Vegetable Korma Curry Recipes

VEG KURMA | VEGETABLE KORMA RECIPE

Steps:

• Fine chop onions & tomatoes. Slit chilli and set aside all of these. Cube the veggies to ½ inch sizes and set aside. Keep the potatoes immersed in a bowl of water until used.
• Make a fine paste of coconut, cashews, roasted chana dal & saunf with 6 tbsps water. If you do not like the flavor of fennel seeds you may skip it. Set aside the kurma paste.
• Heat a pot with oil. Then saute bay leaf, star anise, mace, jeera, cardamoms, cloves and cinnamon until they sizzle.
• Next put in the chopped onions and green chili. Fry until they turn transparent & pink in color.
• Fry ginger garlic paste until the raw smell goes off.
• Next saute tomatoes with salt until mushy and soft.
• Add turmeric, chilli powder, garam masala and coriander leaves. Saute well for 2 to 3 mins until the masala smells really good.
• Transfer the coconut paste and saute for few minutes until the kurma masala smells good.
• Drain the water from potatoes and add them to the pot.
• Next add the other veggies and mix well. Fry for 2 to 3 minutes and then pour water just enough to cover the veggies. Adjust salt if needed.
• Cook until the veggies are cooked. Garnish with coriander leaves.
• Serve veg kurma with chapati, pulao or biryani.
• Press SAUTE button and pour oil to the inner pot of Instant pot. Add all the whole spices and saute for 30 seconds.
• Next add onions and chili. saute for 3 mins.
• Add ginger garlic and saute for 30 seconds.
• Next add tomatoes and salt. Saute for 1 minute.
• Move the onions and tomatoes to one side. Add the potatoes to the other side.
• Cover with an external lid and cook for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Saute all of these for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add in all the spice powder and saute for 30 to 60 seconds.
• Press CANCEL button and add the coconut paste.
• Add the rest of the veggies and mix well.
• Pour water and deglaze the bottom by scrubbing with a spatula. This releases bits of food stuck there & avoids a burn.
• Taste the water and add more salt if needed.
• Secure the Instant pot with the lid and position the steam release handle/ value to sealing.
• Press PRESSURE COOK button (high pressure) and set the timer to 1 minute.
• After the Instant pot beeps, wait for 1 minute. Then release the pressure manually by moving the steam release value from sealing to venting.
• Give a gentle stir. Vegetable korma will look runny at this stage but will thicken after it cools down a bit.

VEGGIE KORMA

Steps:

• Recipe kindly shared by the Tesco Community Cookery School with Jamie Oliver. The recipe has been written to be flexible and scalable up to 50 portions. Note: all veg weights are for trimmed, prepped vegetables.
• Peel (or trim) and roughly chop the alliums.
• Place a pan large enough to hold all the ingredients on a medium heat with the oil.
• Add the alliums, curry powder and smoked paprika. Cook for 15 to 20 minutes or until the alliums are golden and softened, stirring frequently.
• Meanwhile, roughly chop the veg, keeping any leafy greens (if using) to one side for later.
• Add the chopped veg (except the leafy greens, if using) to the pan and cook with a lid on for a few minutes, or until softened.
• Note the liquid level in the pan, then pour in the curry and white sauces, the chickpeas (juice and all, if using) and 750ml of water.
• Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 35 minutes.
• Add the reserved leafy veg (if using). Bring back to the boil, and cook until the curry has reduced - the liquid should return to the same level as in step 7.
• Stir in the yoghurt until just warmed through.
• Season to taste with lemon juice, salt and black pepper.

VEG KURMA (HOTEL STYLE)

Steps:

• Soak in hot water for 20 to 30 minutes. Later drain and set aside.
• Rinse and soak cauliflower florets in hot water for 15 to 20 minutes. This step is optional and only to get rid of any insects or worms in the cauliflower. After blanching the cauliflower, drain them and set aside.
• Rinse, peel and chop the rest of the vegetables.
• Add the the ingredients mentioned under 'for kurma paste' in a in a blender or mixer-grinder.
• Pour ½ cup water or as required and grind to a smooth fine paste. Set aside.
• Heat oil in a 2-litre pressure cooker or a pan. Add the chopped onions.
• Stir and sauté until the onions turn translucent or light golden. Add curry leaves and mix.
• Next add the chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder and red chili powder. Stir and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add the ground kurma paste. Stir and mix well. Sauté stirring often for 6 to 7 minutes on a low to medium flame or until you see the oil releasing from the sides and the paste becoming glossy and thick.
• Then add fresh curd (yogurt). If you want, you can skip yogurt too.
• Mix the curd very well with the rest of the masala paste.
• Add the chopped mix vegetables. Stir and sauté for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Then add 1.25 cups water. For slightly thin gravy you can add 1.5 cups water. If cooking in a pan, then add 1.5 to 2 cups of water. Mix well.
• Season with salt according to your taste preferences.
• Pressure cook for 2 whistles or for 8 to 9 minutes.
• When the pressure settles down on its own, open the lid. If you find the gravy to be thin, then you can simmer for some more minutes.
• If the gravy looks thick, then add some water and simmer for a few more minutes. The consistency should be medium - neither thin nor thick.
• Add chopped coriander leaves and give a stir.
• Indian flat breads: Korma tastes great with some soft roti or a chewy naan or a flaky paratha.
• Indian fry bread: Poori which is the most popular Indian fried bread is again a best choice to have korma.
• Rice: Plain steamed rice or flavored rice like ghee rice, biryani rice make easy and tasty sides with korma.
• Dosa: Soft dosa like neer dosa or poha dosa or a lacy, soft appam tastes nice with korma gravy.

