My colleague Ross once asked me how do you make Korma. I asked him have you tried any of the Kormas here. He said he has (he is not a fan of spicy food but he is making all the effort of trying all the Indian dishes). He wanted to know if I make the same kind of Korma as we get here in the so-called Indian restuarants. I said I will mail him the recipe.
Here is what I mailed him (including the pic):
Ingredients: 1 packet of frozen vegatables (green peas, carrots, fine green beans, corn), 2 medium-sized potatoes, onion, chilli powder.
For Korma masala: 3 cloves of garlic, 1 small piece of ginger, 2 tomatoes, 2 green chillies (depending how hot they are ), 2 tbsp fresh or desicated coconut, garam masala, powdered cashewnut (or soaked almonds), corainder leaves. Grind them and form a paste.
Method:
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Boil the potatoes (I use microwave(700 W) to boil the potatoes for 3-4 minutes)
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In a saucepan, heat some oil. Add cumin seeds. Saute some pieces of onion.
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Add the frozen vegetables. Add the boiled and diced potatoes. Mix well. Add chilli powder, salt and a pinch of sugar or jaggery.
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Add the Korma paste after 2-3 minutes and let the vegatables boil till they become tender and eatable.
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Garnish with chopped corainder leaves.
Hope you enjoy it ….
