Now It's Your Chance to Learn How to Cook Chicken Korma

Wednesday, 21 November 2012

Ingredients (for 4 portions):
  • 800 grams of chicken breast - diced.
  • 2 onions - soaked in hot water and then grind to spread)
  • 6 -8 cloves of garlic
  • 1 piece of fresh ginger
  • 4 spoons of olive oil
  • 1 spoon of tomato paste
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 3 tablespoons of single cream
  • 1/2 spoon of turmeric - minced
  • 1/4 spoon of saffron
  • 1 1/2 cups of cashew nuts - minced
  • 1/4 tablespoon of nutmeg - minced
  • 1/4 tablespoon of cardamom - minced
  • 1 spoon of coriander
  • 1/4 tablespoon Garam Masala ( a blend of ground spices from south Asia)
  • salt - by taste
Instructions: 
  1. Firstly prepare the chicken pieces and to make it a healthy meal, the skin should be removed.
  2. Blend the ginger, garlic and a small amount of water into a blender and make a paste.
  3. Pour the olive oil into the skillet. Add the garlic and ginger spreads along with the bay leaves.
  4. Fry until you' get a golden color.
  5. Add the onion spread and cook for 3 more min
  6. Add the tomato paste and mix everything for about 1 min
  7. Add the chicken breast, salt and the turmeric. fry on low heat for about 5 min.
  8. Add the cashew nuts along with 3 glasses of water and mix everything.
  9. Cook lightly for about 15 min.Be sure to turn over the chicken once in a while, and cover the pan. cook for about 15 min until the chicken is ready and the gravy is thick.
  10. Add the whipping cream, nutmeg, cardamom, garam masala and saffron. Turn up the heat cook for another 10 min or until everything is fully cooked and mixed together. The sauce will begin to thicken at this stage and so it needs to be continually stirred to make sure that the cream does not curdle.
  11. The Korma is Ready!
The Korma best served with rice and diced coriander.






























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