatoes 

125 gm paneer 

few cauliflower florets 

French beans 

carrot 

1 chopped capsicum 

green peas 

2 dried chillies 

1~2 star anise 

1 black cardamon 

1inch cinnamon stick 

1~2 bay leaves 

7~8 cashew nuts 

3~4 garlic cloves 

1inch chopped ginger 

1 tsp coriander powder 

1 tsp onion-Garlic paste

Oil as required

1 tsp butter 

Method

Soak few dried red Bedgi Chillies in hot water for 15-20 minutes

Heat up 1tsp oil in the pan and add cauliflower florets, stir fry. add carrots, french beans, Capsicum. stir fry and keep it aside.

 

Heat up about 1 tsp oil in a pan, add onion, garlic, ginger and fry on medium heat until onion get nice golden color. add tomatoes and cashew nuts. cool the mixture, add soaked red chillies and blend it to a paste. 

Heat up 1tsp oil in the pan add butter and let it melt, add star anise,black cardamon,cinnamon,bay leaves,dried red chillies and fry for about a minute 

Add the blended masala and fry on medium heat for about 4~5 minutes, add Onion-garlic paste,coriander powder, fry for 4-5 minutes 

Add hot water to adjust the consistency and mix well, cook the gravy for another 3~4 minutes 

Add fried veggies, paneer, green peas and mix it well 

Cover and cook sabzi on medium heat for just 5 minutes till ready