kormas
Creamy Indian dishes
Kormas are mild, creamy South Asian curries, typically made with yogurt or cream and aromatic spices.
The dish usually features meat or vegetables braised in a rich sauce: chicken korma, lamb korma.
Kormas are among the gentlest curries on the palate, popular with those who prefer less heat.
Singular: korma.
Moderate in intensity
- creamySmooth and rich
- sweetTasting of sugar
- nuttyEccentric or almond-flavored
- coconutHard-shelled tropical drupe
almond · cashew · fragrant · aromatic · cardamom · cinnamon · coriander · cumin
Person from either continent
- BritishOf the United Kingdom
- PakistaniFrom Lahore's homeland
- BangladeshiOf a South Asian nation
- MughlaiRoyal Indian culinary style
takeaway · restaurant · tandoori · balti · vindaloo · bhuna · jalfrezi · madras
Sear, then simmer covered
- simmeringCooking below boiling point
- marinatingSoaking food in flavored liquid
- slow-cookedPrepared with prolonged heat
- tenderizingMaking food less tough
sauteing · grinding · blending · paste · coconut milk · tomato puree · ghee · oil
curry
Aromatic South Asian dish
lamb · mild · aromatic · gravy · simmer · yogurt · tomato · onion · spices · tender
mild
Moderate in intensity
coconut · almond · cashew · fragrant · aromatic · cardamom · cinnamon · coriander · cumin · ginger
Indian
Person from either continent
- BritishOf the United Kingdom
- PakistaniFrom Lahore's homeland
- BangladeshiOf a South Asian nation
Mughlai · takeaway · restaurant · tandoori · balti · vindaloo · bhuna · jalfrezi · madras · rogan josh
braising
Sear, then simmer covered
- simmeringCooking below boiling point
- marinatingSoaking food in flavored liquid
- slow-cookedPrepared with prolonged heat
tenderizing · sauteing · grinding · blending · paste · coconut milk · tomato puree · ghee · oil · seasoning
- chicken kormaSpiced poultry in cream sauce
- lamb kormaMild South Asian braise
- vegetable kormaMild curried vegetables in cream
- mutton kormaBraised lamb in spiced cream