Korma Curry Paste Recipes

Steps:

• Place a frying pan on medium to high heat and add the cumin and coriander seeds to the dry pan. Lightly toast them for a few minutes until golden brown and fragrant; remove pan from heat.
• Add toasted spices to a mortar and pestle and grind until fine, or put them into a food processor and whiz to a powder.
• Add ground spices to a food processor, if you haven't done so already, with the remaining ingredients and process until you have a smooth paste.

Steps:

• Dry fry the cumin & coriander seeds over medium heat, until they start to change colour and release an aromatic smell, then remove from heat.
• Place all the ingredients in a food processor or mortar and pestle and grind until the desired paste is achieved.

Steps:

• Put 1 chopped onion, 2 roughly chopped garlic cloves and a roughly chopped thumb-sized piece of ginger in a food processor and whizz to a paste.
• Tip the paste into a large high-sided frying pan with 3 tbsp water and cook for 5 mins. Add 4 tbsp korma paste and cook for a further 2 mins until aromatic.
• Stir 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces, into the sauce. Add 50g ground almonds, 4 tbsp sultanas, 400ml chicken stock and ¼ tsp golden caster sugar.
• Give everything a good mix, then cover and simmer for 10 mins or until the chicken is cooked through.
• Remove the pan from the heat, stir in a 150g pot Greek yogurt and some seasoning, then scatter over a small bunch of chopped coriander and more ground almonds, if using. Serve with brown or white basmati rice.

Steps:

• Peel the garlic and ginger.
• Put a frying pan on a medium to high heat and add the cumin and coriander seeds for toasting to the dry pan. Lightly toast them for a few minutes until golden brown and smelling delicious, then remove the pan from the heat.
• Add the toasted spices to a pestle and mortar and grind until fine, or put them into a food processor and whiz to a powder.
• When you've ground them whiz the toasted spices in a food processor with the rest of the ingredients until you have a smooth paste. Add a little more tomato puree if more liquid is needed;.
• Stated the recipe should store well in the refrigerator kept in a small airtight container. Cover the paste is a layer of oil to keep it fresh.

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.

Steps:

• On a stove top heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat and cook onion until tender. Mix in the ginger, garlic, and 1 tablespoon of the curry powder; continue to cook for 1 minute. In a separate bowl mix potatoes, carrots, jalapeno, cashews, and tomato sauce then add to skillet with salt and 1/2 tablespoon curry powder. Cook for about 20 minutes or until the potatoes are tender. Add the bell peppers, peas, and coconut milk to the skillet. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for about 10 minutes until the consistency has thickened. Put cilantro on top if desired.