Best 20 Chicken Korma Recipes

EASY CHICKEN KORMA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 2-quart baking dish.
• Heat oil and butter in a skillet over medium heat. Cook onions in oil until soft.
• Place onion, yogurt, mango chutney, garlic, turmeric, chili powder, garam masala, and into the bowl of a food processor. Process into a smooth sauce; it should be about the consistency of thick cream. Add a bit of water or yogurt to thin it if needed. Spread chicken into prepared baking dish, and pour the onion sauce over the chicken.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through. Sprinkle sliced almonds over the top, and serve.

CHICKEN KORMA

Steps:

• Place potato in a small saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook until tender, 10-15 minutes. Drain., In a large skillet, saute the onion, cinnamon, bay leaf and cloves in oil until onion is tender. Add the chicken, garlic, curry and ginger; cook and stir 1 minute longer. Stir in the tomatoes, salt and potato., Cover and cook until chicken is no longer pink, 10-15 minutes. Remove from the heat; discard cinnamon, bay leaf and cloves. Stir in sour cream. Serve with rice.

SLOW COOKER LAMB (OR CHICKEN) KORMA

Steps:

• Mash the garlic with the ginger and almonds, then mix with 4 tbsp of the water to form a paste.
• Heat the oil in a large frying pan, addd the meat in batches and fry until browned all over. Transfer the meat to the crock pot with a draining spoon.
• Add the onion to the pan and fry, stirring, for 2-3 minutes until turning golden. Add to crock pot.
• Add creamed coconut and water to the pan. Stir the creamed coconut until almost melted, then add the spices and the almond paste and bring to a boil. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour into the crock pot, stir, cover and cook on high for 3 hours or low for 6 hours until the meat is really tender.
• Stir in the garam masala, taste and re-season if necessary. Garnish with wedges of lemon and torn coriander leaves and serve with pilau rice and a green salad or other vegetable curry.

AMU'S CHICKEN KORMA

Steps:

• Cut onion in half, trim off the root, and thinly slice one half from root to stem. Set aside. Roughly chop the remaining onion half and purée in a blender, adding as little water as needed to blend until smooth. Pour into a small bowl. Set aside.
• In the same blender (no need to wash it out), purée ginger, garlic, yogurt and kosher salt, adding as little water as needed to blend until smooth. Pour into a large bowl. Set aside. Pat chicken dry with paper towels, add to bowl with yogurt purée and toss with your hands to coat.
• In a medium Dutch oven, pot or karahi over medium-high heat, add ghee and reserved sliced onions, and cook, stirring often, until crisp and deeply browned, about 10 to 12 minutes. (The onions will continue to brown after removing from heat, so scoop them out of the pot when they are a shade lighter than the desired final color.) Leaving behind the fat, transfer to a plate with a slotted spoon, and spread them out so they cool down quickly and don't clump together.
• Add the onion purée, coriander, bay leaf, cinnamon stick, cardamom pods and a big pinch of kosher salt to remaining ghee and cook over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until deeply browned and aromatic, about 10 to 12 minutes.
• Add chicken, scraping in all the yogurt marinade, and stir to coat in onion paste. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until the chicken releases its liquid, about 10 minutes. Partly cover, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is falling off the bone, the sauce is thick and creamy, and the fat breaks out of the sauce, about 30 to 35 minutes. (You want it to be saucy but thick. Add water a splash as a time, if needed, while cooking.)
• Add green chiles, three-fourths of the reserved frizzled onions and more kosher salt to taste. Gently stir to combine. Cook until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Top with remaining frizzled onions, and serve with paratha, rice, or as a sandwich by pulling the meat off the bone, dressing in the korma sauce, and placing between mayonnaise-slathered sliced of untoasted bread. Serve with Cucumber-Tomato Salad or additional raw onion, green chile and yogurt. Leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat in the microwave or on the stovetop over medium-low heat with a splash of water.

CHICKEN CAULIFLOWER KORMA

Steps:

• Heat ghee in a large pot over medium heat; cook and stir onion until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir garlic, curry powder, cumin, ginger, salt, turmeric, cardamom, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, and nutmeg into onion; cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute.
• Stir chicken into onion mixture; cook for 2 minutes. Stir carrots, coconut milk, cashews, and tomato paste into chicken mixture; simmer for 5 minutes. Stir cauliflower into chicken mixture; simmer, covered, until vegetables are tender and chicken is cooked through, about 5 minutes.
• Stir peas, red bell pepper, and cream into chicken mixture; reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until heated through, about 10 minutes.

