Being a vegetarian has its perks and downfalls. While the perks remain that we vegetarians manage to avoid many extra needless calories (Hey, It is my blog and I will write what I want to), the disadvantages remain that we are unable to taste many of those exotic and interesting sounding dishes because well, let’s face it, they have meat. Unfair isn’t it, especially when those non-vegetarian can eat pretty much everything we can! One day, I decided to find a ‘Jugaad’ to the situation. Now ‘Keema’ is one dish every non-vegetarian out there really seems to enjoy. I decided to give a vegetarian twist to this dish. A few potatoes, Nutrella nuggets, Indian masalas, and voila, we have a ‘Vegetarian Keema Aloo’ ready to eat.
Try this recipe out fellow cooking enthusiasts. I am sure not only will the taste suit your innovative streak but the look of surprise on your near and dear ones when you tell them that you have made keema (They don’t need to know it is a vegetarian one at first :D) will make the experience more fun. Enjoy!
INGREDIENTS:
• Nutrella Nuggets (Soaked for 15 minutes, drained and powdered in a mixer grinder) – 250 gms
• Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 tbsp
• Onions (Sliced) - 2
• Potatoes (Cubed) - 4
• Cumin seeds (Zeera) – 1 tsp
• Cloves - 2
• Cardamom - 2
• Big Cardamom - 1
• Dhania Powder – 1 ½ tsp
• Salt to taste
• Turmeric Powder – 1 tsp
• Red Chilli Powder – 1 tsp
• Curd – 1 cup
• Chopped Green Chillies
• Chopped Green Coriander – To garnish
METHOD OF PREPARATION:
• Soak the nutrella nuggets for at least 15 minutes in water. Drain and squeeze by hand. Then grind in a mixer and set aside.
• Fry onions in a pan till they turn light brown. Set aside.
• Put oil in a pressure cooker and heat it. Add cumins, cardamoms and cloves and fry for 1 minute. Put dhania powder, ginger garlic paste, salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and cook it for a while.
• After the masala starts leaving the side of the cooker and the oild also starts to show, add the curd and again cook for 1 minute.
• Now add the ground nuggets into the masala along with the fried onions. Close the lid of the pressure cooker and cook for 10 minutes. Open the lid and add the potatoes. Close the lid and cook for another 10 minutes or till the potatoes are done.
• Garnish with chooped green chillies and coriander. Serve hot.
Recipe by – Astha
Recipe Adda Team
February 26, 2012 | 12:10 PM IST
