Indian korma with rice mix and naan bread

Recipe from: Katinka Ehret

Category: Asian

Published on: 2 July 2019

Korma is a type of curry and originates from South Asia. Its distinctive spice blends make it so typical and, above all, so delicious and somewhat "exotic" for us in Germany. Once we tried it, we immediately fell in love with this flavour and have been trying out new recipes from Asian and especially Indian cuisine ever since.

Different dishes and flavours are not rocket science - you just need to know the spice tricks and it tastes like a holiday!

Here too, you can of course swap out vegetables if you have some left over, if something is in season or if you don't like the flavour of something used in the recipe. Be creative and let your taste buds decide.

A little hint:
You can find the recipe for the naan bread in a separate post.

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Preparation time for korma & rice: approx. 60 mins

Naan bread see here

Ingredients for 2-3 portions

  • 1 cup rice mix of your choice (e.g. black rice, basmati, wholegrain rice)

 

  • 1 onion, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 15 cashew nuts
  • 1 thumb-sized piece of ginger
  • 4 cloves of garlic

 

  • 2 tbsp coconut oil
  • 6-7 black peppercorns
  • 4 green cardamom seeds
  • 4 cloves
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 225 g strained tomatoes
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala
  • ¼ tsp red chilli powder
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 125 ml water
  • 1 tin of coconut milk
  • ½ tsp sugar
  • 2 large potatoes, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • ½ cauliflower, cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 2 carrots, cut into slices
  • 250 g frozen peas
  • Cardamom powder
  • Juice of half a lemon
  • 2 tbsp coriander, roughly chopped

Preparation 

Cook the rice according to the packet instructions.

Blend the onion, cashews, ginger and garlic in a blender to a fine paste and set aside for later.

Heat a large pan, add the coconut oil and toast the black peppercorns, cardamom, cloves and bay leaf until the spices start to smell.

Now add the prepared paste and fry for 3-4 minutes. Meanwhile, keep rubbing off the bottom, otherwise the whole thing will burn.

Add the strained tomatoes, release the roasted flavours from the base and cook for a further 2 mins.

Add the spices (coriander, garam masala, chilli powder, turmeric and salt), water, coconut milk and sugar and mix well.

Add the potato pieces, stir everything together and simmer gently for 10 minutes, covered. Then add the cauliflower florets and carrots and simmer for a further 5 mins.

Finally, add the frozen peas and simmer for a further 3-5 minutes so that the peas are defrosted and warm.

The korma tastes great with just the rice. Our delicious naan bread is a great accompaniment for even more excitement in your meal.

Bona appetita!

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