Indian Chicken Korma Curry

By foodiva

Ingredients

• 1.5 lbs Chicken (drummets or bone-in chicken thighs)
• 4 tbsp Yogurt
• 3 tbsp Heavy Cream
• 1 Cup Water
• 1/4 tsp Garam Masala
• 5-6 Black Pepper (corns)
• 3 Cloves
• 1 tsp Fennel (seeds)
• 1 Mace (Javitri) (blade, or 1/4 tsp mace powder)
• 1 tsp Cumin Powder
• 1/2 tsp White Pepper
• 1/2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes (or 2 whole red chilies)
• 2 Bay Leaf
• 1/2 tsp Salt (adjust per taste)
• 1 tbsp Tomato Paste
• 2 tbsp Canola Oil
• 1 Cup Red Onion (one large red onion, thin sliced)
• 4 Garlic (cloves grated, or 1/2 tbsp garlic paste)
• 1 inch Ginger (grated)

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 5mins
Cooking time 30mins
Adapted from chefdehome.com

Preparation

Step 1

1.
Korma Curry Sauce - In a heavy bottom deep pan, heat canola oil. Add sliced onion and saute until light brown in color. (8-10 minutes)

2.
While onion saute, in mortar pestle add all dried whole spices (black pepper corns, cloves, fennel seeds, and mace blade) and crush to make coarse powder. Set aside.

Additional Notes
If can't find whole spices, just use powder 1/4 tsp of each.

3.
Once onions are light brown, add ginger and garlic paste (or grated) and cook stirring often for 1 minutes.

4.
Now add all Korma Curry Spices, tomato paste, and salt and then cook stirring often for 1 minute.

Additional Notes
For Korma Curry Sauce, after this step, put all pan ingredients in blender, blend until smooth. Transfer to container with lid and refrigerate. Read more in (Notes) below.

5.
Chicken Korma - Add chicken pieces, and cook with spices for 5 minutes.

6.
Then add yogurt, a tablespoon at a time and keep stirring after each addition. Once yogurt is all mixed in chicken and has started bubbling, add 2 tablespoon heavy cream and stir well.

7.
Now add, 1 cup water and mix well. Bring the mix to boil, then reduce heat to medium and cook covered for 8-10 minutes or until the chicken is fully cooked and tender.

8.
Mix in remaining one tablespoon cream. Taste and adjust salt. Garnish with cilantro. Serve hot with side of rice or Indian Naan bread. Enjoy!