Recipe for Shahi Navratan Korma

1. Heat oil in a pan, add sugar, allow it to brown, add yam, peas, pumpkin, potato and carrots.

2. Stir well and fry until colour of vegetables turns brown. Remove from oil. Place them on a kitchen paper. In same oil-fry cottage cheese pieces until brown and remove from oil. Fry onions until brown, add cloves and cinnamon.

3. After a few seconds add ground paste and fry until the mixture turns brown. Stir in salt, turmeric and green chillies. Mix well. Add vegetables, raisins, lotus seeds with ½ cup (125ml) water. Cover and cook over low heat for 15 minutes.

4. Beat curd lightly and pour it to the vegetables. Mix well. Cook for a few minutes. The gravy should be thick. Keep stirring. Add lemon juice. Serve hot. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.