NAVRATAN KORMA

Ingredients

Butter 2 tbsp

Oil

cumin seeds 1 tsp

cashew nuts – 12-15

ginger – 1 tbsp chopped

green chillies – 2 slit

Cream or full fat milk – 1 cup

Tomato – 1 small diced

turmeric powder 1/2 tsp

salt per taste

garam masala powder 1/2 tsp

cumin seed powder 1/2 tsp

Veggies

Dice these into small pieces (except for peas)

Paneer, cauliflower, french beans, carrots and peas. Here I used only 5 veggies, but along with these veggies you can also add potato, cauliflower, pineapple and baby corn.

Method

1. In a pan, add oil, cumin seeds,  cashew nuts, ginger-green chillies. Fry this till cashew turn brown and grind this to a paste (You can add cream or milk to help grinding). You can also add veggies in this step, if kids don’t like to eat veggies directly. I have added carrots and green peas in this step.

2. Dice tomato’s and add in the same oil pan. Fry till the tomato’s go soft, add salt, green chilly (optional) and cumin seed powder. Grind this to paste too.

3. Then in a pan, add butter and paste from step 1. Fry this and add turmeric powder, salt and garam masala powder. (Do not add red chilly powder, it will change the colour and taste. Instead you can green chillies in step 1 or 2.)

4. Add paste from step 2 and fry another 2-3 min. Then add whatever veggies you like. (eg: paneer, cauliflower, french beans, carrots and peas). Fry this for another 2-3 min and then add cream or milk.

5. Cook for 7-8 min and your delicious Navratna korma is ready. You can garnish this with chopped dry fruits.

Serve this with Tandoori roti, Naan or Kulcha