Navratan Korma (Nine-Jewel Korma) and Sada Pulao (Cashew Nut and Raisin Bengali Pulao) - James Marti

Ingredients

• 1kg mixed vegetables
• 6 tbsp vegetable oil
• 2.5-cm piece of cassia bark
• 2 green cardamom pods
• 1 clove
• 1 large bay leaf
• 2 large onions, cut in half and thinly sliced
• 3–4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 6-cm piece of fresh ginger, grated
• 2 tsp ground coriander
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 2 tsp salt
• 250g full-fat Greek-style yoghurt
• 400ml thick coconut milk
• 2 tbsp ground almonds
• 300g basmati rice
• 5 tbsp vegetable oil or ghee
• 2 cloves
• 1 large Indian bay leaf (tej patta)
• 50g cashew nuts
• 70g raisins or dried cranberries
• 1 small–medium white onion, thinly sliced 1 tsp salt