Chickpea & Vegetable Kurma - SHARAN

Ingredients

• 3 carrots, cubed and steamed
• 2 cups green beans cut into medium-sized pieces, steamed
• 250 g chickpeas, soaked overnight and cooked
• 2 tsp black mustard seeds ( rai )
• 1½ tsp cumin seeds ( jeera )
• 1 tsp fennel seeds ( saunf )
• 3 nos. 1″ long cinnamon sticks
• 3 cloves
• 3 pods cardamom
• 2 tsp roasted and ground coriander seeds ( dhania )
• 1 tbsp turmeric powder ( haldi )
• 1 tsp date paste
• 3 tsp tomato paste
• 1 cup tamarind water
• Unrefined salt to taste
• 10 curry leaves
• Fresh coriander leaves, to garnish