This vegetable korma recipe is absolutely loaded with veggies like zucchini, bell pepper, cauliflower, carrot and onion. Everything is cooked in a flavourful curry cream sauce and there are cashews for extra flavour and texture. Forget takeaway and make this deliciousness at home!
Hi friends! What’s up? So, we had quite the wind storm around here this past weekend. It was super windy with power outages.
It was unfortunate, too, because our city was hosting the Canadian men’s curling championship so I’m sure there were lots of visitors to our province.
So, mother nature, where’s spring? I’m done with all this awful weather. What was it like in your neck of the woods?
Anyways, onwards and upwards. Let’s talk food. My favourite topic! And I have a super flavourful one for you today; it’s an easy veggie korma recipe!
What Is Korma?
Korma is a popular curry dish originating from India. There’s usually vegetables (and sometimes, but not always, a protein, like chicken), along with a spiced sauce made with yogurt, cream and/or broth.
What Makes This Vegetable Korma So Delicious?
There’s a local Indian restaurant around here that has a vegetable curry with veggies, similar to this recipe. When we have ordered the dish in the past, while it’s always tasty, sometimes the sauce to veggie ratio is off, ya know?
While I do love that sauce (because it’s super creamy), I also want substance, meaning lots of veggies. I started making my own and it’s delicious! Plus, you know that homemade is always best.
So, what makes homemade veggie korma so great?
- It’s made in one pot.
- There’s loads of colourful veggies.
- It’s easily customizable! For instance, add more of a particular vegetable and less of another (if that’s what you like) and you can make it as spicy as you prefer.
- No need to go out for dinner! Stay home in your cozy clothes and make this!
- It tastes amazing!
I could seriously eat this veggie korma every week. I’ve made so many times and it’s always a favourite.
Ingredients Needed
- Coconut oil
- A bunch of veggies, such as onion, bell pepper, carrot, potato, zucchini and cauliflower
- Aromatics like onion, garlic and ginger (as well as seasonings)
- Curry powder
- Cream or coconut milk
- Cashews
- Broth
Can I Make This Dairy Free?
Yes, absolutely! Just use full-fat coconut milk instead of heavy cream.
How To Thicken Curry Sauce
Curries shouldn’t be too thick, nor too thin. You want a little lusciousness, especially for coating all those beautiful vegetables and soaking up rice or dipping naan.
If you want your vegetable korma to be even thicker, here are some things you can do:
- Add in some plain Greek or full fat yogurt.
- Use a cornstarch slurry (stir together equal parts cornstarch and cold water) and pour into the curry during the last couple of minutes of cook time. Start with about ½ tablespoon of cornstarch and ½ tablespoon of water (as a little goes a long way). You can always add more after, if you like.
- Reduce the sauce some more. Don’t reduce too much or you may make your veggies too soft (unless you really enjoy that).
How To Thin Curry Sauce
Conversely, if your veg curry is too thick (or you want more of that rich korma sauce), simply add a little more cream, veggie broth or even a splash of water.
Tips for Making This Recipe
- Prep in advance! Everything happens relatively fast when you are cooking it so I would suggest having all your veggies cut and ready to go so that everything moves along swiftly.
- If you enjoy more of one veggie than another, that’s perfectly fine! Just add more of what you like and reduce another veggie by the same amount.
- Like things more spicy? Add a little more chili. And if you like less, add less or omit altogether!
- Once all of this was cooked, I garnished with a bunch of cilantro, but if you aren’t a fan, feel free to leave out or use parsley if you want that extra colour (or even some chopped green onion).
What To Serve With Korma
- Rice or quinoa
- Cauliflower mash
- Naan
- Lemon
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If you make this easy vegetable korma recipe, be sure to leave a comment below!
This recipe was originally published March 13, 2017 but has been updated.
Vegetable Korma
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil, or vegetable oil
- 1 yellow onion, peeled and sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
- 1 red Thai chili pepper, minced (or to taste)
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, optional
- 1 cup baby potatoes, halved or quartered (depending on size)
- 2 carrots, peeled and chopped into ¼-inch chunks
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon curry powder
- 1.5 cups low sodium vegetable broth
- 3 cups cauliflower florets
- ½ bell pepper, sliced into strips (colour of your choice)
- 1 cup heavy cream (whipping cream)
- 1.25 teaspoons salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- ¾ cup unsalted roasted cashews
- 1 zucchini, sliced into ½-inch rounds and then rounds cut in half
- Chopped fresh cilantro, garnish to taste (optional)
- Sliced fresh chili pepper, garnish to taste (optional)
Instructions
- Heat coconut oil in an enameled cast-iron Dutch oven over medium-low heat.
- Add onion and cook, stirring often, until softened, about 5 minutes.
- To onion, add garlic, ginger, chili pepper, crushed red pepper flakes (if using), potatoes and carrots. Cook for 2 minutes, stirring every so often.
