Navratan Korma

Navratan meaning 'nine gems' is the name given to this mughlai korma dish, that is a mixed combination of vegetables, paneer, fruit & nuts. Add in your choice of vegetables to make this korma. This will make a good side dish with naan, roti or pulao.

Ingredients

1 cup - Potato,cut to small cubes

1 cup - Carrot, chopped

1 cup - French beans, chopped

1 cup - Green peas

1 to 1.5 cup - Paneer cubes

1/4 cup - Pineapple cubes

Few cashew nuts, broken

1 big - Onion, chopped

2 big - Tomato, pureed

3 to 4 tbsp - Powdered cashewnuts

2 to 3 - Green chili

2 tsp - Ginger, crushed

2 tsp -Garlic, crushed

1/2 cup - Curds /yogurt

1/4 tsp - Turmeric powder

1 to 1.5 tsp - Kashmiri chili powder

1 tsp - Garam masala powder

Garnish with some coriander leaves

Method

1 ) Grind green chili, ginger and garlic to a paste and set aside. Boil carrot, peas and the beans, with salt to taste.

2 ) Heat enough oil to fry paneer and potato in a kadai. Once the oil is hot, add cashew nuts and fry to a golden color.Drain off the oil and transfer to a plate. Then add paneer cubes and fry to a golden color. After all the paneer cubes are done, add potato and fry till golden brown. Take off the oil and transfer to the plate.

3 ) In the remaining oil, fry onion to a golden brown color. Then add the ginger, garlic and green chili paste. Fry for few seconds, then add tomato puree, curds, garam masala, red chili powder, turmeric powder, cashew nut powder and salt to taste. Simmer, cover and cook till oil separates.

4 ) Now add all the veggies, paneer, cashew nut and about 1 to 1.5 cup water, simmer and cook till the gravy thickens. Now add pineapple cubes, garnish with coriander leaves and take off the stove.

Serve hot as a side dish with roti.