Navratan Korma (Delicious and Rich Curry)
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4.9
123 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
40 mins
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Cook Time
40 mins
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Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
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Servings
5
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Calories
374 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Indian
Navratan Korma (Delicious and Rich Curry)
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Navratan korma is made with 9 ingredients and consists of plenty of nuts, dry fruits, assorted vegetables, fruits, cream, a lot of spices and a few herbs.
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Ingredients
Mix veggies
- 2 medium carrots - peeled and chopped or 70 grams carrots or about ½ cup chopped carrots
- ½ cup shelled peas or frozen peas
- 1 large potato or 2 medium potato or ¾ cup chopped potatoes or 150 grams potatoes
- ¼ cup chopped green beans or 40 to 50 grams beans or 10 to 12 beans
- 1 cup chopped cauliflower (gobi florets) - optional
- 8 to 9 babycorn - chopped (optional)
Other Ingredients
- 2 medium sized onions sliced or ½ cup thinly sliced onions
- 2 to 3 green chilies (hari mirch) - chopped
- ½ tablespoon ginger garlic paste or 5 to 6 garlic and ¾ inch ginger - crushed to a a paste in mortar-pestle
- ½ cup curd (yogurt) or 100 grams curd
- ⅓ cup fresh low fat cream or 3 to 4 tablespoon whipping cream
- ¼ to ½ teaspoon garam masala
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon red chili powder
- 2 tablespoon ghee
- 1 cup water or add as required
- salt as required
For the nuts and seeds paste
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds (khus khus)
- 10 to 12 almonds
- 10 to 12 cashews
- 1 tablespoon melon seeds (magaz)
- ¼ cup water for grinding to a paste or add as required
Whole Spices
- 2 to 3 green cardamom
- 1 black cardamom
- 3 cloves
- 1 inch stick of cinnamon
- 1 tej patta (indian bay leaf)
- 2 single strands of mace
For garnish
- 1 tablespoon ghee (clarified butter)
- 6 to 7 almonds - blanched and peeled
- 10 pistachois
- 10 cashewnuts
- 10 walnut halves
- 1 tablespoon raisins
- ½ cup chopped pineapple or 2 to 3 pineapple slices - chopped
- ½ tablespoon melon seeds
- 1 tablespoon mint leaves
- a pinch of saffron strands
- 2 teaspoon ginger julienne
Instructions
Preparing nuts and seeds paste
- Soak all the dry fruits and seeds in hot water for 30 to 40 minutes.
- Remove the peels from the almonds and add the peeled almonds in a grinder or blender jar.
- Then drain water from the remaining nuts-seeds mixture and also add them to the grinder jar.
- Add ¼ cup water and grind to a smooth fine paste. Add more water if required while making the paste. Keep this paste aside.
Making navratan korma
- Heat ghee in a thick bottomed pot or a deep pan. Add all the "whole spices" mentioned above and fry till they crackle and become aromatic.
- Add the sliced onions and saute them till they turn golden stirring often.
- Now add the ginger-garlic paste and chopped green chilies. Saute for a few seconds or till the raw aroma of ginger-garlic goes away.
- Now add the nuts-seeds paste and curd. Mix well. When you add the curd then either keep the heat to low or switch off the heat. Make sure you beat the curd before you add and mix it quickly as soon as you add it.
- Then add turmeric and red chili powder. Stir again.
- Stir and saute for 3 to 4 minutes on a low heat. Do stir often so that the mixture does not get stuck to the bottom of the pan.
- Then add the mixed veggies. Stir.
- Next add 1 cup water. Season with salt. Mix very well.
- Cover and simmer the veggies till they are cooked and fork tender. Take care not to overcook them.
- Once the veggies are cooked, add the cream and stir it with the rest of the gravy. Switch off the heat.
- Sprinkle garam masala powder. Cover and keep aside.
Garnishing navratan korma
- Heat 1 tablespoon ghee in a small frying pan. Add 6 to 7 blanched almonds (you can soak these almonds when soaking the nuts for the paste and then peel them).
- Saute almonds till they turn a pale golden.
- Take them to one side of the pan and now add 10 pistachios, 10 cashews, 10 walnut halves. Saute till the cashews turn a light golden.
- Now add 1 tablespoon raisins and ½ tablespoon melon seeds. Saute for some seconds.
- Then add ½ cup chopped pineapple cubes. Saute for a minute.
- Next add 1 tablespoon mint leaves, a pinch of saffron strands and 2 teaspoon ginger julienne.
- Saute for half a minute.
Serving navratan korma
- While serving garnish the korma with the sauteed nuts, seeds and pineapple cubes. Serve it with indian flatbread like tandoori roti, naan, chapatis or parathas. It also goes well with cumin rice.
Notes
- If you do not have melon seeds, still you can make the korma with the rest of the ingredients. Just increase 1 tablespoon of almonds and 1 tablespoon of cashew.
- Always soak the poppy seeds before blending. Or else they take a lot of time to be ground finely.
- Adding pineapple is optional. So don’t add pineapple if you do not like a sweet taste in a creamy dish. Instead of pineapple you can also add apples or grapes.
- You can also add paneer in it.
- You can choose your choice of mixed veggies or you can also choose to make navratan korma with a mix of 9 different veggies. You can add mixed vegetables like cauliflower, potatoes, green peas, baby corn, corn kernels, bell pepper, french beans, carrots.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
374kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
35g
(12%)
Protein
10g
(20%)
Fat
24g
(37%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
5g
Monounsaturated Fat
8g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
35mg
(12%)
Sodium
350mg
(15%)
Potassium
746mg
(21%)
Fiber
8g
(32%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Vitamin A
4569IU
(91%)
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)
1mg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
1mg
Vitamin B3 (Niacin)
2mg
Vitamin B6
1mg
Vitamin B12
1µg
Vitamin C
42mg
(47%)
Vitamin D
1µg
Vitamin E
1mg
Vitamin K
16µg
Calcium
132mg
(13%)
Vitamin B9 (Folate)
66µg
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Magnesium
110mg
Phosphorus
269mg
Zinc
2mg
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 5Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 374 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 374kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 35g | 12% |
| Protein | 10g | 20% |
| Fat | 24g | 37% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 35mg | 12% |
| Sodium | 350mg | 15% |
| Potassium | 746mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 8g | 32% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 4569IU | 91% |
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B3 (Niacin) | 2mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 1mg | |
| Vitamin B12 | 1µg | 42% |
| Vitamin C | 42mg | 47% |
| Vitamin D | 1µg | 5% |
| Vitamin E | 1mg | |
| Vitamin K | 16µg | |
| Calcium | 132mg | 13% |
| Vitamin B9 (Folate) | 66µg | |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
| Magnesium | 110mg | 28% |
| Phosphorus | 269mg | |
| Zinc | 2mg |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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