Easy Chicken Korma with Creamy Yogurt and Fried Onions

Name: Easy Chicken Korma with Creamy Yogurt and Fried Onions
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1.5 kg chicken (about 3 lb 5 oz, in large pieces); 1/2 cup yogurt (120 ml, beaten well — plain, unflavoured yogurt); 1 tbsp garlic paste; 1 tbsp ginger paste; 1 tbsp red chilli powder; 2 tsp salt; 1/2 tbsp coriander powder; 1 cup oil (240 ml); 3 onions (finely chopped); 10 cardamoms; 10 black peppercorns; 8 cloves; 2 bay leaves; 2 cinnamon sticks; 1 cup yogurt (240 ml, not cold — plain, unflavoured yogurt); 15 almonds (ground with a little water); 1 tbsp chopped almonds (optional); 1 cup water (240 ml); 12 black peppercorns; 6 green cardamoms; 2 black cardamoms; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 bay leaf; 2 tsp kewra water

Instructions

Prep:1hCook:30min

Sumaira's chicken korma (chicken qorma / murgh korma) — chicken in large pieces in a creamy yogurt gravy with golden fried onions ground back in, ground almonds, whole spices and a fresh-ground spice mix at the end. A creamy chicken curry with yogurt and fried onions, the Indian and Pakistani way.

Updated at: Thu, 05 Nov 2026 05:27:00 GMT