A Root Vegetable Korma

Name: A Root Vegetable Korma
Yield: enough for 4 with rice or Indian breads
Ingredients: onions – 2 medium; ginger – a fat, thumb-sized piece; garlic – 3 cloves; a mixture of parsnip, rutabaga, carrots, Jerusalem artichokes – 2 1/2 pounds (1.5kg) in total; cashews – 2/3 cup (100g); green cardamom pods – 6; cumin seeds – 2 teaspoons; coriander seeds – a tablespoon; vegetable or sunflower oil, or butter – 2 tablespoons; ground turmeric – 2 teaspoons; chile powder – half a teaspoon; a cinnamon stick; green chiles – 2 smallish ones, depending on their heat, thinly sliced; light or heavy cream – 2/3 cup (150ml); thick plain yogurt – 2/3 cup (150g); cilantro, chopped

December 14, 2011

The kormas of India, serene, rich, silken, have much in them that works with the sweetness of the parsnip—cream, yogurt, nuts, sweet spices. The Mughal emperors who originally feasted on such mildy spiced and lavishly finished recipes may not have approved of my introduction of common roots but the idea works well enough. Despite instructions the length of a short story, I can have this recipe on the table within an hour. For those who like their Indian food on the temperate side.

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