Chicken Korma

Chicken korma is a chicken curry with a distinguished taste. This is extremely good with Chapatis, Dosa and steamed rice. This preparation is rich in spice and everyone will like its tangy taste. As this dish is prepared with coconut milk, there will be natural sweetness diminishing the taste of spice and the chicken is soft cooked to give you a nice feel of its taste. Don't worry looking at the long list of ingredients. Most of these items will be available in your kitchen and the cooking is very simple.

Ingredients:

1. Chicken- 1kg cut to medium size pieces.                  
2. Garlic cloves- 20 pcs
3. Cloves- 9pcs
4. Cardamom- 6 pcs
5. Cinnamon- 4 pieces
6. Ginger- 1 inch piece chopped
7. Turmeric powder- 1/2 tea spoon
8. Coriander leaves- chopped 2 tea spoons
9. Salt- to taste
10. Onion- 2 medium size, chopped fine.
12. Green chilli- 4 nos split
13. Mint leaves- chopped, 1 tea spoon
14. Oil- 4 table spoon
15. Ghee/heated butter- 4 table spoon.
16. Cashew nuts- Ground 2 tea spoon.
17. Fresh Curd- 1/4 cup
18. Lime juice- 1 tea spoon
19. Coriander powder- 2 tea spoon
20. Red chilli powder- 1 tea spoon
21. Coconut milk- 1 cup
22. Curry leaves- 2 stems

Preparation

1. Crush garlic, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon in a mixer and add salt, turmeric powder and ginger.
2. Cook chicken with one cup of water and the mixture in a pan with closed lid.
3. Heat oil and ghee in a deep fry pan and fry onions and chopped coriander and strain. Leave remaining oil in the pan.
4. Add curry leaves,coriander powder and Chilli powder in the hot oil and when the oil separates, add cooked chicken along with gravy.
5. When it boils, add green chillis, fried onions and saute for 4 minutes in low heat.
6. Add coconut milk and slow cook for two minutes. Avoid boiling by sauteing.
7. Add cashew nut paste and at last the lime juice.

Enjoy with steamed rice, dosa or rotis.