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Navratan Korma -Navratan Korma recipe -Navaratna Kurma

September 28, 2010 by PadhuSankar 39 Comments

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
 Author:Padhu Sankar

   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.

Meet you all again with more interesting recipes, till then it is bye from Padhu of padhuskitchen.

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Comments

  1. kanthi

    September 28, 2010 at 2:48 pm

    Lovely recipe with awesome clicks

    Reply
  2. Happy Cook

    September 28, 2010 at 2:49 pm

    Wowo i would love this kurma, looksso so yumm.

    Reply
  3. aipi

    September 28, 2010 at 2:57 pm

    Looks exotic!..very delicious!

    US Masala

    Reply
  4. Tanvi

    September 28, 2010 at 3:13 pm

    very tasty korma padhu..I have never seen a korma with pineapple..but I m sure it will taste grt

    Reply
  5. Sushma Mallya

    September 28, 2010 at 3:18 pm

    Rich and creamy gravy,love this type,would love to have it with roti..

    Reply
  6. Shabitha Karthikeyan

    September 28, 2010 at 3:30 pm

    Lovely kurma. All the ingredients in it would have made it so flavorful. Awesome presentation too !!

    Reply
  7. Satya

    September 28, 2010 at 3:52 pm

    curry looks wonderful …love the creamy rich gravy curry

    Satya
    http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

    Reply
  8. Kairali sisters

    September 28, 2010 at 3:54 pm

    I have had this only on restaurants..Looks rich and creamy as Sushma said…

    Reply
  9. Satya

    September 28, 2010 at 3:58 pm

    korma looks very tempting …love the creamy rich looking gravy ..yummy

    Satya
    http://www.superyummyrecipes.com

    Reply
  10. Nitha

    September 28, 2010 at 3:59 pm

    Delicious curry/….

    Reply
  11. Hari Chandana

    September 28, 2010 at 4:05 pm

    very nice and colorful kurma.. looks gr8 dear.. nice clicks too 🙂

    Reply
  12. Roshan

    September 28, 2010 at 4:32 pm

    wow…a mildly spiced, creamy korma…delicious

    Reply
  13. Pushpa

    September 28, 2010 at 4:53 pm

    It is navrantan indeed,kuma looks delicious.

    Pushpa @ simplehomefood.com

    Reply
  14. Yummy Team

    September 28, 2010 at 5:08 pm

    Oh I love navratan korma..Looks delicious..Lovely clicks!

    Reply
  15. Cooking Blog Indexer

    September 28, 2010 at 5:55 pm

    kurma looks creamy and very tempting..

    Reply
  16. kothiyavunu.com

    September 28, 2010 at 6:39 pm

    Lovely kurma padhu…I love this one..perfect with appam!!

    Reply
  17. Aparna S Mallya

    September 28, 2010 at 7:37 pm

    Looks so rich with all those gems.

    Reply
  18. An Open Book

    September 28, 2010 at 7:53 pm

    oh i didnt know u added curd, i thought it was oconut milk based…

    Reply
  19. sonu

    September 28, 2010 at 9:06 pm

    looks lovely..delish !

    Reply
  20. Suja Sugathan

    September 28, 2010 at 9:39 pm

    Tasty kurma..looks awesome

    Reply
  21. Vasavi Suresh

    September 28, 2010 at 9:53 pm

    Awesome presentation and mouth watering dish

    Reply
  22. Priya

    September 29, 2010 at 6:56 am

    Wat a rich looking and mouthwatering korma..

    Reply
  23. AMA's AnythingVegetarian

    September 29, 2010 at 10:17 am

    Looks like those restaurant versions.

    Reply
  24. Gouri Guha

    September 29, 2010 at 10:42 am

    Such a mouthwatering dish…inviting…no doubt a gem of its own…

    Reply
  25. chaitrali pathak

    September 29, 2010 at 11:23 am

    looks superb….

    Reply
  26. சாருஸ்ரீராஜ்

    September 29, 2010 at 11:38 am

    delecious padhu

    Reply
  27. Mina Joshi

    September 29, 2010 at 1:19 pm

    Wow Thanks for posting this recipe. I always order this dish when I eat out! Now I can try it out at home. The dish looks delicious!!

    Reply
  28. Sum

    September 29, 2010 at 1:51 pm

    Yummy… I love this….

    Reply
  29. Paaka Shaale

    September 29, 2010 at 2:56 pm

    Ah padhu the korma looks so yum!! I jsut looove navratan korma 🙂

    Reply
  30. Ananda Rajashekar

    September 29, 2010 at 6:40 pm

    Oh you got them so perfectly white and beautiful 🙂

    Reply
  31. Krishnaveni

    September 30, 2010 at 12:21 am

    my fav kurma for roti, looks great

    Reply
  32. Home Cooked Oriya Food

    September 30, 2010 at 12:52 am

    yummy kurma! looks great!

    Reply
  33. Karen

    October 3, 2010 at 2:06 pm

    Wow…this looks great. I've never heard of it before, but I love all the flavors in it, especially the nuts. Yum!

    Reply
  34. gopal

    March 1, 2013 at 3:46 am

    Can you post some vegetable-stir fry recipes

    Reply
  35. Ashwini Ravi

    March 25, 2014 at 12:53 pm

    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!

    Reply
  36. Dr.Rashmi Bapat

    November 30, 2014 at 4:32 am

    Hi Padhu…love your blog a lot..goin to try navratan korma today..can u pls let me know the above korma serves for how many people?

    Reply
  37. Padhu Sankar

    November 30, 2014 at 10:06 am

    Thank you for liking my blog. It serves 4 persons.

    Reply
  38. Dr.Rashmi Bapat

    December 11, 2014 at 10:14 am

    Hi Padhu…i tried this and it came out very well..had tried navratan korma many times before from other sites and was disappointed….but your's was mindblowing….Thanks a lot:-)

    Reply
  39. Padhu Sankar

    January 29, 2019 at 9:13 am

    You can add fresh malai from chilled milk. If you do not have that also, you can skip. Adding cream gives richness to the gravy.

    Reply

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