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 in white gravy
Prep Time : 15 mins
Cook Time : 20 mins
Serves: 4
Recipe Category: Side Dish
Recipe Cuisine: North Indian-Mughlai Dish
Author:Padhu Sankar
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
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.
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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Lovely recipe with awesome clicks
Wowo i would love this kurma, looksso so yumm.
Looks exotic!..very delicious!
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very tasty korma padhu..I have never seen a korma with pineapple..but I m sure it will taste grt
Rich and creamy gravy,love this type,would love to have it with roti..
Lovely kurma. All the ingredients in it would have made it so flavorful. Awesome presentation too !!
curry looks wonderful ...love the creamy rich gravy curry
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I have had this only on restaurants..Looks rich and creamy as Sushma said...
korma looks very tempting ...love the creamy rich looking gravy ..yummy
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Delicious curry/....