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Chicken Korma Recipe Indian Style

Madhushree Dutta
Easy recipe for making delicious Chicken Korma at home. Simple ingredients and instructions to cook tasty Indian-style Chicken Korma curry.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian, Mughlai
Servings 4 servings

Equipment

  • 1 Kadhai
  • 1 Induction Cooktop
  • 1 Mixer Grinder

Ingredients
  

  • 500 g Chicken
  • 3 Onion medium
  • 2 tbsp Ginger Garlic paste
  • 4 Green Chilis or according to heat tolerance
  • ½ cup Curd or yogurt
  • ¾ cup Fresh cream or soaked Cashew almond paste
  • 3-5 Green Cardamom
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 1 inch Cinnamon stick
  • 5-7 Black Peppercorns or 1 tbsp Black pepper powder
  • 1½-2 tsp Coriander powder
  • Salt to taste
  • Sugar to taste
  • Ghee
  • Vegetable oil

Instructions
 

Prepare the chicken pieces

  • First, wash the pieces of chicken well and poke them with a fork. This will help in the absorption of flavors.
  • Keep them aside.

Prepare the veggies

  • Next, cut 2 onions roughly and transfer them into a blender.
  • Add 3 green chilis into it and blend them into a fine paste.
  • Chop another onion and keep it aside.

Marinate the chicken

  • In a large mixing bowl put the pieces of chicken.
  • To it, add the curd or yogurt (whisk it until smooth and lump-free), onion paste and green chili paste, ginger garlic paste, coriander powder, and salt to taste.
  • Mix all the ingredients well and coat the chicken pieces with the marinade.
  • After that, let the chicken rest for about 2 hours before cooking.

Fry the onions

  • Next, after the chicken is rested, take a kadhai or a cooking pan. Add oil and ghee in half-half proportion.
  • Let it heat until it smokes a little. Add the chopped onions into the Kadhai and fry them until they turn golden brown.
  • Transfer them onto a plate and keep them aside.

Add the spices

  • Then to the same oil add the bay leaves, green cardamom, black peppercorn (if using), and the cinnamon stick.
  • Keep the flame on medium and stir until the fragrance comes out of the aromatics.

Add the chicken

  • Next, add the marinated chicken pieces along with all the leftover marinade.
  • Stir consistently for about 5 minutes and then cover the kadhai or cooking pan with a lid.

Cook the chicken

  • Keep the flame on low to medium and let it cook for 15 minutes. Stir occasionally.
  • After 15 minutes, take the lid off and stir them again.
  • If you feel like it needs water, you can add a splash or two.

Add the fresh cream

  • Add the fresh cream (or cashew almond paste) to the chicken.
  • Combine everything nicely while keeping the flame on low.

Prepare Chicken Korma

  • Let the chicken cook for another 8-10 minutes. Stir occasionally.
  • When the gravy comes to a thicker consistency, add in salt to taste.
  • Give it a taste test, and add if anything is needed.
  • After about 2 minutes, transfer the chicken korma into a bowl.
  • Garnish it with the fried onions, a tsp of ghee, and some black pepper (if using).
Keyword Bengali Recipe, Chicken Recipes, Non Veg Recipes