Friday 27 February 2009

Low fat recipe for Navratan Korma (Vegetable Korma)

This is purely my low fat recipe version of the very tasty and popular restaurant dish Vegetable korma also known as Navratan Korma.I went very lean on any fat used in this dish.
Please do post your experiences, if you follow this recipe.

Ingredients:

1.Peppers(red or yellow preffered), peas, carrots,beans,cauliflower, brocolli all cut into small 1cm cube sizes.
Easier way is to use a frozen pack of cut vegetables and add whatever else is missing.
2.6-10 whole almonds(equivalent flaked almonds will also do).
Traditional cooking uses cashew nuts.I substituted with almonds to lower cholestrol.
If you are allergic to nuts, you can use shredded coconuts instead, but the taste will differ a bit.
3. 10-12 pieces of raisins, soak in warm water before use.
4. 1 large Onion.
5. Milk . I used skimmed milk here, but feel free to use your regular milk. The authentic recipe would use creame. If you wish you can substitute with evaporated milk as well.
6. 1 tsp cumin seeds
7. 1 tsp turmeric powder, 2 tsps cumin powder, 2 tsps corriander powder, 1 tsp red chilli powder
8. 2 tsps Ginger-garlic paste
9. 2 tsps garam masala.
10. 2 bay leaves,
11. 1 inch piece of cinnamon stick

Method:

1. Toast(dry) the almonds and set aside.
2.Heat a pan and dry fry the onions.Add a pinch of salt and the turmeric powder,red chilli powder, cumin powder, corriander powder, and fry stirring often, until raw smell of turmeric is gone.
3.Blend the roasted almond and onions adding a little water to form a thick paste.
4. Microwave the cut vegetables with a little water until slightly done(will take 1-2 minutes depending on the power of your microwave). To cook the vegetables quickly you can add some salt to it.
5.In the heated pan,add a spray of spray oil(the paste to be added is too thick and sticky). Add the cumin seeds and fry.When they are fried, add the ginger-garlic paste and stir fry, until you get the lovely aroma.
6. Add your almond-onion paste, and fry for about 30 seconds.
7.Add your microwaved vegetables along with the water in which it cooked, and mix well with the paste in the pan.
8.Add some milk until required consistency is achieved.
9.Add the bayleaf, cinnamon stick,raisins & cook covered for 1 minute. Stir in between.
10. Sprinkle the garam masala, stir, and cover for another 30 secs.
11. Turn off the heat, add chopped green corriander, give a good mix, and let it sit for 2-3 minutes.
12. Serve & enjoy.

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