NAVRATAN KORMA

NAVRATAN KORMA

INGREDIENTS:

1. 100gm cauliflower florets
2. 100gm shelled peas
3. 100gm cubed potatoes
4. 100gm beans chopped
5. 100gm carrots diced
6. garlic 6-8 flakes
7. 2inch pc ginger
8. 6-8 green chillies
9. corriander(6,7,8,9 GRIND TO PASTE)
10. 100gm paneer cubed (fried golden brown)
11.  A few strands of saffron soaked in warm milk
12. 1 tsp garam masala powder
13. 1 tsp cumin powder 
14. 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
15. 1 tsp chilli powder
16. salt to taste
17. half cup tomato puree
18. 25 gm cashew nuts fried
19. 1 cup beaten curds
20. 2 slices of sweet mango
21. a few canned cherries (optionl)
22. grated paneer and chopped corriander for garnish
23. oil/ghee as required

METHOD:

       Heat oil/ghee in a pan saute paste made with ingredients 6-9. Sprinkle a little milk with saffron till it turns rich golden yellow,add all the vegetables starting with ones that take longer time to cook potatoes, beans,peas,carrots,and cauliflower florets. Saute till they start changing colour. Add garam masala powder ,cumin seed,chilli and turmeric powder. Add ssalt to taste and mix well. Finally add the tomato puree and beaten curds ,cook till he vegetables are done. Finally add the fried cashews.

Garnish with chopped corriander and grated paneer and any fruit (mango slices, tinned cherries)

Serve hot with parathas.