Cauliflower Korma

Delicately spiced cauliflower florets cooked gently in a creamy sauce, consisting of cauliflower puree, ground sunflower and white poppy seeds and soy cream. This is a sauce that could be adapted for different vegetables.  Mushrooms would be good I think, or winter squash….to name but two.  Although cooking times would vary.

Cauliflower Korma

According to Wikipedia:

“Korma (from Turkish kavurma), also spelled kormaa, qorma, khorma, kurma, or qovurma, is a dish originating in South Asia consisting of meat or vegetables braised in a spiced sauce made with yogurt, cream, nut or seed paste.

Korma (قورمه in Persian) has its roots in the Mughlai cuisine of modern-day India and Pakistan. It is a characteristic Moghul dish which can be traced back to the 16th century and to the Mughal incursions into present-day Northern India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Classically, a korma is defined as a dish where meat or vegetables are braised with water, stock, and yogurt or cream added. The technique covers many different styles of korma.”

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A light simple curry, with clean, fresh flavours, the gentle heat of green chilli and the delicate fragrance of rose water.

Hope you enjoy….

and it completes a trilogy: cauliflower 3 ways…here’s the other 2:  bharta and pakora    (click image for link)

 

CAULIFLOWER KORMA

FOR 2

Ingredients:

• 1 medium cauliflower (about 250gms…)

  

  cauliflower, lemon, garlic, ginger, onion, poppy seeds and sunflower seeds, turmeric and soy cream

• 200ml. water
• 1 medium onion
• 3 tbs. olive oil
• 20gms. hulled sunflower seeds
• 15gms. white poppy seeds
• 2 cm. fresh ginger
• 4 large garlic cloves
• 1 small fresh green chilli
• 1/2 tsp. chilli flakes
• 6 green cardamom pods
• 1 small lemon
• 1 tsp. turmeric powder
• 2 tbs. non-dairy plain yogurt
• 7 tbs. soy cream
• 1 good tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. besan/ chickpea flour
• 1 tbs. rosewater (optional)

Method:

• Remove the toughest cauliflower leaves.
• Take the tender leaves and 1/3 of the cauliflower, including main stalks, wash and roughly chop.
• Place in a saucepan with 200ml. of water, bring to the boil, cover and then simmer until tender.
• Place the cooked cauliflower + cooking water, in a blender with: 4 tbs. soy cream, 2 tbs. non-dairy plain yogurt, 1 tsp.salt and 1 tsp. chickpea/besan flour.
• Blitz sauce until completely smooth.  Set aside.
• Divide the remaining 3/4 cauliflower into medium florets, wash, and place in a bowl with juice 1 small lemon and 1 tsp. turmeric.   Marinade 30 mins.
• Mix sunflower seeds and poppy seeds and grind fairly finely.
• Peel and mince garlic cloves.
• Peel and finely grate ginger.
• Deseed and finely chop green chilli.
• Bruise cardamom pods and remove seeds.  Crush seeds.
• Peel and finely dice onion.

grind the seeds, mince the garlic and finely grate the ginger, bruise cardamom pods and crush seeds

blitz cauliflower puree, soy cream, yogurt, salt and besan flour

marinade cauliflower florets in turmeric and lemon juice

add the ground seeds to sautéing onions

saute cauliflower florets with spices and onions

add cream sauce to sautéed cauliflower

• In a deep sided pan, on a medium heat, add 3 tbs. oil, and when hot, add diced onion.
• Saute onion for 8 mins.
• Add garlic, ginger and fresh chilli : sauté 1 min.
• Add ground sunflower + poppy seeds, chilli flakes and crushed cardamom seeds.
• Combine well. Sauté for 1 min.
• Add cauliflower florets + lemon juice marinade.  Stir.
• Saute for 1-2 mins.
• Add cauliflower puree/cream sauce.
• Bring to a gentle boil, stirring to combine, then reduce heat to minimum, cover tightly, and simmer very gently for 20-25 mins. Use a heat diffuser if necessary.  Don’t let it burn….Cook until the cauliflower is nicely tender, but not overdone …
• At the end of cooking, add 3 tbs. soy cream add 1 tbs. rosewater (optional) and stir in.
• Taste and adjust seasoning if desired.
• Warm through for 1 min. then remove from heat and leave covered 2 mins.

Garnish with fresh chopped coriander leaves and even an extra drizzle of soy cream….

Serve with rice or flatbreads.

cauliflower korma- vegan – for 2

cauliflower korma with basmati – garnish with fresh corainder

cauliflower korma with basmati

Peace

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സമാധാനം

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cooking for peace

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