Navratan Korma
Navratan Korma Recipe
This delicious Mughlai dish gets its name Navratan (meaning nine gems) from the nine different veggies, fruit and nuts used in it! Serve it with hot Naans and you're sure to impress! Enjoy cooking Indian...
INGREDIENTS
- 3 cups - Boiled vegetables (9 varieties-potatoes, carrots, green peas, french beans, cauliflower, capsicum, cabbage, bottle gourd, cluster beans)
- 150gms - Grated paneer
- 3 - Tomatoes
- 2 - Grated onions
- 1 1/2 tsp -Ginger paste
- 1 1/2 tsp - Garlic paste
- Salt To Taste
- 1 tsp - Turmeric Powder
- 1 1/2 tsp - Red chilli powder
- 1 tsp - Coriander powder
- 2 tsp - Garam Masala Powder
- 2 tbsp - Cream
- 6 tbsp - Vegetable oil
- 1 tbsp - Ghee
- 1 cup - Milk / water
- 1/4 cup - Dry fruits (cashew nuts, raisins)
- Coriander leaves for decoration
METHOD
- Boil tomatoes till tender. Allow them to cool. Then peel off the tomato skin to make puree. Readymade tomato puree can also be used.
- Take 1 tbsp ghee and slightly fry the dry fruits for about 1 min on medium heat.
- Heat oil in a pan. Fry onions and ginger-garlic paste till golden brown.
- Add salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala and fry for 2-3 minutes.
- Next add tomato puree and dry fruits. Stir well and cook the mixture for 4 minutes. Ensure that the mixture doesn't stick to bottom of pan.
- Add milk (use water alternatively). Bring it to boil. Reduce the heat and cook until the gravy becomes thick.
- Add paneer to the gravy and stir well.
- Finally add all the vegetables to the above gravy and cook for 5-7 minutes.
- Serve the navratan korma hot. Put cream and chopped coriander leaves on the navaratna korma decorate .
