Name: Chicken Korma recipe by Pavithira Vijay at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: 500 gms chicken; 4 - 5 tbsp oil; 2 Bay Leaves; 4 - 5 Cloves; 2 black cardamoms; 4 green cardamoms; 1 Stick Cinnamon; 1 tsp Jeera / Shahi Jeera; 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 2 Medium Tomatoes (Pureed); 1/2 cup yogurt; salt as needed; 2 tsp red chilli powder; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 2 tsp coriander powder; 1 tsp cumin powder; a pinch of nutmeg powder; 1/4 tsp sugar; FOR KORMA PASTE :; 1/2 cup Brown Onions; 10 cashew nuts; 2 tsp Poppy seeds; 6 - 7 Almonds; 2 green chillis

Ingredients Serving: 3

500 gms chicken
4 - 5 tbsp oil
2 Bay Leaves
4 - 5 Cloves
2 black cardamoms
4 green cardamoms
1 Stick Cinnamon
1 tsp Jeera / Shahi Jeera
1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
2 Medium Tomatoes (Pureed)
1/2 cup yogurt
salt as needed
2 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
2 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp cumin powder
a pinch of nutmeg powder
1/4 tsp sugar
FOR KORMA PASTE :
1/2 cup Brown Onions
10 cashew nuts
2 tsp Poppy seeds
6 - 7 Almonds
2 green chillis

Instructions

Slice the onions thinly and deep fry them in oil till golden brown. Soak cashewnuts and almonds for around 30 minutes. Remove the skin of almonds.
Grind together the brown onions, green chillis, cashewnuts, almonds and poppy seeds with some water to a very fine paste.
Wash the chicken well 3 - 4 times and keep all spices and yogurt ready.
In a pressure cooker heat oil and add all the whole spices to it. Fry in medium flame for 1 - 2 minutes and then add Ginger Garlic Paste and fry till raw smell fades.
Add in the tomato puree and cook for 4 - 5 minutes (close the cooker with a lid). Once the tomatoes are well cooked and starts to leave oil add the onion paste and mix well.
Add in the whisked yogurt (keeping the flame low) and all the spice powders and salt. Adjust water and mix everything well. Allow it to cook for 7 - 8 minutes(in medium flame) (again closing the cooker with a lid)
Now add the chicken pieces and the nutmeg powder, sugar to it and close the cooker with its lid well and allow it to cook for 2 whistles. Wait till the pressure releases on its own.
Add cream and give a mix and cook on stove top in low flame for 2 - 3 minutes and turn off stove.

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