Traditional Goan Korma

Ingredients

  • 4 small onions
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 thumb sixed piece of ginger
  • 1 tbs oil
  • 2 x 400g tin of chickpeas
  • 1 large cauliflower (approx. 500g)
  • 1 tbs oil
  • Pinch of salt
  • 3 tbs curry powder
  • 2 tbs ground almonds
  • 1 tbs ground coriander
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp salt
  • ½ tsp ground turmeric
  • 2 carrots
  • 1 red pepper
  • 400g tinned tomatoes
  • 1 x 400ml coconut milk (or a packet of coconut cream)
  • 2 tbs maple syrup
  • Toasted cashew nuts to garnish

Method

  • Preheat oven to 180 degrees
  • Peel and finely chop the onions, garlic and ginger and set aside
  • Chop the cauliflower into bite size pieces, drizzle with oil, season and toss to coat.  Bake in the oven for 20 minutes or until soft, turning half way through
  • Heat a tablespoon of oil in a large pan on high heat and cook the chopped onion, garlic and ginger for roughly 5 minutes until they brown.
  • Chop and then boil the carrots and pepper for roughly ten minutes until soft
  • Put the pepper and carrots, tomatoes, coconut milk and maple syrup in the blender and blitz until fine.
  • Add the blitzed mixture to the saucepan along with all the spices, chickpeas and the cauliflower and bring to the boil, then reduce to a simmer for 5 to 10 minutes until the flavours have infused and the sauce is nice and thick.
  • Toast the cashew nuts.
  • Serve with rice and/or bread, sprinkling the cashew nuts on top.