- Push onion mixture to one side of the pot and add tomato paste and cook for 1 minute. Stir to combine everything.
- Add curry powder and vegetable broth and cook an additional 12 to 15 minutes (uncovered) until potatoes and carrots are tender and broth is roughly reduced by half.
- Add cauliflower, bell peppers, heavy cream, salt, black pepper and cashews. Stir. Cover and simmer on a medium-low heat for 10 minutes.
- Stir in zucchini and cook for 5 minutes more.
- Garnish with cilantro and additional chili pepper (if desired). Serve and enjoy!
A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.
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Tried this recipe?
If you do make this recipe, thank you!! It would mean so much if you could leave a comment below. Love to know how you enjoyed it, and it helps other readers too!
Kathryn @ Family Food on the Table
We’ve had lots of wind too and another blast of chilly weather… and just as I was about to switch our closets over to spring clothes! Guess I better leave the sweaters where they are. Enough about that, this Veggie Korma is calling to me! You know I love me a bowl full of veggies and I’m all about curry anything these days so this is right up my alley! Pinned and can’t wait to try it! Have a wonderful week! XXOO
Girl Heart Food
I totally know what you mean, Kathryn! I can’t wait to get my spring clothes and shoes out and the weather is just not cooperating! I do know how much you love your veggies, girl, and so happy you are liking this one! Thanks so much for the kind words and Pin. Have a wonderful week too! XOXO
Adina
Such beautiful colors!! I love this kind of dish, I make something similar quite often using whatever veggies I happen to have. I just wish my kids would finally understand how amazing cauliflower is, at the time being they mostly end up eating rice with a bit of sauce and maybe the peppers and the carrots in the dish (if I’m lucky).
Girl Heart Food
Thank you Adina! It’s pretty tasty and it definitely is a good way to use up veggies in the fridge 🙂
Nicole @ Foodie Loves Fitness
Yum, this dish sounds so tasty! I love cashews, especially in veggie dishes. It just gives it such good flavor and crunch.
Girl Heart Food
Thanks Nicole! The cashews definitely add a lovely touch 🙂
Tracy | Baking Mischief
Glad you got through the wind storm unscathed! Here is Southern California, we are in full blown spring mode already (it’s supposed to be 80 degrees here this weekend!!) and honestly, I could do with a little more winter weather before the heat sets in.
This looks delish! I’ve never made veggie korma before, but I love how hearty and flavorful it looks. I think it needs to go to the top of my to-try list. Pinned!
Girl Heart Food
Oh wow! Totally jealous of your nice weather, girl! I can’t take any more cold, snow and wind! Thanks so much, Tracy! You’re going to love this one. It’s a favourite around our home 🙂
Kathy @ Beyond the Chicken Coop
That’s some wind storm! I always like when the power goes out…..for about the first 30 minutes. Then I’m like…..Where’s that dang power! 🙂 This veggie dish is just what I need to get me through this winter slump! I am ready for spring, but the weather just isn’t cooperating!
Girl Heart Food
I completely know what you mean, Kathy!! For the first little bit of the power going it’s kinda nice and then not so much! Too funny! Thanks so much 🙂 Hope your week is going great!
Sarah @ Champagne Tastes
Veg Korma is my FAV! I make it at home all the time! I love that it’s always a little different each time I have it somewhere new, or even just as the veggies get swapped out with the seasons. And I want it with all the spice!!! Lol.
And weather.. well I was in Florida this week, but I’m headed back to the frozen tundra now. Sob ?
Girl Heart Food
I totally know what you mean, Sarah! And definitely extra spice! The spicier, the better, right? Oh no! Stay warm 🙂
Mary Ann | The Beach House Kitchen
I have never tried Veggie Korma Dawn, but what an incredibly delicious looking meal! It’s loaded with all ingredients that I love. So hearty and delicious and destined for our dinner table very soon! Pinned! Thanks for sharing. Hope you have a great week!
Girl Heart Food
You’re going to love it, Mary Ann! I know we do 🙂 Thanks so much, my friend! Have a great week too!
Jolina
This looks delicious Dawn! Perfect for our new-ish Meatless Mondays, an attempt at a relatively healthier lifestyle (I mean, we can eat cookies all day but we decided we prolly shouldn’t!). I get your sauce – veggie ratio issue. I’ve had dishes like that too. But this looks perfect! And yeah, we heard about your bizarre weather on the news. Stay warm! We’re all gearing up for a snowstorm tonight-tomorrow over here. It stopped snowing though…so maybe the news people jinxed it away!
Girl Heart Food
Thanks Jolina! It’s a favourite dish around here and a lovely way to use up veg in the fridge. Good luck with the snow! Won’t be much longer and it’ll be spring 🙂
Nicoletta @sugarlovespices
Yes! That is a dish I would greatly enjoy! It looks beautiful and tastes awesome! We’ve had some pretty bad weather here too, lots of snow and cold temperatures. This week is supposed to get better, let’s hope. In the meantime, we’ll be enjoying your veggie korma (my husband is a fan of Indian flavors, as well!)
