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Nine main ingredients plays a major part in this dish. Choice of vegetables, nuts and paneer cooked in creamy rich coconut yogurt gravy called Navarathna kurma. Typically a north Indian gravy, with mughalai origin often served as a side for chapati or parathas. Quite a lot of ingredients and a lengthy procedure, just have everything ready and proceed with the preparation. (Navrathna Korma / Navratna Kurma / Navarathna Kurma / Navarathana Korma / Mughlai Kurma / Mughalai Korma)
Vendakkai Sukka (Okra / Ladies finger) is a dry fry item mostly served with rice. A simple twist to this regular fry is adding Idli milagi podi instead of regular masala powders. This gives this dish a unique flavour and special homely touch.
Deep fried grated carrot balls, one good side for any South Indian meal, a great nutritious snack for kids, wonderful vegetarian appetizer item for guest entertaining. (Carrot Balls / Carrot Vadai )
Cauliflower and Green peas cooked in rich coconut tomato gravy.
Indian Broad Beans ( Avarakkai in Tamil / Chikkudukai in Telugu / Sem in hindi / Avarekayi in Kannada / Avara in Malayalam ) curry made in South Indian style, little baby prawns or salad shrimp adds a classic homely touch to this dish. This type of broad beans is termed as Naatu avarakkai in tamil, looks thin and broad with soft seeds inside, but the one which we get in US is called seema avarakkai and looks different, long and thick and might take little longer to cook. Sometimes the closest substitute which can be found is Scarlet runner beans. Haven't explored much about this veggie, will keep an eye and update the exact name. Here are some links from wikipedia, which I found useful while googling…
Restaurant Style Paneer Butter Masala is a creamy rich tomato onion gravy simmered with fresh Indian cottage cheese!
Classic Okra Fry (Vendakkai / BendaKaya / Bhindi / Lady's finger) from TamilNadu.
Korma or Kurma is a mild curry sauce made with coconut cream and nuts. (Potato Kurma / Aloo Korma)
Chickpeas (Garbanzo beans) cooked with fenugreek leaves. Dry methi leaves (Kasturi Methi) and Green Channa is used in this recipe. (Chickpeas Curry / Green Chana Masala / Hara Chana / Methi Chole Masala / Fenugreek Chickpea Curry)
