Chicken Korma, a delectable dish with roots in the Mughal era, is a testament to the rich culinary heritage of India. This creamy, mildly-spiced curry is a symphony of flavors, featuring tender chicken marinated in yogurt and spices, then simmered in a velvety sauce made from cashew nuts, coconut, and aromatic spices.
Whether you're a seasoned home cook or just starting your culinary journey, this article will guide you through two distinct yet equally delightful recipes for Chicken Korma. The first recipe presents a traditional approach, using whole spices and fresh ingredients to create an authentic Mughlai-style korma. The second recipe offers a simplified version, utilizing readily available ground spices and pantry staples, making it perfect for busy weeknight dinners.
Both recipes provide step-by-step instructions, ensuring success even for novice cooks. Detailed ingredient lists and cooking tips guarantee that you'll be able to recreate this classic dish in your own kitchen. So, gather your ingredients, prepare your taste buds, and embark on a culinary adventure with Chicken Korma – a dish that promises to tantalize your senses and leave you craving for more.
CHICKEN KORMA
This is an Indian chicken recipe my mom makes. I love it! Serve with rice or naan bread.
Provided by NAJWA ..
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian Indian
Time 50m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Cook cinnamon sticks, cloves, and cardamom seeds in hot oil for three minutes. Stir in onion and garlic, and cook until soft. Cut each chicken breast half into 4 pieces, and add to skillet; cook for about 5 to 8 minutes.
- Season with salt, red pepper flakes, coriander, and cumin. Stir in the tomato sauce and water. Continue cooking for 10 minutes.
- Stir in buttermilk, and cook for 5 to 8 minutes. Just before serving, mix in the parsley.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 335.5 calories, Carbohydrate 21.1 g, Cholesterol 90.2 mg, Fat 11.7 g, Fiber 7.3 g, Protein 37.6 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, Sodium 1060.1 mg, Sugar 8 g
CHICKEN KORMA
Chicken korma is a spiced Indian dish. It's not spicy-hot, but it's very flavorful from ingredients like cloves and ginger. Serve it with rice to soak in all the sauce. -Jemima Madhavan, Lincoln, Nebraska
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 45m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 14
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 313 calories, Fat 12g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 70mg cholesterol, Sodium 665mg sodium, Carbohydrate 24g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 27g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
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
Want a curry without too many calories? Use fat-free Greek yogurt instead of cream for a healthy korma that will give your local takeaway a run for its money
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Dinner, Main course
Time 35m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Put 1 chopped onion, 2 roughly chopped garlic cloves and a roughly chopped thumb-sized piece of ginger in a food processor and whizz to a paste.
- Tip the paste into a large high-sided frying pan with 3 tbsp water and cook for 5 mins. Add 4 tbsp korma paste and cook for a further 2 mins until aromatic.
- Stir 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces, into the sauce. Add 50g ground almonds, 4 tbsp sultanas, 400ml chicken stock and ¼ tsp golden caster sugar.
- Give everything a good mix, then cover and simmer for 10 mins or until the chicken is cooked through.
- Remove the pan from the heat, stir in a 150g pot Greek yogurt and some seasoning, then scatter over a small bunch of chopped coriander and more ground almonds, if using. Serve with brown or white basmati rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 376 calories, Fat 11 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 28 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 26 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 40 grams protein, Sodium 1.1 milligram of sodium
AMU'S CHICKEN KORMA
This Bangladeshi-style chicken korma, named for my mother, Amu, is gently spiced and enriched with yogurt instead of cream or nuts, resulting in a light and bright sauce. This style of braising adds very little liquid, allowing the chicken to stew in its own juices. For full flavor, cook the korma until the fat breaks out of the sauce and pools on the surface. Keep it traditional and serve with paratha or rice, or pull the meat off the bones and pile between mayo-slathered white bread to make a chicken korma sandwich - and, of course, cut on a diagonal.
Provided by Sohla El-Waylly
Categories dinner, poultry, main course
Time 2h
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
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.
Tips:
- To make the chicken korma more flavorful, use a good quality yogurt. Greek yogurt or whole milk yogurt are both good choices.
- If you don't have garam masala on hand, you can make your own by combining ground cumin, coriander, cardamom, black pepper, and cloves.
- To make the chicken korma ahead of time, cook the chicken and sauce according to the recipe. Then, let it cool completely and store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. When you're ready to serve, reheat the chicken korma over low heat until it's warmed through.
- Serve the chicken korma with basmati rice, naan bread, or your favorite Indian flatbread.
Conclusion:
Chicken korma is a delicious and flavorful Indian dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. It's easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. Whether you like it mild or spicy, this dish is sure to please everyone at the table. So next time you're looking for a new and exciting dinner recipe, give chicken korma a try.
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