Vegetable Korma

Spice up your family dinner with delicious and flavorful Vegetable Korma. Vegetable Korma is a delicious combination of several vegetables in a creamy sauce.  It is a traditional Indian dish that is mild, not so spicy hot so that the whole family can eat, even the kiddos! It is often served in Indian restaurants. Korma can be served with any Indian bread or rice.

Serves 5

INGREDIENTS

One and half tablespoons vegetable oil
One small onion, diced
One Large tomato, diced
One teaspoon minced fresh ginger root
Four cloves garlic, minced
Three tablespoons ground unsalted cashews
Half Teaspoon cumin
One teaspoon garam masala
One teaspoon coriander powder
One fourth teaspoon turmeric
Half teaspoon cayenne
Two potatoes, cubed
Four carrots, cubed
One cup frozen green peas
One green bell pepper, chopped
One red bell pepper, chopped
One cup cauliflower, chopped
Half cup heavy cream
Half cup light coconut milk
Half cup yogurt
Salt for taste
One bunch fresh cilantro for garnish

DIRECTIONS

Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion, and cook until tender. Add diced tomatoes and a couple of pinches of salt to help the tomatoes cook.  Stir tomatoes often so that it cooks and moistens.  Once tomatoes are mushy, mix in ginger and garlic, and continue cooking 1 minute.

Add cumin powder, coriander, garam masala, turmeric, cayenne and ground cashew.  Stir and combine. Add coconut water and potatoes, cook potatoes till almost tender.  Then, add carrots, green bell peppers, red bell peppers and peas.  Stir and cook all vegetables for a few minutes.

Add cream and yogurt, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 10 minutes. Stir often so it doesn’t stick to bottom. Taste and add salt accordingly for taste. Garnish with cilantro and serve with rice or naan.  Enjoy!

Please remove cashews for a nut free dish!