BANGLADESHI CHICKEN KORMA

Steps:

• Place the chicken in a medium Dutch oven, and season with 1 teaspoon salt. Thinly slice 1/4 of the onion, and set aside. Roughly chop the rest of the onion, and purée it in a blender with the ginger, garlic and 3 tablespoons of water, until smooth. Add splashes of water to keep it moving, if necessary.
• Combine the onion purée with the chicken, yogurt, cardamom, cloves, bay leaves, cinnamon and peppercorns. Bring the mixture to a simmer over medium-high heat, stirring. Cover the pot until the chicken releases its juices, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Uncover the pot, and adjust the heat to maintain a gentle simmer. Cook, stirring and flipping the chicken occasionally, until tender and the sauce is gravylike in consistency, about 35 minutes. Adjust the thickness of the sauce by adding water or cooking it down. Stir in the sugar. Pierce the chiles with a knife, then add them. Season to taste with salt. Keep warm over low heat.
• Heat the butter and oil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. After it foams, add the sliced onions, and cook, stirring, until they are richly browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Season with a pinch of salt. Add the onion mixture to the korma. Serve with steamed basmati rice.

SIMPLE INDIAN CHICKEN KORMA

Steps:

• Melt margarine in a large saucepan over medium heat until sizzling, about 1 minute. Add chicken and cook until no longer pink inside and juices run clear, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add onion and garlic to the saucepan and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Combine water and bouillon cube in a bowl and stir to dissolve. Pour into saucepan. Add coconut cream and curry powder and stir to combine. Bring to a boil, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to a simmer, cover saucepan, and cook about 30 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir yogurt into the saucepan. Mix well before serving.

STEVE'S CHICKEN KORMA

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Combine the ginger, chili powder, cinnamon, turmeric, and pepper; stir into the hot oil and cook for 5 seconds. Add the onion and garlic; stir and cook until onions become transparent, about 7 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes and chicken, and cook until chicken is no longer pink, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Combine the chicken stock with the chicken-onion mixture; stir and cook 3 minutes. Stir in the almonds, cream, and yogurt; continue cooking 2 to 4 minutes.

INDIAN TAKEAWAY CHICKEN KORMA CURRY

Steps:

• For the curry base: Roughly chop the onions and place in a large saucepan with the garlic and ginger.
• Cover with water (approx 800ml), bring to the boil and cover.
• Continue to simmer on a low-medium heat for 30-35 minutes until much of the water has reduced.
• Stir in the salt, spices, tomato puree and 3 teaspoons of oil.
• Simmer for a further 10 minutes.
• Take the saucepan off the heat and use a hand blender or upright blender to blend into a smooth gravy.
• Divide the curry base into 3 x 225ml portions and store in the fridge or freezer.
• Now for the chicken korma part! Heat the 4 tablespoons of oil in a pan on a medium heat and cook the diced chicken breast until sealed.
• Add one portion of curry base (225ml) and stir on a medium heat for 2 minutes.
• Next, add the coconut powder, almond powder, sugar and stir for a further minute.
• Stir in the single cream and continue to simmer on a medium- low heat for 15 minutes, stirring often.
• Once the curry has thickened, turn off the heat, serve and enjoy!

CHICKEN KORMA - TAKEAWAY STYLE!

Steps:

• Take all the items on the list EXCEPT olive oil, chicken, cumin, and cream, and chop before adding to a blender.
• Pulse and blend mixture until smooth as possible. Set aside.
• Heat olive oil in a hot large frying pan/saucepan.
• Cut chicken into small pieces and fry until beginning to brown. Add cumin seeds and continue until nicely browned. Overall chicken browning time should be around 8 minutes.
• Add blended ingredients to the chicken, cover, and simmer on a moderate heat for 15 minutes Stir regularly to prevent sticking.
• Finally add cream, and allow to heat through.
• Check seasoning, add more coconut and coriander if required.
• Serve with naan and boiled rice.

