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Korma Sauce
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Korma Sauce

22 ingredients Serves 4 openrecipes

This famous traditional Indian sauce is used on vegetables, beef, chicken and pork. You can also make this sauce early in the day and heat it up before serving.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

784
Calories
13g
Protein
57g
Fat
66g
Carbs

Counts 18 of 22 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 18 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Cashew 1 oz (28g / ~18 nuts) 157
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Plum 1 medium (66g) 30
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Cilantro 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Seed not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Peppermint not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • ½ tsp cumin seeds
  • 2 or 3 whole peppercorns
  • 16 fresh curry leaves (if dried, use 48 leaves)
  • 2 sticks cinnamon
  • 3 whole cloves
  • 4 cardamom pods, slightly bruised (use the side of your Chefs knife)
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 2 inches/5cm fresh ginger, grated
  • 1 large clove of garlic, cut up
  • 40g/about 2 cups (packed) cilantro leaves (fresh coriander).
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh mint
  • 4 cloves garlic, chopped
  • juice of 1 lime
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 2 to 6 green chilies, halved and seeds removed
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1-2 tbsp water
  • 1 tbsp ground cashew nuts
  • ¼ tsp turmeric
  • 2 plum tomatoes, chopped
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2/3 cup coconut milk

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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