The BEST Authentic Chicken Korma

Name: The BEST Authentic Chicken Korma
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/3 cup neutral oil; 2 tbsp ghee (or sub more oil); 2 large onions (sliced (See Note 1)); 2 lbs bone-in, cut up, skinless chicken (or sub chicken thighs) (cleaned and excess skin removed); 2 small tomatoes (optional - See Note 2) (quartered ); 3/4 cup plain, whole-milk yogurt; 2 bay leaves; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1/8 tsp whole black peppercorns; 3 green cardamom pods; 5 whole cloves; 1 1-inch cinnamon stick; 8-10 cloves garlic (crushed); 1 inch piece ginger (crushed); 2 tsp coriander powder; 1 tsp cumin powder; 1 tsp red chili powder or to taste; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp paprika powder or Kashmiri red chili powder (optional – for color); 2 1/8 tsp salt (or to taste depending on amount of chicken); 2-3 green chili peppers (chopped); 1-2 black cardamom pods (optional); 1 piece/blade whole mace (or sub pinch ground mace or cinnamon); 1/2 tsp garam masala; pinch nutmeg powder; 2-3 tbsp heavy whipping cream (optional - See Note 3); 1/2-1 tsp diluted kewra essence (or sub rose water); 1/4 cup cilantro leaves (chopped, optional - for garnish); 10-12 blanched almonds (Note 4 - for garnish)

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:45min

This is a warm, deeply flavorful Chicken Korma recipe that has all the authentic flavor with simple, easy-to-follow instructions. Tested & perfected!!

Updated at: Tue, 17 Feb 2026 02:36:41 GMT