Chicken Korma Recipe

Name: Chicken Korma Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: ½ kg (1.2 lbs) chicken ((bone-in preferred but boneless is ok) ); ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric; 3 tablespoons curd ((plain yogurt or coconut milk)); 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste ((or ½ tbsps. each fine grated)); ¾ to 1 teaspoon garam masala (or korma masala); 1 to 1¼ teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder ((less spicy variety, minimum ½ tsp)); ½ teaspoon sea salt; 1½ tablespoon oil or ghee; 2 green cardamoms; 1 cup onions (sliced (2 medium yellow onions)); 10 whole cashew nuts (or almonds (or use 5 each)); ¼ cup curd ((plain yogurt or coconut milk)); 1 to 2 tablespoon oil or ghee ((use as per your preference)); 1 small Indian bay leaf ((optional)); 4 cloves ((optional)); 2 inch cinnamon ((optional)); 1 cardamom ((optional)); 1 to 2 green chilies (slit or chopped (optional, Thai/Indian or serrano peppers)); ½ cup hot water ((more if needed)); ¼ teaspoon salt ((adjust to taste)); ½ to ¾ teaspoon garam masala; 1½ teaspoon coriander powder ((ground coriander)); ¼ teaspoon Kashmiri red chili powder ((optional, for color)); 2 tablespoons coriander leaves ((cilantro) fine chopped to garnish)

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:30min

Delicious creamy chicken korma made made with yogurt, nuts, spices and onions as the base. This is best served with Jeera Rice, plain Basmati rice, Butter Naan, Plain Paratha or roti.

Updated at: Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:40:11 GMT