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Chicken Korma Recipe

Chicken Korma

Mamtha Sunil Kumar

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Chicken Korma is a beautifully tasty, mild and creamy Indian dish. Korma (sometimes spelled kormaa, qorma, khorma, khurma or kurma) originates from South or Central Asia and is generally (but not always) made with yogurt, cream, nuts and seed pastes or coconut milk. Generally considered in the west as a curry, you'll see that this version contains zero curry powder and you can add cream or yoghurt at the end if you still want to 'tone it down' a little.

As with many Indian recipes, there are lots of different ingredients but they are generally all easily available from any good Asian food store (**we have our own recipe for garam masala if you want to stay loyal to your own cooking!).

      Preparation Time: 20 Minutes

      Cooking Time: 1 Hour

Ingredients for Chicken Korma

If you are not familiar with any ingredients, please check our International Cooking Terms page.
If you want to know more about Indian ingredients, check our Indian Spices and our Indian Pulses, Rice and Seeds pages.
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Currently displaying quantities in US Imperial Measurements
to serve 4:
3 oz
fresh ginger
1 teaspoon
saunf (fennel seeds)
3 large
green chilies
2 medium
onions
8 oz
coconut
1 teaspoon
garam masala **
4 tablespoons
vegetable oil
½ teaspoon
turmeric powder
½ teaspoon
coriander powder
½ teaspoon
cumin seed powder
4
chicken breasts
 
water
2 tablespoons
chopped coriander leaves

 

How to Cook Chicken Korma

  1. Peel and grate (grind) the ginger and grind the saunf (fennel seeds). Remove and discard the seeds from the green chilies and grate the chilies, then peel and grate one of the onions. Place these all in a bowl with two tablespoon of water, mix into a paste and set aside.
  2. Grind the coconut (you can use pre-grated coconut if its available to you, but not desiccated coconut... it must be moist). Mix with a tablespoon of water and set aside. Cut the chicken breasts into bite-size portions and set aside.
  3. In a pan, heat the oil and add the garam masala. Peel and finely chop the second onion and add to the pan. Sauté the onions for about 5 minutes then add the chilies-ginger-onion paste and sauté for another 5 minutes.
  4. Add the turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin seed powder and salt to the pan and stir well. Gently fry this mixture for 5 minutes, adding a little more water if needed then add the chicken pieces and a small glass of water. Cover the pan and allow to cook very gently for between 30 minutes and 45 minutes until the chicken is cooked and tender.
  5. When the chicken is cooked, stir in the coconut paste and bring the whole mixture quickly to the boil. Garnish with the coriander leaves and serve with Boiled Basmati Rice


Mamtha Sunil Kumar MAMTHA SUNIL KUMAR'S HOT TIP:
If you like your Indian food mild, stir in a few tablespoons of cream or natural yoghurt right at the end before serving.
 
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