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Navratan Korma -Navratan Korma recipe -Navaratna Kurma

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Navratan Korma is a delicious and a very popular Mughlai dish. Navratan means nine gems. As nine different ingredients which includes fruits, vegetables, nuts and paneer are used to prepare this korma, it gets the name Navratan korma. Navratan Korma is less spicy and has a slightly sweet taste because of the fruits and nuts used. Today we will learn how to make Navratan Korma (white gravy) following this very easy recipe.
Navratan Korma

Navratan Korma in white gravy


Navratan Korma

 Prep Time : 15 mins

 Cook Time : 20 mins 
 Serves: 4
 Recipe Category: Side Dish
 Recipe Cuisine: North Indian-Mughlai Dish
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   Ingredients needed

   Cauliflower florets -1 cup
   Mixed Vegetables -1 ¼ cup
   Ginger-Garlic paste – 1 1/4 tsp
   Green chilli – 2-3 (minced or finely chopped)
   Curd – 1 1/2 tbsp (should not be sour)
   Pineapple – 8 small pieces
   Paneer/ Indian cottage cheese – 50 grams (cubed)
   Raisins – 12-15
   Salt to taste

   For grinding

   Cashew nuts – 2 tbsp
   Khus Khus – 1 tbsp
   Onion – 1 big

   For the seasoning

   Butter – 2 tbsp
   Jeera/cumin seeds -1 tsp
   Bay leaf -1
   Cardamom -2
   Cloves -2
   Cinnamon -1 inch piece

   For garnishing

   Fresh cream – 2 tbsp
   Almonds – 5
   Cashew nuts – 6

navratan korma in white gravy Preparation


1. Soak cashew nuts and khus khus in boiling water for 1 hour.

Blanch onions. (peel the skin and put it in boiling water for 5 minutes, then remove it )

After it cools, grind cashew nuts + khus khus + onions and keep it aside.

2.Wash and put cauliflowers in boiling water for 5 minutes. Drain and keep it aside.

3.Boil water and cook all the vegetables till soft but not mushy (I used a mix of beans, potato, carrots, 1/2 a capsicum). It should be cooked but must be firm. Add capsicum and cauliflower at the end as they need very less time to get cooked. Drain excess water if any and keep it aside.

4.Shallow fry paneer and keep it aside.Check out how to make paneer at home.

5.Fry cashew nuts and raisins separately in a little butter and keep it aside for garnishing.

6.Blanch and sliver almonds.

navaratna kurma a close up shot

Method


Heat butter in a pan, add cumin seeds, when it sizzles, add bay leaf, cardamom, cinnamon and cloves.

Then add ginger-garlic paste, green chilies and saute for a few minutes. Then add the cashew nut paste. Cook till oil separates.

Add beaten curd, all the vegetables, a cup of water, needed salt, simmer and cook till the gravy becomes thick.

Now add the pineapple pieces, fried paneer and raisins. Remove from flame.

Add cream and garnish with cashew nuts and almonds.

Navratan korma is ready to be served with roti, naan or parathas. Serve it hot.

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  35. Ashwini Ravi

    I was searching for a navratna kurma recipe similar to the one we eat at restaurants and of all the recipes available on the Internet, yours looked spot on. Just made it today and it tastes wonderful. Thanks!

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