Kurma for Idly/Dosa

Ingredients:

Onion - 1 (fine chop)
Tomato - 1 (fine chop)
Bay Leaf - 1
Cloves - 2
Green Elaichi - 2
Cinnamon stick - small piece
Curry Leaves - a sprig
Coriander Leaves - Little
Water, Oil - As reqd

To Grind:
Onion - 1 (roughly chop)
Tomato - 1 (roughly chop)
Coconut - 3/4 cup
Cashews - 6-8
Poppy seeds - 1/2 tsp (soak in 2 tbsp of hot water)
Garlic pods - 2
Ginger - small piece
Green Chilly - 2
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
Tumeric powder - 1/8 tsp
Corainder powder - 1 tbsp
Red Chilly powder - 1/4 tsp
Garam Masala - 1/8 tsp
Salt - As reqd

Method:

• In a blender add items under "to grind" and blend this to a fine paste.
• Set this aside.
• Heat a cooker and add in oil.
• Add in bay leaf, cloves, cinnamon stick and elaichi.
• Add in curry leaves.
• Once it splutters add in onion and tomato and cook in low flame.
• Once it turns mushy add in grinded paste.
• Add  water and mix well.
• Pressure cook this for 2 whistles.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.
• Goes good with idly/dosa.

Note:

• Use medium size onion and tomato.
• As we use both green chilly and red chilly powder, add spice according to your taste.