Veg Kolhapuri Recipe: Ever Tried to Cook Veg Kolhapuri? Try This, You Won’t Regret!

Veg Kolhapuri is a popular veg curry recipe from the city of Kolhapur. Veg Kholapuri is made with mixed vegetables like carrot, green peas, beans, cauliflower, capsicum, and cooked with freshly ground masala paste . In some variants, Paneer is also added. Veg Kholapuri is known for its spiciness. Veg Kholapuri is highly nutritious and tasty. Veg Kholapuri is best to serve with Chapati/Rotis. Watch the perfect Veg Kolhapuri recipe here.

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 min
Cooking Time: 20 min
Ready Time: 40 min
Servings: 4

Ingredients

Masala Paste:

Oil – 1 tbsp
Kashmiri Red Chilli – 5 nos
Black Cardamom – 1 no
Cloves – 6 nos
Cinnamon – 1 inch
Bay Leaf – 2 nos
Cashew – 6 nos
Tomato (roughly chopped) – 2 nos

Other Ingredients:

Oil – 2 tbsp + 2 tbsp
Carrot (batons) – ½ cup
Green Peas – ¼ cup
Beans (batons) – ¼ cup
Cauliflower – ½ cup
Green Capsicum (diced) – ¼ cup
Dried Red Chilli – 2 nos
Onion (chopped) – 2 nos
Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 tbsp
Cumin Powder – ½ tsp
Coriander Powder – 1 tsp
Salt – 2 tsp
Turmeric Powder – ½ tsp
Garam Masala Powder – ½ tsp
Water – 1 Cup

How to Make Veg Kolhapuri

1. Cut the cauliflower into florets. Soak them in 1 cup of water along with ¼ of salt and ¼ tsp of turmeric powder. This is to clean the cauliflower properly. Let this sit for at least 10 minutes, and then discard the water.

2. For the masala paste, heat oil and add all the spices and the cashew nut. Cook on low flame for 3 minutes, or until the spices are aromatic. Transfer to a blender jar and add two roughly cut tomatoes. Blend.

3. Heat 2 tablespoons oil and add carrot, beans and cauliflower. Saute for 4 minutes. Add chopped capsicum and green peas, and saute for 2 more minutes. Remove the vegetables from the oil.

4. In the same pan, add 2 tbsp more of oil. Then add whole red chillies and chopped onion. Once the onion turns golden brown, add ginger garlic paste and all the spice powders (turmeric powder, jeera powder, coriander powder, garam masala and salt). Cook for 1 minute.

5. Add the masala paste and cook for 5 minutes on high flame, stirring continuously.

6. Add the cooked vegetables, add the water. Once it comes to a boil, turn the flame to low, cover with a lid and cook for 5 minutes.