PADMA LAKSHMI'S CHICKEN KORMA

Steps:

• Combine the chicken and vinegar in a large bowl; cover; refrigerate 30 minutes.
• Place tamarind in a small bowl; cover with boiling water; let stand 20 minutes.
• Combine the green cardamom seeds, cloves, star anise and peppercorns in a mortar and pestle or spice grinder; grind until combined.
• Mix the ground spices into the tamarind gravy; set aside.
• Combine the tomatoes and half-and-half in a food processor or blender; puree; set aside.
• Heat the oil in a deep, heavy skillet over medium heat; stir in the red chilies, black cardamom and cinnamon stick and cook 2 minutes.
• Add the garlic, shallots, cashews and ginger; cook, stirring, 6-8 minutes.
• Add the reserved tamarind and ground-spice mixture; cook, stirring, 2 minutes.
• Add the reserved tomato mixture; turn heat to medium-low.
• Stir in the garam masala; cook, until mixture thickens, about 15-20 minutes. Season with the salt.
• Add the chicken; cook, stirring, 7 minutes.
• Note: When soaking the tamarind, push down on the pulp with the back of a spoon; the tamarind will begin to break down; after soaking time is over, break up the tamarind with fingers or a spoon, then push the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve.

JULIE'S BAKED CHICKEN KORMA & RICE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a large saucepan sauté the chopped onion and sliced mushrooms (if using) in butter and olive oil until onions are opaque.
• Add spices and the remaining sauce ingredients except for one of the cans of broth (or half of your homemade); simmer for 5 minutes.
• Turn off heat and add cubed chicken; stir.
• Put uncooked rice in the bottom a large lightly-oiled lasagne pan and carefully pour the chicken/sauce mixture over (the pan will be pretty darn full).
• (You can also just mix the rice into the sauce and pour into the pan, but if you do so make sure you evenly distribute the rice on the bottom of the pan.) Bake in 375 degree oven for 30 minutes, add the remaining can of chicken broth into the pan and stir well, then bake for an additional 30 minutes until rice is cooked through.
• Makes about 10-12 potluck servings.

PRESSURE COOKER CHICKEN KORMA

Steps:

• Heat cream in a microwave or in a small pot on the stove, then add the saffron. Set it aside for 2 hours to draw out the saffron color.
• Season chicken generously with salt and pepper. Set the sauté setting on the electric pressure cooker to high. Add in oil; wait a few seconds and stir in the golden raisins. When they're plump (it will only take a few seconds), transfer them with a slotted spoon to a small bowl.
• Add almonds into the oil. Stir. Once they're golden, 30 seconds to 1 minute, transfer them with the slotted spoon and to the bowl with the raisins.
• Add cardamom pods and cinnamon stick. Brown chicken, 2 to 3 pieces at a time, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer them as they're finished to a bowl or plate. Repeat with remaining chicken.
• Stir onions into the pot and cook until starting to brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in ginger and garlic, and cook for 30 seconds. Stir in coriander and cumin. Add a few tablespoons of water and scrape up what you can from the bottom of the pot.
• Return all the chicken pieces and their liquid to the pot. Stir in yogurt, 1 tablespoon at a time. Stir in 1 1/4 teaspoon salt, chile powder and 1/2 cup water.
• Cover and cook at low pressure for 6 minutes, then release the pressure manually.
• Remove the lid, then turn on the sauté function on low. Cover with the glass lid or loosely with the regular lid, and simmer gently to meld the flavors, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Stir in garam masala and saffron cream; taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. Serve garnished with the raisins and almonds.

THERMOMIX CHICKEN KORMA

Steps:

• Grind nuts 8 sec/speed 9. Leave in bowl.
• Set blades to speed 5. Drop onion, ginger and garlic onto turning blades. Scrape down.
• Add oil, cook 3 minutes/100 degrees/speed 3.
• Add cumin, coriander, salt, turmeric and chili powder. Cook 6 minutes/100 degrees/speed 2.
• Add cream (or yogurt), water and tomato puree. Blend 10 seconds/speed 9.
• Cook 6 minutes/100 degees/speed 2.
• In the meantime, gently crush together the whole spices (bay leaves, cardamom, cloves and cinnamon).
• Add the 1 teaspoon of oil to a small fry pan. Cook the crushed spices over medium high heat until fragrant.
• Add the cooked spices to the TM bowl. Add the chicken meat and push it down into the sauce. Cook 15 minutes/100 degrees/reverse speed soft for breast meat, or 20 minutes/100 degrees/reverse speed soft for thigh meat.
• Stir in garam masala if using.

