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Vegetable (Navratan) Korma
May 3rd, 2007 filed under Paneer (Indian Cheese)
Vegetable Korma is a delicious combination of several vegetables in a creamy sauce. It is often served in Indian restaurants. Korma can be served with any Indian bread or rice.
Serves 4.
Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 cups chopped vegetables (cauliflower, green peas, carrot, green beans, red bell pepper)
- 1/2 cup chopped fried paneer
- 3 tablespoons oil
- Pinch of asafetida (hing)
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
- 1 seeded finely chopped green chili
- 1 tablespoon shredded ginger
- 1 tablespoon coriander powder (dhania)
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric Haldi)
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon garam masala
- 1/2 teaspoon mango powder (amchoor powder)
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch
Garnish:
- 1/2 cup seeded and chopped tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro
Method:
- Mix the shredded ginger, green chili, coriander powder, turmeric, and cayenne pepper with 2 tablespoons of water and set aside.
- Mix cornstarch with milk and set aside.
- Heat the oil in a saucepan. Test the heat by adding one cumin seed to the oil; if it cracks right away oil is ready.
- Add the asafetida and cumin seeds. After cumin seeds crack, add the bay leaves and the spice mixture. Fry for a few seconds until the spices start separating from the oil.
- Add the cauliflower, green peas, carrot and green beans. Mix well and cover the pan. Let the vegetables cook on medium heat for about 7 to 8 minutes. The vegetables should be cooked just about half way.
- Add the bell pepper and paneer. Mix well. Add the milk/cornstarch mixture and cook until the vegetables are tender. Add more milk if needed for more gravy.
- Turn off the heat. Mix in the garam masala, amchoor powder and cilantro.
- Place the vegetable korma in a serving dish and garnish with chopped tomatoes. Enjoy!
Substitutions and Variations:
- Substitute any vegetable, for example potatoes, cabbage, corn, and mushrooms or other vegetables. Four to six vegetables are a good number to use.
- Tofu can be used instead of paneer.
- For the gravy, you may replace 1-cup milk with 3/4 cups cream for a richer texture. Blending 1/4 cup cashew nuts with 1-cup milk will also give the gravy a richer texture.
This is not NAV RATAN korma…it has dry fruits….u may want to rename your recipe as Veg korma.
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hello aunty, all these days, i was just wondering how do they prepare this dish, especially in hotels, for its rich texture…but when i tried your recipe, i realised nothing is so difficult as it looks like….it came out too well, n whenever i prepare this, my hubby is so happy to have it with chapathis…thanx once again…n being and indian, we are proud to have a perfect chef like u….
Hello Aunty!!
Is Navratan Korma is difraferent than the Vegetable Korma??? When we try Navratan Korma outside they just add dry fruits into it like almonds, cashew nuts??? Then are they making gravy of Cashew Nuts??? Why it tests rich in flavour due to dry fruits?? Please guide. Thank you.
Hello RS_Sin,
For home cooking I avoid using cream if like creamy add cream instead of milk and use little more garam masala.
Hi Aunty, I made this recipe it came out really nice, though i expected a sweetish tinge (the way its made in restaurants) but it was not so, I have followed yr recipe to the dot except that i had substituted cauliflower with potato. Could u pls post more subjis using karela, egg plant etc? Thanks in advance
hello anutyji,
i tried this recepi today and it came out really well. my husband liked it a lot. pleaes update with more recepies and more often too…. thanks
Taru,
I make the regular recipe in two seperate pans and then combine them together when both are cooked. Some recipes can simply be doubled in quanity and others can’t, so making the dish twice individually may be a safer alternative since you will be serving to company.
Jaya
Hello Aunty,
Thanks for this wonderful site for providing recipes without onion and garlic.
Aunty I would be having about 11 people for dinner and I have to prepared the above recipe, I would really appreciate if you could give me the measurements for 11 people as the above recipe is just for 4 people.
I am looking forward to your reply.
With thanks in advance
Taru
Hello Aunty,
I have lernt lot from your site thankyou I was wondering if you could show sometime how to make Mali Kofta.
Thankyou in advance.
Take care.