Chicken Korma Recipe

Chicken korma is a rather simple yet flavourful
recipe that you can try at home. Lucknowi
recipes or rather the cuisine of Awadh is full of
flavourful dishes like the succulent Gelawati
kebabs, melt-in-mouth sheekhs, biryani, kormas
and so on. In short, Lucknow proves to be the
perfect destination for foodies.
So, today from the city of the Nawabs we have
the special chicken korma recipe for you. You
do not need a lot of ingredients for this
delectable chicken recipe. But one thing is for
sure, you wouldn't stop licking your fingers once
you are done with it.
Check out this amazing chicken korma recipe
from Lucknow and give it a try.
Serves: 4
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 40 minutes
Ingredients
Chicken- 1kg (cut into medium sized pieces)
Ghee/oil- 4tbsp
Onions- 4 (sliced)
Green cardamoms- 5 pods (crushed)
Cloves- 5-6
Ginger paste- 2tbsp
Garlic paste- 2tbsp
Yogurt- 1 cup
Coriander powder- 2tbsp
Red chilli powder- 1tbsp
Turmeric powder- 1tsp
Garam masala powder- 1/2tsp
Salt- as per taste
Procedure
1. Wash the chicken pieces thoroughly with
water and drain all the excess water.
2. Heat the ghee/oil in a pan and add the
sliced onion to it.
3. Fry the onions till they turn brow. Do not
overcook.
4. Transfer the fried onions to a mixer jar and
drain the excess oil from it.
5. Grind the fried onion with a little water into a
thick paste. Keep it aside.
6. Now in the same pan add in the green
cardamoms and cloves. Allow it to splutter.
7. Then add the chicken pieces and saute on
medium flame for 4-5 minutes.
8. Transfer the chicken to aplate and keep it
aside.
9. Then to the same oil add coriander powder,
ginger paste, garlic paste, turmeric powder and
red chilli powder. Saute for 2-3 minutes.
10. Add the chicken back to the pan and cook
for 4-5 minutes.
11. Mix the fried onion paste with yogurt and
add it to the pan. Mix well.
12. Add salt, cover and cook for 20-25 minutes
on low flame.
13. Add little water and keep checking at
intervals.
14. Once the chicken gets completely cooked
sprinkle garam masala powder over it and
switch off the flame.
15. Keep it covered for 10 minutes before you
serve.
Lucknow style chicken korma is ready to be
served. This lip-smacking delight can be served
with rotis and parathas.