Shahi Chicken Korma

Description

• Ethnicity - Mughlai, North Indian
• Type of meal - Party, Lunch, Dinner

Ingredients

• 1 chicken deboned and cut into pieces
• 3 onion (pyaj) chopped
• 1 tsp turmeric (haldi)
• 1 tsp coriander seeds powder (dhania powder)
• 1 tsp red chile powder (lal mirch)
• 1" long piece ginger (adrak) chopped
• 8 garlic (lasun) minced
• 1 cup curd (dahi) fresh and thick
• ½ tsp garam masala
• 3 tbsp clarified butter (ghee)
• 5 almonds (badam) chopped
• 10 cashew nut (kaju) chopped
• lemon juice to taste
• coriander leaves (dhania patta)

Procedures

1. Beat the curd and mix Chicken pieces with turmeric and salt.
2. Set it aside for half an hour.
3. Now heat ghee and fry onions, ginger, garlic till light brown.
4. Add red chilly powder, coriander and simmer for few minutes.
5. Add Chicken and fry for 5 minutes.
6. Add 2 cups of hot water and stir well.
7. Cover and cook till Chicken is tender and dry.
8. Add garam masala and salt.
9. Mix all the dry fruits and garnish with coriander leaves.
10. Serve hot.