Veg Kheema

Veg kheema is minced veggies cooked with spicy tomato based curry. It can be served with roti, naan, phulka, bread or even dal - rice.

Measurement: 1 Cup = 180 ml

Serves: 4 to 6

Ingredients:

1. Onion (chopped) - 1 large
2. Tomato (chopped) - 1 large
3. Capsicum (finely diced) - 1 medium
4. Potato (boiled  & finely cubed) - 1 medium
5. Cauliflower (grated) - 1 cup
6. Carrot (grated) - 2/3 cup
7. French beans (finely chopped) - 1/3 cup
8. Fresh peas - 1/4 cup
9. Soya granules - 3/4 cup
10. Tomato puree (ready made) - 4 tbsp
11. Ginger garlic paste - 1 1/2 tsp
12. Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
13. Meat masala - 3/4 tsp
14. Corriander powder - 1/2 tsp
15. Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
16. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
17. Kashmiri mirchi powder - 1/3 tsp
18. Chilly powder - as per your requirement
19. Oil - 2 to 3 tbsp
20. Corriander leaves and paneer for garnishing
21. Salt to taste
22. Sugar to taste

For the Marination: (these ingredients are optional)

1. Yoghurt - 3 to 4 tbsp
2. Turmeric powder - 1/8 tsp
3. Tandoori masala - 1 tsp
4. Garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
5. peppr powder - a pinch
6. Kashmiri mirchi powder - 1/4 tsp
7. Sugar - a pinch
8. Salt to taste
9. Oil - 1 tbsp 

Procedure:

• Blanch carrot, french beans and fresh peas,  keep aside.
• Treat soya granules as per the packet instructions.
• Take a mixing bowl and combine ingredients for marination except oil, mix well. Add soya and cauliflower to it, mix well and let it rest for 15 min. After 15 min, heat a non stick tava and spread 1 tbsp oil, then spread the marinated mixture. Keep it on low flame till moisture evaporates and raw flavour is gone. Stir fry it so as to avoid burning. (This process is optional, this is my own touch to the recipe. Soya and cauliflower have typical flavour and just to change those flavours I have used this step.)
• Heat oil in another pan and add onion, stir fry till onion softens.
• Add capsicum and ginger garlic paste, Stir fry for a min.
• Add all the dry spice powders
• Add chopped tomato and sprinkle little salt, stir fry till tomato turns mushy.
• Add blanched vegetables and stir fry.
• Add tomato puree and mix well.
• Add potato and cauliflower - soya mixture. Mix well.
• Add water as per your requirement, salt and sugar. Check the taste and add chilly powder as per your requirement. Stir and simmer for 5 min.
• Garnish with paneer and corriander leaves.
• Serve hot.

Tip:

• You may use more oil in the preparation.
• If you are not marinating the cauliflower and soya, then cauliflower is also to be boiled and added along with other vegetables.