Vegetable Korma

"A creamy vegetarian Indian dish. This is also great with lamb if you don't need it to be vegetarian. Adapted from The Classic 1000 Indian Recipes."
 
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Ready In:
1hr
Ingredients:
17
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Puree half the onion with the ginger, garlic, and chilies into a fine paste in a food processor.
  • Add the ground spices and mix.
  • Chop half the nuts to a fine paste with a food processor, set aside.
  • Heat the oil and fry the remaining onion (chopped) over medium heat until browned, stirring frequently.
  • Add the spice/onion paste and fry until it starts to smell really good (30 seconds or so). Stir in the veggies with longer cooking times such as potatoes and fry for a while.
  • Add nuts, nut paste, and other veggies as cooking times dictate.
  • Reduce heat to low and add water (or milk to make it even more rich) and yogurt (whole milk yogurt!). Take care not to overcook the yoghurt, as it will separate and degrade.
  • Garnish with cilantro and serve over rice.

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Reviews

  1. I love Korma from our local Indian restaurant and this came very close to that flavor. The recipe is very easy to prepare and the result is creamy and delicious. I followed the recipe exactly and was quite pleased.
     
  2. Wonderful flavor!
     
  3. Nicely spiced and mildly hot. This didn't taste at all like a korma I get at a restaurant but it was fine. The color is not what I'm accustomed to seeing either. It was a tan color as opposed to a yellow-orange color. I guess I would have taken this mixture and put it in a blender and then it might have been close to the texture I was looking for. As for the color, I have no clue.
     
  4. This was a pleasant korma, very much like my usual korma recipe, which I like because its predominant flavors are cardamom and a mild nutty. I probably won't make this again, just because I like my usual recipe a little better and they are so similar, but I certainly recommend giving this one a try if you're looking for a good korma.
     
  5. I was pretty worried during the cooking process. First of all, the color was horrendous - pea green. Taste was awful, like . . . vegetation of some sort. At the end had to improvise to get the brownish color of the veg korma's loved by my husband. Used 2 small potatoes, frozen mixed vegetables (about 2 cups). Added 1 large tomato, blended into a puree. Added 1/2 teaspoon turmeric and 1 teaspoon garam masala. When adding the onion puree fry for a good couple minutes, it will help get rid off the "earthy" taste. For the same reason, simmer this for at least 15-20 minutes. Had to add about a cup of water (not 1/3 cup) and it simmered down to the correct consistency. Didn't have yogurt so added about a 1/2 cup of heavy cream which I stirred in at the end. Thankful it turned out in the end. Taste was pretty good (my husband liked it) but I'm only giving it 3 stars because of the changes I had to make.
     
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Tweaks

  1. WOW. As far as korma sauce goes, this was IT. Three major modifications I used: 1) chicken instead of vegetables, 2) one can coconut milk instead of yogurt, 3) and added 1.5 Tbsp of sugar which totally made it like my korma from my favorite Indian restaurants. I also used a mix of almonds and pine nuts and didn't add any water. I let it simmer for a while which made the sauce so thick and flavorful. My guests and I were blown away! Definite keeper.
     

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I'm from Walnut Creek, CA but I go to school at Whitman College in Walla Walla, WA. I'm the president of a tea club and I'm involved with the organic garden here as well.
 
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