So Indian recipes call for a paste of various nuts to be added to the korma during its cooking process. In many Pakistani recipes that is not the case.
I have tried adding almond paste to the korma recently and didnt really feel the difference. What do you guys think? does adding a paste of almonds and coconut make a significant difference to the Korma dish?
Do you add nuts to it?
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Spices have a more pungent smell and taste than nuts, so I feel they are what add flavor to a dish…more so than nuts. And I feel ingredients like butter and cream add a richness.
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I think it may have to do with the type of nut that is used. Some nuts are a bit more flavourful, while others, such as almonds, have a more mild flavour. Toasted nuts also have a bit more flavour than raw nuts.
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Ground peanuts play a big part in some Hydrerabadi dishes, especially bagharay baingain…it’s an integral part of the recipe which cannot be omitted. I love using ground nuts if the recipe calls for it, it must serve a purpose!
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We add whole almonds (left in water overnight and peeled) in shahi Qorma, My guess it’s these almonds which make the Qorma shahi lol. Never added any ground nuts to Qorma.
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I have had ‘badami korma’ a few times in Pakistan.It basically used ground almonds in it.I remember everyone raving about it how it was so special to have ‘badam’ in it,I just couldn’t care less…
(not a fan of almonds!).
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We do the same
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I too add almonds paste in qorma and to me it makes a little difference to the texture of gravy. Cocunut however makes a huge difference. I dont know if anyone here here have tried Malay and Indo food which contains coconut or coconut water in them and that makes a huge difference. I recently added grounded Cashew nuts in malai boti, i felt a little bit of difference in texture for sure
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So its the texture of the gravy that becomes better due to the nuts , not the actual taste of the food?
I like coconut cooked very lightly in food recipes , I think I just like the aroma but definitely not the coconut oil.
I think cashews are the best when it comes to adding nuts to the desi recipes , what say?