CREAMY VEGGIE KORMA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan. Cook onion with the dry spices over a low heat for 5-6 mins until the onion is light golden. Add the chilli, garlic and ginger and cook for 1 min, then throw in the mixed vegetables and cook for a further 5 mins.
• Divide the mixture appropriately between two pans if serving vegetarians and meat eaters. Chop the chicken into small chunks and stir into one pan. Add the stock, dividing between the pans appropriately, and simmer for 10 mins (if only cooking the veggie version in one pan, use 300ml stock; if dividing between two pans, add 250ml to each). Divide the peas, if necessary, and add, cooking for 3 mins more until the veg are tender and the chicken is cooked through.
• Remove from the heat and stir through the yogurt and ground almonds, if using. Serve sprinkled with the toasted almonds and coriander, with basmati rice or naan bread on the side.

CREAMY INDIAN VEGETABLE KORMA RECIPE

Steps:

• Place the onion, garlic, ginger, jalapeno, and cashews in the bowl of a blender along with 1/2 cup of water. Process until pureed.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a large saute pan set over medium heat. While the oil heats, measure out all of the spices (the curry powder through cardamom) and place in a small bowl.
• Pour the pureed sauce mixture into the hot pan, using caution to avoid splatters. Stir in the pre-measured spices and allow to cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until fragrant.
• Add the tomato, coconut milk, yogurt, brown sugar, potato, peas-and-carrots, and green beans. Stir well, cover the pan, and allow to simmer on medium heat for 10 minutes.
• Uncover and cook a further 5 to 10 minutes, until the potatoes are tender. Serve with cooked basmati rice and naan bread.

COCONUT VEGETARIAN KORMA

Steps:

• Add the potatoes to a medium-sized pot, cover with water and bring to a boil. Let the potatoes boil for 5 minutes then add the rest of the veggies to the pot. Let them boil for another 5 minutes then drain the pot and set it aside.
• While the veggies are cooking, start preparing the vegetarian korma sauce. Heat the oil in a medium-sized pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until it is soft, about 5 minutes. Add the ginger and garlic and cook for 2 minutes more.
• Remove the pot from the heat and add the tomato paste and all of the spices. Stir well then return the pot to the heat. When the spices are fragrant and the tomato paste caramelized, after about 1 minute, add the coconut milk, cashews, lemon juice and 1 ¼ cups of water. Let the pot boil for 5 minutes to soften the cashews.
• Working in batches, blend the curry until it is smooth then add it back to the pot. Stir through the yogurt and brown sugar and add more sea salt, if needed. Stir the veggies into the curry and serve immediately topped with any or all of the toppings.

VEGETABLE KORMA CURRY

Steps:

• Heat butter/ghee/oil in a large wok style pan over medium-low heat.
• Add curry powder(s), garam masala, cumin (if using), nutmeg, and cinnamon and allow to cook 2 minutes (it should sizzle, but not smoke), stirring occasionally.
• Mix in onion and garlic; increase temperature and saute until onion is near translucent.
• Add tomatoes, green chiles, and vegetable broth and bring to a simmer.
• Mix in the potatoes, cauliflower, carrots, green beans, and cilantro; cover and cook over medium-low heat for 25 to 30 minutes, until vegetables are tender, but firm.
• Mix in sliced red bell pepper, coconut milk, and cashew butter; cook 15 minutes. (You can warm the cashew butter a bit in the microwave, first, to soften it and allow it to mix in better.)
• Remove from heat, stir in yogurt, and season to taste with salt; during the cooking, there should be enough liquid to form a good korma sauce base, if more sauce is desired, add additional vegetable broth.
• Serve over basamati rice and garnish with chopped cashews.
• Note: if you're not fond of green beans, you can substitute snow pea pods, but add them along with the red bell pepper and not earlier.

CREAMY CHICKEN KORMA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan or frying pan. Once hot, fry the onion, cloves and cardamom pods for a few minutes until the onion begins to soften.
• Add the chicken, garlic and ginger and, after frying for 4 minutes, add all the remaining spices. Stir around in the pan, allowing them to release their flavour into the chicken.
• Add the tomato purée, ground almonds, stock and cream and bring to a simmer. Cook for about 15 minutes until reduced to the consistency of thick cream. Taste and add seasoning if it needs it.
• Scatter over the toasted almonds and chopped coriander, if using.

VEGETARIAN KORMA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion, and cook until tender. Mix in ginger and garlic, and continue cooking 1 minute. Mix potatoes, carrots, jalapeno, cashews, and tomato sauce. Season with salt and curry powder. Cook and stir 10 minutes, or until potatoes are tender.
• Stir peas, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, and cream into the skillet. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 10 minutes. Garnish with cilantro to serve.