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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 (along with palak paneer) is among our very favorite recipes, and is a definite go-to when we need to economize or use up veggies. Thank you, once again, for transforming my relationship with Indian cookery, and making it something I do as a matter of course, rather than as a special treat. Oh, yes, and I can now make parathas like a pro!
Hello Aunty,
Can I substitue cornstarch with something else ?
will that work ..
Plz let me know..
Thanks
mega yum.
Manjula ji
All your dishes are good and easy to make.
Sometimes when I get bored of making routine dishes I just get some from you. I really think you are always there to help me.
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Melbourne,AUSTRALIA
Dear Manjula Aunty,
Thank you for your wonderful recipies, they are great and very easy to cook.
In Navratana Korma can I use Pineapple pieces ?
Thanks…Jack
Hi Jack, try it will be interesting.
namaste aunty ji…..
apki saari dishes maine try kari hui han nd thy all come out so welll
u r the bestttt nd thankuuu for posting such wonderful dishes i mst say….
is dish ke liye i wanna ask tht can we use milk nd cream together…..like half cup cream nd so milk…does both these things go together….
thankssss nd take care
maay god bless u nd ur talent u got
Manjula ji… Thank you very much for posting such tasty recipes. I have tried so many of your recipes and each one of them have come out very well.. We don’t use onion or garlic at home. So your recipes are the ones which i always follow.. please keep posting more tasty recipes. YOU ARE THE BEST..!! n thank you
namaste auntiji,
Thank you so much for very easy and delicious recipes.. just want to know , all your receipes are without onion and garlic.. can
we make by adding onion and garlic ? or these are really jain dishes ? pls. advise on that.. thanks and take care.
Vegetable Korma is delicious !