Vegetable Salna Recipe | How to Make Veg Salna ( Chalna ) , Vegetable Gravy Recipe

Vegetable Salna or Vegetable Gravy is a Delicious Veg gravy that goes well with Parotta or Rotis . Veg Salna is a common curry available in all the restaurants in Tamil Nadu . So now off to today's post Vegetable Salna Recipe .

VEGETABLE SALNA RECIPE | HOW TO MAKE VEG SALNA ( CHALNA ) , VEGETABLE GRAVY RECIPE

Vegetable Salna Recipe - Ingredients

Preparation Time :15 minutes  | Cooking Time : 20 minutes
Recipe Category: Curry  | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian

• Oil - 2 teaspoon
• Onion - 1 number , Finely chopped
• Tomato - 1 number , diced
• Vegetables of your choice - 1 cup , chopped ( I used , Cauliflower +Potato + Peas )
• Salt - To Taste

To Roast and Grind :

• Oil - 1 teaspoon
• Pepper Corn - 1/2 teaspoon
• Jeera , cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon
• Fennel Seeds , Sombu - 1 teaspoon
• Cinnamon Stick - 1 no 
• Onion - 1 number , chopped
• Tomato - 2 number - chopped
• Garlic - 5 pods
• Ginger - 1 tablespoon , chopped
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon
• Red chilli powder - 1 teaspoon
• Coriander Powder - 1 teaspoon
• Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
• Mint leaves - Few leaves  , A handful

VEGETABLE SALNA RECIPE | HOW TO MAKE VEG SALNA ( CHALNA ) , VEGETABLE GRAVY RECIPE

Method :

To Roast and Grind Step :

•  Heat oil in a heavy Bottom Pan and add the Contents under " To Roast and Grind table " . First add the pepper , jeera , Fennel seeds , cinamon and roast them in oil for few seconds . Add the onion and cook till they become glossy . Now add the tomato and cook till mushy . Add the garlic pods and chopped ginger and roast them . Now add the turmeric , Red chilli and Coriander powders and cook till raw smell goes away . Now add the Grated coconut and few mint leaves and toss them for few seconds .

• Allow the contents to Cool down . Transfer them to a mixer and grind them to a paste by adding little water . Set aside .

To Prepare the Gravy :

• Take the heavy bottom pan and add oil . Add the chopped onion and cilantro leaves . Cook till the onions become translucent .

• Add in the tomatoes and cook till they become soft . 

• Now add the Veggies of your choice and toss them well .

• Add in the Ground Masala paste and some salt . Add some water and bring the contents to a boil .

• Cook till the veggies become soft and till the oil separates out from the Vegetable salna gravy . ( The contents could also be pressure cooked for about 2 hisses )  .

• Vegetable salna is Ready to be served . The Vegetable Salna goes well with Parotta ,  Idli , and  Dosa .

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