Girl Heart Food
Thanks so much, Nicoletta! Fingers crossed for warmer weather soon 🙂
Sues
I love korma and this veggie version looks just fab!! I’m done with this weather, too… Unfortunately, we’re getting set for a nice big blizzard in New England tomorrow. Woo hoo! The good news is, it’s the perfect weather for a dish like this 🙂 #brightside
Annie
I’ve never heard of korma, but I’m all about veggieful dishes. This colorful bowl of plants would make a great family dinner.
Girl Heart Food
Thank you Annie! It’s pretty delicious 🙂
Shashi at RunninSrilankan
WOA – winds with speeds of 100km and 180km is crazy! I’m glad y’all are safe! While we down in the South don’t have it hardly as bad as y’all do – the temps seem to have taken a nose dive this weekend – so so cold and rainy and gloomy – I woke up this morning and thought I was in Seattle! Yikes! And while I’m not to fond of this crazy weather, I sure do ador veggie korma! When we lived in Abu Dhabi, there was a small Indian store that sold the best korma – only they diced the veggies so super small that it was hard to make out which was which! Dawn, your’s looks perfectly chunky and delicious! Happy Monday to ya – I’m heading over to check out your Shepherd’s Pie now!
Girl Heart Food
The wind was definitely crazy! I haven’t experienced anything like that in so long and I hope it doesn’t happen again! I love this korma and I hope you get a chance to try it soon! Though, I bet the korma you had in Abu Dhabi was AMAZING!! The veggies are definitely chunky in this one so when you eat something, you can definitely tell what it is, ya know? Thanks Shashi 🙂
David @ Spiced
Oh man, we totally had the same crazy winds around here lately too! We had some huge (I mean huge!) branches come down in the yard. And it even knocked out power for several hours. Add in the fact that the temperatures were below freezing, and you can be sure that I didn’t want to be outside for that! I’d much rather be inside eating a nice bowl of this veggie korma and watching the curling championships! (Yes, I did watch a decent amount of those this year!) Thanks for the awesome recipe, Dawn…I love me some comfort food! (But I have to admit that I’m ready for summer comfort food now…)
Girl Heart Food
Ugh, branches on trees are scary when there’s wind!! I hope that’s the last of the crappy weather for a while and bring on Spring!! I knew you’d be watching the curling 🙂 Hope you get a chance to try the recipe! Thanks so much and have a great week, my friend!
Cheyanne @ No Spoon Necessary
LOL, well mother nature better answer one of us, since we both asked her what the heck is up! 😉 Sounds like you guys had CRAZY winds up there! I like when it’s a little windy, but cold and winds at over 100km? Ummm no. Anyways, this veggie korma is absolutely screaming my name! I looooooooove all the veggies and the cashews! Plus that curry cream sauce?! DROOL! I could totally cozy up with a few bowls of this right about now! Cheers, girl! XO
Girl Heart Food
Haha! True Cheyanne! The winds were unbelievable! Most they’ve been in years and years! This is one of my favourite things to make. Hope you get a chance to try it! Stay warm 🙂 Thanks girlie! XO
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice
You must’ve gotten our wind storm weather, because we had horrible winds on Tuesday and Wednesday! Around 35 mph (not sure what that is in km?) and just plain awful. Our winter has been pretty mild here though, so I really can’t complain about the temps, though we did get some snow last night. But I am ready for spring and colorful veggies like this dish! Such a pretty recipe, Dawn! I love all of the gorgeous colors and flavor with the curry and spices. I think I could make a meal out of this! Perfect for thoughts of spring, too. Pinned, of course! Hope you’re having a good Monday!
Girl Heart Food
I think 35 mph is about 56 kpm. The wind definitely is aweful! Spring can’t come soon enough and when we get the odd sunny day lately, it makes me wish it was here already. This veg korma happens to be one of my favourite things to make (and eat). And though there’s cream in there, it is loaded with veggies so they cancel out the cream, lol. Appreciate the kind words and Pin. Happy Monday, my friend!
annie@ciaochowbambina
Oh man this looks good! The bright punches of color are everything I need right now! We returned home yesterday from gorgeous California climate to east coast snow and 13 degrees. So – yes – I am very ready for Mother Nature to do her thing and invite the birds to chirp and the blossoms to bloom! I’ll just have to load up on this veggie korma until it happens! Have a marvelous week, my friend! XOXO
Girl Heart Food
Thank you Annie!! Oh, what a rush I’d say going from warm weather to cold! We had a couple of sunny days last week and it just made me want spring to hurry up and get here already. Have a wonderful week too, my friend 🙂 XOXO