Navaratna Kurma

The term navaratna means ‘nine jewels’. When the name comes to a dish, it’s obvious that it’s a dish made of nine different veggies and fruits.  Well here, I haven’t used all 9 jewels but added a few items that me and my hubby love.

But im sure you can add veggies as per your likeness. The actual fruit that you add in this recipe for the sweetness is pineapple but here as an innovation; I have used mango puree instead!

Ingredients:

Mixed veggies - 2 cups (i used cauliflower, corn, carrot, peas and potato)

Mango puree – 3 to 4 tbsp (make sure your puree is sweet enough. If you like biting your mango in the curry you can even add in chopped mango)

Paneer cubes - 5 to 6 (optional)

Cashew nuts - 10 (ground to a paste)

Onion - 1 large, chopped

Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp

Chilly - 3

Tomato paste - from 2 medium tomatoes

Tomato ketchup - 1 tsp

Milk - 1 cup

Water - 1/2 cup

Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Coriander powder - 1 tsp

Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp

Garam masala powder - 2 tsp

Salt - to taste

Ghee - 1 tbsp

Method:

Boil or pressure cook the veggies until they are cooked. Keep aside.

Crush the green chillies with the ginger garlic.

Heat a pan, add ghee then onions. when they turn translucent, add the ginger, garlic n chilly paste. Fry until the raw smell goes away.

Add all the masala powders and fry for a minute. Add the tomato paste and ketchup. Cook until the raw smell of the tomato goes away.

Add milk & water and stir. Next add in the veggies & salt to taste and let them cook on sim for a while until the veggies are coated in the gravy.

Add in the cashew paste and mix well. Next add in the paneer cubes just before your are going to take them off. Then add the mango puree. Serve hot with rotis or parathas!