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Knol Khol Kurma, Easy noolkol Kurma – turnip kurma for Chapati – Dosa

January 22, 2018 by Suguna Vinodh 16 Comments

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An easy to put recipe for Knol Khol Kurma / noolkol kurma / turnip kurma that can be made in minutes. Perfect side dish for chapati or pulao. Recipe with step by step pictures.

These days I do most of my veggie kurma using the OPOS – One Pot One Shot method as the taste of the kurma cannot be beat and the whole dish is ready in ten minutes. The whole rage for the Kurma made in OPOS originally started a couple of years back with this recipe for Saravana Bhavan style vegetable kurma. If you are new to this or want to give OPOS a try, then you need to try this recipe. It not only gets ready in 10 minutes, its super delicious too. No frying, No sauteing, No mess. Just try once and I am sure that you will be a convert.

Here is how to do Knol Khol Kurma / Noolkol kurma / Turnip kurma
This is an OPOS – One Pot One Shot inspired recipe. This recipe will work only in a two or a three liter pressure cooker. Using a bigger cooker may burn the ingredients. So, that’s a word of caution.

Peel and dice the Knol Khol / turnip and set aside.
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Now we will layer everything in a cooker. Take a two liter cooker and add in the finely chopped onions. Remember that I did not even add oil to the pan. This is an oil free kurma recipe that comes out so well. Followed by the onions, layer the finely chopped tomatoes. Make sure that you are chopping the tomatoes fine.
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Now layer the diced knol khol and whole green chillies. I did not chop the chillies. The chillies are only for flavour and aroma.
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Now, we will grind all the ingredients listed under “masala” to a fine paste.
Take a mixie jar and add in the khuskhus, almonds, coconut, ginger, garlic, salt, coriander powder, green chillies and kurma masala powder. In place of kurma masala powder, I have used Sakthi chicken masala powder today. Even garam masala would work. Grind everything with little water to a fine paste.

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Spread it on top off the veggie layer. Remember that we did not add any water. The moisture from the veggies will suffice and the flavour will be concentrated. Cook for 4 whistles on medium flame. Remove from heat and let the pressure from the cooker release naturally.
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Knol Khol has a lot of water content. So the kurma should be the right consistency. If the kurma is very thick, add in half a cup of hot water to the kurma and mix well.
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Serve the Kurma with dosa or chapati.

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Knol Khol Kurma, Easy noolkol Kurma – turnip kurmafor Chapati


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  • Author: Kannamma - Suguna Vinodh
  • Total Time: 20 mins
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x
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An easy to put recipe for Knol Khol Kurma / noolkol kurma / turnip kurma that can be made in minutes. Perfect side dish for chapati or pulao. Recipe with step by step pictures.


Ingredients

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For the Masala Paste

  • ¼ cup fresh shredded coconut
  • 1 tablespoon Khus Khus – white poppy seeds
  • 6 Almonds
  • 1 teaspoon coriander powder
  • 2 green chillies
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon Garam Masala or Kurma Masala Powder
  • 6 cloves Garlic
  • ½ inch piece ginger
  • ¼ cup water to grind

Other Ingredients

  • 2 onion, finely chopped (1 cup)
  • 2 tomatoes, chopped (1 cup)
  • 4 medium sized knol khol, diced
  • 2 green chillies
  • ½ cup hot water

Instructions

  1. Take a two liter cooker and add in the finely chopped onions.
  2. Top it with finely chopped tomatoes, knol khol and green chillies
  3. Grind all the ingredients listed under “masala” to a fine paste. Spread the masala on top of the veggies.
  4. Cook for 4 whistles on medium flame. Let the pressure from the cooker release naturally.
  5. Add in half a cup of hot water to the kurma and mix well.
  6. Serve the Kurma with Dosa or Chapati.

Notes

Dont be tempted to add water. The water in the onion, tomatoes and the veggies are enough to cook the kurma. Thats the main thing about OPOS – concentrated flavor.

The term OPOS and One Pot One Shot are registered trademarks owned by Mr.Ramakrishnan. They are used in Kannamma Cooks with prior permission.

  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 10 mins
  • Category: Side Dish
  • Cuisine: Tamilnadu

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  1. Ramya Lakshman says

    August 29, 2021 at 2:32 am

    Hi a small correction knol khol is Kohlrabi while turnip is a different vegetable belonging to the same cabbage family (turnip is shalgam). Both are widely used in Kashmiri cuisine. Just an FYI

    Keep up the good work👍

    Reply
  2. sakthi says

    December 16, 2020 at 7:51 pm

    easy to cook.. nice aroma

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Suguna Vinodh says

      December 16, 2020 at 11:14 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  3. Satish Mudaliar says

    December 13, 2020 at 11:05 pm

    I have noted the Knol Khol kurma recipe. At this time we can’t find this veggie in the marketplace at Jabalpur M.P. It will be available later this month end, I will try it & post my views. Till then Regards & Best Wishes.

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    • Suguna Vinodh says

      December 14, 2020 at 6:45 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  4. chaitanya says

    April 2, 2019 at 2:12 pm

    Very good eay to cook recipe. it came out good and taste is very good. thank you

    ★★★★★

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  5. Mangala says

    January 24, 2019 at 8:13 pm

    Hello can we use any other vegetables for this type of kuma? I tried knol khol it came out very well thank you!
    Regards,
    Mangala

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  6. Pavithra says

    December 28, 2018 at 12:07 am

    Thanks Suguna for this yummy recipe.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  7. Presi says

    November 16, 2018 at 12:34 am

    I didn’t liked the taste..it leaves raw onion smell
    Cooking or sauting would be great…i felt so bad for trying this

    ★

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  8. Abinaya says

    November 12, 2018 at 6:52 am

    Will it surely work in a 3L cooker as well?

    Reply
  9. Gomathi says

    October 1, 2018 at 1:00 pm

    Great recipe. I reduced the green chilli for my husband’s sake.

    Reply
  10. Anitha says

    January 31, 2018 at 3:12 pm

    Very nice oil free recipe. I am definitely going to try this.

    ★★★★★

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  11. Girija says

    January 29, 2018 at 3:52 pm

    Thank you mam for yet another fab recipe. Tried cooking turnip for the very first time and it came out really tasty. The no oil factor was a big plus and i can see this becoming a regular in our kitchen.

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    • Suguna Vinodh says

      January 29, 2018 at 11:54 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  12. lalitha m says

    January 23, 2018 at 2:11 am

    Aiyoo akka .. vidham vidhama senju asathreenga ka… pls adopt me ka… i ll have daily ur yummy food. Akka pls do a tutorial on how to cut veggies ka. Romba azhaghaaaa cut panreenga veggies anniku insta la pathen thambi kooda azhagha cut panranga semma ka.. 😍

    ★★★★★

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    • Suguna Vinodh says

      January 23, 2018 at 6:26 pm

      Thank you so much!

      Reply

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