Vegetable Korma
by Tarla Dalal
Here is a vegetable dish that everybody loves, and which can be made easily at home as most of the ingredients are readily available.
This awesome Vegetable Korma features a wide assortment of crunchy and colourful veggies, cooked with rich ingredients like milk, cream and paneer, and flavoured with garam masala. Pineapple adds a nice tangy-sweetness, which makes the Korma all the more appealing. This is an ideal accompaniment for hot parathas !
Vegetable Korma recipe - How to make Vegetable Korma
Preparation Time: Cooking Time: Total Time:
Makes 4 servings
1/4 cup cauliflower florets
1/4 cup french bean cubes
1/2 cup carrot cubes
1/4 cup green peas
1/4 cup capsicum cubes
1/4 cup diagonally cut baby corn
1 tbsp ghee
1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1/2 cup grated onions
2 cloves (laung / lavang)
1 stick cinnamon (dalchini)
1 cardamom (elaichi)
1 tsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste
1/2 tsp green chilli paste
1 cup milk
1/4 cup chopped paneer (cottage cheese)
1/4 cup canned finely chopped pineapple
3 tbsp fresh cream
1/2 tsp garam masala
salt to taste
For Serving
parathas
- Method
- Heat the ghee in a deep non-stick pan and add the cumin seeds.
- When the seeds crackle, add the grated onions, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger-garlic paste, green chilli paste and sauté on a medium flame for 5 to 7 minutes.
- Add the cauliflower, french beans, carrot, green peas, capsicum, baby corn, salt, ½ cup of milk and ¼ cup of water, cover with a lid and cook on a medium flame for 6 to 8 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Add the remaining ½ cup of milk, paneer, pineapple, fresh cream and garam masala, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Serve hot with parathas.
| Energy | 176 cal |
| Protein | 4.9 g |
| Carbohydrates | 9.3 g |
| Fiber | 1.9 g |
| Fat | 12.2 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Vitamin A | 399.5 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0 mg |
| Vitamin B3 | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin C | 23.4 mg |
| Folic Acid | 9 mcg |
| Calcium | 178.3 mg |
| Iron | 0.8 mg |
| Magnesium | 0 mg |
| Phosphorus | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 23.5 mg |
| Potassium | 107.7 mg |
| Zinc | 0.2 mg |
YUMMY - RUSTIC - FLAVOURFUL
This korma recipe is a good combination of mixed vegetables along with milk, spices and pineapple, I served this with hot butter naan.