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Published: December 1, 2020 | By Harini

Veg Chilli Milli Recipe

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Veg chilli milli is a delicious restaurant style mixed vegetable gravy from North India. It is a bit spicy, rich, very flavorful and delicious with naan, paratha, kulcha, jeera rice recipes. Vegan and gluten free!

For more North Indian side dish recipes please check veg kadai, veg makhanwala, aloo beans, aloo shimla mirch, palak paneer recipes.

restaurant style veg chilli milli served in a ceramic bowl

About This Recipe

Veg chilli milii is a variation of mixed veg curry very popular in India. It is a finger licking good curry with assorted vegetables like cabbage, bell pepper, baby corn, peas cooked in a creamy tomato and cashew based gravy.

This curry is not as spicy as the name suggests, I guess it gets the name from the addition of capsicum just like chilli paneer, chilli potato etc.

If you want to make this curry spicy you can go ahead and make it as spicy as you want but here I have made it moderately spicy and super flavorful.

This easy mixed vegetable curry tastes good with phulka, butter roti, naan or plain basmati rice. Add a simple salad like kosambari or kachumber and some yogurt or raita for complete meal.

This is a vegan and gluten free curry naturally, all the rich taste and creamy texture is from cashew nuts only.

Why This Recipe Works?

We first tasted this curry in Kailash Parbat restaurant many years back and have been a fan ever since. I found it very unique with addition of cabbages.

Then once we had this curry in a buffet and I got the recipe jotted down from the chef there. It was so good with ghee smeared phulkas.

Even though the name mentions chilli, this curry is not spicy at all. In fact it is slightly tangy from tomatoes and has that sweet taste from cashew paste.

If you have tasted this curry in restaurants and trying to recreate it at home, I am sure you will love this recipe.

This recipe is straight from a chef who is very experienced in north Indian cuisine and I can vouch for its taste.

Next this is a super easy to make recipe too. Apart from making tomato puree and cashew nut paste, there is no much work involved to make veg chilli milli.

Ingredients

Vegetables– You can use a mix of three or more vegetables to make veg chilli milli. Usually we use cabbages, capsicum or bell peppers and carrots. I have also added some baby corns, peas and a handful of fresh methi leaves.

I have used a mix of green yellow and red bell peppers,. You can just green ones alone too.

For this curry you can also add cauliflower, broccoli, potatoes, beans and mushrooms.

Gravy base– the base of this curry or gray is pureed tomatoes and cashew paste. We will add tomato puree and cashew paste at two different stages. Keep them separate.

Spice powders– The usual spice powders used in Indian curries are used here too. You will need red chili powder, ground turmeric, ground coriander and bit of garam masala powder. Instead of garam masala you can also use whole spices. See notes for details.

Other ingredients- Salt, green chilies, ginger garlic paste or freshly minced ginger garlic, kasoori methi etc.

creamy veg chilli milli served with rotis

How To Make Veg Chilli Milii

Preparation

Soak 15 whole cashews in 1/4 cup warm water for 20 minutes. Puree 2 large tomatoes smoothly and set aside.

Next prepare the vegetables- shred 1/2 of a small cabbage about 1/2 cup. Chop carrot 1 into batons about 1/2 cup. Chop bell peppers into strips about 3/4 cup and chop 4 baby corns into strips too. Shell the green peas and set aside.

Next chop onion 1 thinly.