INSIDE-OUT CHICKEN KORMA KIEVS

Steps:

• Place the chicken on a baking tray.
• Rub with a little of the butter, season, then cook under a heated grill / broiler for 15 minutes, turning just once until cooked through.
• Mix together the remaining garlic butter, korma paste and the breadcrumbs.
• Remove the chicken from the grill, then top each breast with a smear of the breadcrumbed butter.
• Return to the grill and cook for 3 to 5 minutes until the breadcrumbs are golden and the butter melted.
• Serve the chicken and all of the buttery juices with some potatoes and veg if you like.

SAFFRON CHICKEN KORMA

Steps:

• Clean and prepare chicken by removing excess fat.
• Blend ginger and garlic pastes, nuts, and water until smooth.
• Heat ghee.
• Fry onions and then add cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, coriander powder, jeera powder, chili powder, garam masala and cumin seeds.
• Fry untill they darken and sputter.
• Add cashew-garlic mixture prepared previously and let cook for 5-6 minutes.
• Now add chicken, mixing to ensure it is coated properly with spices.
• Reduce heat, add salt, and allow to cook for 20-25 minutes.
• Beat the yoghurt and add in small amounts while cooking on medium heat.
• When chicken is tender and well-cooked, stir in cream, saffron and cilantro (hint: warm cream till tepid and dissolve saffron in it first, then pour).
• Allow to simmer for a further 5-8 minutes.
• Goes well with basmati rice.

CHICKEN KORMA

Steps:

• Puree the chopped onion in a food processor with the ginger, garlic, coriander, cumin, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 cup water.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sliced onion and cook until golden, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the spice paste and cook, stirring, until slightly dry, 8 to 10 minutes. Add the chicken and cook until opaque, breaking up the meat. Mix the yogurt with 1/4 cup water, add to the pan and simmer over medium-low heat until the meat is cooked through, 2 to 3 more minutes. Add the peas and cilantro and season with salt.
• Meanwhile, heat another skillet over high heat. Brush the pitas with oil, season with salt and toast in the skillet, about 1 minute per side. Divide the chicken mixture among the pitas. Top with more yogurt and cilantro. Garnish with cashews and/or hot sauce, if desired.

CHICKEN KORMA

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large deep frying pan adding chopped onions and fry for 4 to 5 minutes on a medium heat until the onions are slightly brown. Add the garlic and ginger and cook for a further 1 or 2 minutes. Add the salt, turmeric and ground cumin.
• Turn up the heat and further cook for another 1 minute then add the chicken. It is very crucial that spices are mixed within the pan at this point and stirred to ensure that the chicken cooks with texture and flavor. Add water after stirring the chicken into the spices. Turn down the heat slightly and stir in the garam masala and cream cook for a further 5 minutes. Serve sprinkled with green coriander.

CHICKEN KORMA

Steps:

• Add ginger garlic paste, almonds and 1/4 cup of water to a food processor. Blend until you have a smooth paste.
• Add sour cream to a medium bowl and whisk until smooth.
• Add the garam masala, corriander powder, and cayenne. Stir well to mix.
• Lightly salt and pepper the chicken tenders and let sit while you prep the other ingredients.
• Heat Olive oil in a large saute pan.
• Add sliced onions and fry for 10-12 mins till soft and pinkish brown. Remove the onions with a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel.
• Now add the chicken pieces and brown them lightly on both sides, removing to a bowl when done.
• Now to the oil add the cardamom, cinnamon and bay leaves. Add the golden raisins. Add the paste from the blender. Stir and fry for 2 minutes.
• Lower the heat and add the sour cream mixture.
• Stir to mix and bring to simmer on low heat.
• Add 2 tsp honey and adjust for salt.
• Now put in the chicken. Stir to mix and bring to simmer.
• Add a little warm water if you need more gravy (I add about 1/4 cup). Cover and cook for 25 mins at low heat until chicken is tender and cooked through.
• Adjust for salt and seasonings.
• Sprinkle with chopped cilantro and serve over rice.

CHICKEN KORMA

Steps:

• Heat oil over medium-high heat, and add cinnamon, cardamom and cloves.
• When the aroma is released, reduce heat, and add the onion and garlic, cook until onion is softened.
• Add chicken and cook for about 5 minutes, then add salt, ground cinnamon, ground cardamom, ground cloves and hot pepper.
• Mix well so the spices cover the chicken.
• Add tomato sauce and water, cover and cook for 10 minutes.
• Add buttermilk, ground cumin and coriander, cover and cook for 5 minutes.
• Serve with rice or naan bread.