Navaratna Korma

Name: Navaratna Korma
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp cubed carrots; 2 tbsp chopped beans; 1 potato cubed; 2 tbsp chopped cauliflower; 1 small onion boiled; 1 onion chopped finely; 1/2 capsicum cubed; 1 tbsp green peas; 5-6 cashewnuts; 1 tbsp raisins; 1 tsp sesame seeds or melon seeds; 1 tsp ginger paste; 1/2 tsp garlic paste; 1 tbsp kasoori methi; 2 tbsp cubed paneer; 1/4 tsp haldi (turmeric); 1/4th tsp red chilli powder; 2-3 green chillies chopped or paste; 1/4th tsp ajwain; 1/4th tsp shah jeera; 1 tbsp fresh cream or malai; 1 tsp aloo dum masala or any other curry masala; 1 tsp garam masala; 6-7 laung (cloves); 1 pinch hing; 2 tbsp refined oil; 1 tbsp ghee; 1 tbsp tomato puree; To taste salt and sugar; 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

This is a famous and rich curry which is served mostly on special occasions like marriage or any other party.Inclusion of various vegetables gives it a nice colour and aroma when cooked in a spicy sauce.It is a mughlai preparation and the other wors for this dish is 'Nine gems curry'.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

2 tbspcubed carrots
2 tbspchopped beans
1potato cubed
2 tbspchopped cauliflower
1small onion boiled
1onion chopped finely
1/2capsicum cubed
1 tbspgreen peas
5-6cashewnuts
1 tbspraisins
1 tspsesame seeds or melon seeds
1 tspginger paste
1/2 tspgarlic paste
1 tbspkasoori methi
2 tbspcubed paneer
1/4 tsphaldi (turmeric)
1/4th tsp red chilli powder
2-3green chillies chopped or paste
1/4th tsp ajwain
1/4th tsp shah jeera
1 tbspfresh cream or malai
1 tspaloo dum masala or any other curry masala
1 tspgaram masala
6-7laung (cloves)
1 pinchhing
2 tbsprefined oil
1 tbspghee
1 tbsptomato puree
To tastesalt and sugar
1 tbspchopped coriander leaves

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Steps

1

Semi boil cauliflower, then carrots and beans.Also boil potato and set aside.Care should be taken that all vegetables should not lose their crunchiness.
2

Boil 1 small cubed onion and make a paste of it when cooled alongwith sesame,cashew,raisins and green chillies.
3

Heat oil in a wok and sprinkle laung,ajwain and shahjeera. When they splutter,fry the chopped onion golden brown and set aside.Add ghee to the remaining oil.Now lightly fry the cubed paneer. Set aside.Also toss lightly cauliflower and potatoes.Set aside.Stir fry capsicum.
4

Fry the ground paste alongwith fresh cream or malai. Add rest of the masalas,salt and pinch of sugar and fry well.Add the green peas,then all the boiled vegetables and toss.Add the vegetable stock and if needed little water.Add kasoori methi and boil till masalas coat vegetables.Add the fried onion and if needed little water.Sprinkle garam masala. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve with naan, paratha or jeera rice.