Making veg chilli milli

Heat oil in a heavy pan. Add 1 bay leaf, 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, 2 slit green chilies and saute well for 30 seconds. Add finely chopped onions and saute till they turn a bit soft. Now add the ginger garlic paste or freshly mined ginger and garlic. Saute for a minute.

sautéing onions in oil

Add cleaned methi leaves if using along with green peas. Saute well for a minute.

sautéing green peas in oil

Add the prepared tomato puree and mix.

tomato puree added for chilli milli

Add spice powders namely ground turmeric, kashmiri red chilli powder, ground coriander and garam masala. Mix well and cook. Cook for around 6-7 minutes or until tomatoes are thoroughly cooked.

spice powders added to tomato puree

Add the chopped vegetables and mix. Add salt to taste. 

vegetables for chilli milli added to tomato base

Next add 1.5 cups water and bring to a boil.

water added to chilli milli curry

Add cashew paste and mix. Simmer for 3-4 minutes until the gravy thickens.

cashew paste added to veg chilli milli recipe

Finally add kasoori methi and mix well. Remove from flame. Veg chilli milli is ready.

closeup shot of veg chilli milli

Serving Suggestions

This veg chilli milli curry tastes best with any Indian breads like naan, kulcha, butter naan, paratha, roti etc.

It also tastes good with plain rice, jeera rice, peas pulao.

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Veg Chilli Milii

Harini
Veg chilli milii is a tasty restaurant style north Indian curry with mixed vegetables. This vegan and gluten free curry has a tomato cashew base. It is rich, creamy and moderately spiced curry best paired with naan, roti or rice.
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 25 mins
Total Time 40 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Servings 3
Calories 282 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 15 cashew nuts soaked in warm water
  • 2.5 cups tomato puree from 3 large tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup cabbage shredded
  • 1/2 cup carrot cut into batons
  • 3/4 cup bell peppers cut into strips
  • 1/2 cup green peas
  • 1/2 cup methi leaves optional
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 2 green chilies slit
  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste or freshly minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon kashmiri red chili powder
  • salt to taste
  • 2 teaspoons kasoori methi

Instructions
 

  • First of all soak 15 cashews in warm water for 20 minutes and grind to a smooth paste. Next puree 3 large tomatoes and measure 2.5 cups of it.
    tomato puree
  • To make the curry, heat 2 tablespoons oil in a pan. Add 1 bay leaf, 1 teaspoon cumin seeds, 2 slit green chilies and saute well for 30 seconds. Add finely chopped onions and saute till they turn a bit soft. Now add the ginger garlic paste or freshly mined ginger and garlic.
    sautéing onions in oil
  • Saute for a minute. Add cleaned methi leaves if using along with green peas. Saute well for a minute.
    sautéing green peas in oil
  • Add the prepared tomato puree and mix.
    tomato puree added for chilli milli
  • Add spice powders namely ground turmeric, kashmiri red chilli powder, ground coriander and garam masala. Mix well and cook. Cook for around 6-7 minutes or until tomatoes are thoroughly cooked.
    spice powders added to tomato puree
  • Add the chopped vegetables and mix. Add salt to taste.
    vegetables for chilli milli added to tomato base
  • Next add 1.5 cups water and bring to a boil.
    water added to chilli milli curry
  • Add cashew paste and mix. Simmer for 3-4 minutes until the gravy thickens.
    cashew paste added to veg chilli milli recipe
  • Finally add kasoori methi and mix well. Remove from flame. Veg chilli milli is ready.

Notes

Serving Suggestions

  • This veg chilli milli curry tastes best with any Indian breads like naan, kulcha, butter naan, paratha, roti etc.
  • It also tastes good with plain rice, jeera rice, peas pulao.

Nutrition

Serving: 3servingsCalories: 282kcalCarbohydrates: 37gProtein: 8gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 186mgPotassium: 1299mgFiber: 9gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 6029IUVitamin C: 92mgCalcium: 76mgIron: 6mg
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I am Harini. The recipe developer, food photographer and chef behind cook click n devour. My aim behind this blog is to provide easy, tried and tested recipes that beginners can cook with confidence. I took keen interest in cooking and took courses on cooking, baking during teens purely out of passion. With a decade of cooking experience I am glad to share my recipes and culinary knowledge with you all here. Stay tuned and happy cooking!
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Hello, I am Harini


The chef, author and photograper of cook click n devour.Here I bring to you tried and tested vegetarian recipes with step by step photos and videos to make cooking a pleasure and fulfilling experience. Happy cooking!
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