Mughlai Chicken Korma

 Recipe with step by step photos

I'm a huge foodie, so i keep experimenting and try to find out new recipes. There are sometimes when i screw-up the most basic of recipes and some just turn out ot be too good. One of the recipes is Mughlai Chicken Korma, which is so rich and creamy in its texture and can be had with rice or naan. My brother liked it so that he almost finished half kilo all by himself.

Couple of tips for the chicken dish

• I marinated this chicken in about 1 tbs of vinegar for 20 mins, coz it tenderizes the chicken and helps it cook faster.
• Also I keep the fat on the chicken pieces because, it add more taste to the gravy. You can do the same with mutton and see the difference for yourselves.
• Try to use freshly made ginger-garlic paste.

Allrite lets get started...

Ingredients : 

Chicken = 1 kg curry cut
Onion = 4 medium made into paste with lil water
Tomato = 2 medium chopped finely
Garlic = 1 whole made into a paste
Ginger = 1 1/2 inch made into a paste
Curd = 1/2 cup
Fresh Cream = 1/2 cup
Cooking oil = 1/2 cup

To saute : 

Black Cardamom = 2
Green Cardamom = 10-12
Cinnamon = 2
Cloves = 8-10
Whole black pepper = 1/2 tbs

Masalas :

Shahi jeera (cumin) = 1/2 tsp
Turmeric = 1/2 tsp
Red chillie powder = 1 tbs
Coriander powder = 1 tbs
Salt = as per taste
Curry powder = 1 tbs

Method : I'm just gonna post the pics so that you can see exactly how it is made.

I have peeled a whole garlic and cleaned the ginger piece and i have made a paste of it with lil water

 

The spices that i have mentioned above

The masalas that i have mentioned above

This is the paste of onion and i have added a lil water to it

Two tomatoes finely chopped

I have used amul cream and a Heritage curd

You need to take half a cup of each and mix it together

Chicken pieces cleaned and marinated with vinegar

Heat the Kadhai

Add half a cup of oil

Saute with the items mentioned above under saute

Add onion paste and cook it but no need to fry it to dark brown as it will change the color of the gravy.

Now i have added the ginger-garlic paste

After about 2-3 mins when the raw smell of onion and gg paste is gone add the chicken pieces

Fry it for a bit and later add the chopped tomatoes

Add the masalas given above the Masalas heading above

Fry the chicken for a while

Add a cup of water to the chicken

Let it cook for a while on high heat

Then cook in sim flame of the stove and let it cook for 10 mins

This is how it will look after 10 mins, now is the time to adjust the seasoning if any

Add the cream and curd mixture to the chicken and let it cook for another 10-15 min by this time the chicken would be cooked to perfection

Garnish the korma with fresh coriander leaves and enjoy it hot steaming jeera rice or naan