Chicken Korma Recipe

Chicken Korma Recipe

45 min
4 servings

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.

Ingredients

  • ½ kg chicken ((bone-in) (1 to 1.2 lb))
  • ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 3 tablespoons plain yogurt (or coconut milk)
  • 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste ((ground or crushed in equal quantities))
  • ¾ to 1 teaspoon garam masala (or korma masala)
  • 1 to 1¼ tsp Kashmiri red chili powder ((less spicy variety, minimum ½ tsp))
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1½ tablespoon oil (or ghee)
  • 2 green cardamoms
  • 1 cup onions (sliced (2 medium))
  • 6 cashews
  • 4 almonds ((or substitute with cashews))
  • ¼ cup plain yogurt (or coconut milk)
  • 1 to 2 tablespoon oil (or ghee)
  • 1 small bay leaf ((optional))
  • 4 cloves ((optional))
  • 2 inch cinnamon ((optional))
  • 1 cardamom ((optional))
  • 1 to 2 green chilies (slit or chopped (optional))
  • 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))
  • 3 tablespoons coriander leaves ((cilantro) chopped )

Directions

  1. 1

    To a mixing bowl, add chicken, 3 tablespoons yogurt, 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste, ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp salt, 1 tsp red chili powder and 1 tsp garam masala. 

  2. 2

    Heat a pan with 1½ tbsps oil and add 2 cardamoms.

  3. 3

    To the same pan, add 1 tablespoon oil and heat it.