Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 20 Mins | Serves: 4

Mixed veggies 1 and 1/2 cup Tomato 1 Onion 1 Red chili powder 1 and 1/2 tsp Garlic 4-5 cloves Ginger a small piece Mint leaves few Coriander leaves few Cloves 2 Cardamom 1 Fennel seeds 1 tsp Cinnamon a small piece Oil 3-4 tsp Coconut 1/4 cup Cashew nuts 4-5(optional) Method:

  • Grind the tomato,garlic,ginger,cinnamon,cloves,fennel seeds into a fine paste.
  • Grind the coconut and cashew nuts into a fine paste.
  • Keep this aside.
  • Slice the onions lengthwise and finely chop the mint and coriander leaves.
  • In a pressure cooker add oil and add the sliced onion and the chopped coriander and mint leaves.
  • Saute till the onions becomes translucent.
  • Add the ground tomato mixture, red chili powder and salt to the pressure cooker and saute till the raw smell of the masalas goes off.
  • Add the veggies to this now and add 1 cup of water.
  • Pressure cook this till 2-3 whistles.
  • Open the cooker and add the coconut cashew mixture.
  • Add little more water and bring it to one boil.
  • Salna will be little thinner than Veg kurma.
  • Switch off the flame.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves.
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Method with step by step pictures:

  • Grind the tomato,garlic,ginger,cinnamon,cloves,fennel seeds into a fine paste.
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  • Grind the coconut and cashew nuts into a fine paste.
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  • Keep this aside.
  • Slice the onions lengthwise and finely chop the mint and coriander leaves.
  • In a pressure cooker add oil and add the sliced onion and the chopped coriander and mint leaves.
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  • Saute till the onions becomes translucent.
  • Add the ground tomato mixture and mix well.
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  • Add the red chili powder and salt to the pressure cooker and saute till the raw smell of the masalas goes off.
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  • Add the veggies to this now and add 1 cup of water.
  • Pressure cook this till 2-3 whistles.
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  • Open the cooker and add the coconut cashew mixture.
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  • Add little more water and bring it to one boil.
  • Salna will be little thinner than Veg kurma.
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  • Switch off the flame.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves.
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  1. You can make the same without adding any veggies too.
  2. If you are not using any veggies, add 1 more tomato while grinding or add with the onions.
  3. Veg salna goes well with parotta, kuska biryani,idli, dosa, idiyappam and Kothu parotta.