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Veg Chilli Milli Recipe

Veg Chilli Milli Recipe

By Admin
Prep Time Total in 50 M
Course Dinner
Cuisine North Indian Recipes
Diet Vegetarian

Veg Chilli Milli is a North Indian dish with cashew and tomato based gravy. It is made with different vegetables and is spiced with Indian masalas. As the name suggested this dish is a little spicy but you can adjust the spice levels to suit your taste. 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Cabbage (Patta Gobi/ Muttaikose)
  • shredded
  • 1 Carrot (Gajjar)
  • cut into thin strips
  • 1 Green Bell Pepper (Capsicum)
  • thinly sliced
  • 4 Tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup Green peas (Matar)
  • 3 tablespoons Cashew nuts
  • 2 tablespoon Oil
  • 1 Bay leaf (tej patta)
  • 2 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds
  • 1 Black cardamom (Badi Elaichi)
  • 2 Cloves (Laung)
  • 1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
  • 1 Onion
  • finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste
  • 1/2 tablespoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
  • 1 tablespoon Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
  • 1 tablespoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)
  • 3 to 4 Green Chillies
  • slit
  • 1-1/2 cup Water
  • 1/4 tablespoon Garam masala powder
  • Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
  • a small bunch finely chopped
  • 1/4 tablespoon Sugar
  • 3 tablespoons Fresh cream
  • Salt
  • to taste

Instructions

Step 1

To begin making the Veg Chilli Milli Recipe, soak cashew in 1/4 cup hot water for 20 to 25 minutes

Step 2

After 25 minutes, drain water and add cashews to  mixer grinder along with ginger and  tomatoes and grind them

Step 3

to a smooth paste and keep aside

Step 4

Now we will make the gravy

Step 5

Heat a wok/kadai and add oil

Step 6

Add bay leaf, green cardamoms, black cardamoms, cloves, cinnamon and saute till all spices release a nice aroma

Step 7

Once the spices release a nice aroma add chopped onion and ginger garlic paste, saute on medium flame till ginger garlic aroma goes away and onion turns little brown in colour

Step 8

Now add tomatoes cashew paste, green chillies, turmeric powder, kashmiri red chilli powder, coriander powder and mix well and saute it on medium flame till the oil separates from masala

Step 9

Once done add the shredded cabbage, carrots, capsicum and green peas

Step 10

Mix all vegetables with masala and saute for 5 to 6 minutes

Step 11

Once the vegetables are half done add water and salt to taste

Step 12

Mix well and cover the lid

Step 13

Cook Veg Chilli Milli on medium flame for 10 minutes till vegetables are cooked properly

Step 14

Add more water if needed but make sure gravy should not be thin

Step 15

Once vegetables are cooked then add garam masala, fenugreek leaves and sugar

Step 16

Mix everything well

Step 17

Bring the Veg Chilli Milli to a brisk boil and add cream, garnish with coriander leaves and turn off the heat

Step 18

Transfer Veg Chilli Milli to a serving bowl and serve hot

Step 19

Serve Veg Chilli Milli along with Boondi Raita and Pudina Tawa Paratha for a weekday lunch or dinner

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