Name: Navratan Kormā
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 yellow onion, roughly chopped (about 2 cups/300 g); ½ teaspoon salt, plus more to taste; 1 small piece mace, optional; 1 tablespoon minced ginger; 1 medium carrot, diced (½ cup/70 g); 2 cups (100 g) bite-size cauliflower florets; ½ red bell pepper, diced (½ cup/75 g); ½ teaspoon fennel seeds, optional; ½ teaspoon cumin seeds; 1 bay leaf, optional; 1 tablespoon white poppy seeds, optional; 1 tablespoon coriander seeds; ½ green chili, minced, plus more to taste; ⅓ cup (45 g) fresh or frozen corn; ¼ cup (36 g) raw almonds; ⅓ cup (50 g) raw cashews; 1 tablespoon golden raisins; Pistachios, thinly sliced; ½ teaspoon garam masālā; Almonds, thinly sliced; ⅓ cup (50 g) diced fresh or frozen pineapple, thawed; Cilantro, roughly chopped; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 4 green cardamom pods; 6 garlic cloves, minced (about 1½ tablespoons); ⅓ cup (45 g) frozen peas, thawed

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

Plant-Based India

By Sheil Shukla

Published 2022

About

Navratan, or “nine gems,” refers to the nine ingredients—fruits, nuts, and vegetables—added to this rich, luxurious, and traditionally vegetarian gravy. It starts with a gravy made from onions, nuts, and other aromatics that are boiled until tender, lending a natural sweetness and white color to the final gravy. It proves that a little sweetness can work quite well in savory dishes. Broccoli, tofu, and chickpeas also work really well with this gravy. You can use fewer ingredients or substit