Thursday 13 July 2017

Bengali-style chicken rezala korma with cashew and poppy seeds.

HELLOHELLo πŸ™ŒπŸ™ŒπŸ™Œ all my lovely readers i know hoh would be waiting for more new recipes to be posted. So here I'm with new recipe for your lovely and royal kitchen.
It's monsoon season so I was wondering why not I should tfg something new. After lot's of research and trials i reached to my  destination, that destination is Bengali-style chicken rezala korma,with few trials I got an amazing dish and the taste was mind blowing, you will feel creamy texture of cashew nuts which will fill your taste buds with  full of devine flavour s. After tasting this recipe I felt like The almighty God has enlightened me with simple, secular flavours in my plate... Thanks To my Aunty for this wonderful creation. .  Try this Bengali inspired Chicken Rezala, that is based on a recipe found in Kolkata and was passed on to me by my aunt’s family who are Bengali.


Bengali-style chicken rezala korma with cashew and poppy seeds



Ingredients

Chicken

1kg chicken, skinned and jointed into 8 pieces

Marinade

fresh ginger, 1 inch piece, peeled
4 garlic cloves, peeled
2 red onions, peeled and chopped roughly
500g of Greek yoghurt
2 tbsp of cashew nuts, unsalted
2 tbsp of poppy seeds
salt to taste


Korma

1 cinnamon stick
4 green cardamom pods
1 bay leaf
1/2 tsp coriander seeds
1/2 tsp black peppercorns
1 tsp pandan essence, or kewra water
2 tbsp of ghee
2 tbsp of vegetable oil
Method

. First make the marinade. Blitz the ginger, garlic and onions together in a blender with about 4 tbsp water to make a smooth paste. Add to a large bowl with the chicken pieces, yoghurt and a good pinch of salt. Make sure the chicken is fully coated and marinate for 1 hour

Meanwhile, in a spice grinder or blender, make a smooth paste from the cashews and poppy seeds. Place in a separate bowl and reserve

When ready to cook, heat a saucepan over a medium heat and add the ghee and oil. When hot, add the cinnamon, cardamom, bay leaf, coriander and black peppercorns and allow to sizzle. When the spices are aromatic, add the marinated chicken with any leftover marinade and stir-fry for 2–3 minutes

Reduce the heat to low and cover the pan with a lid. Continue to cook for 20 minutes, then add the cashew and poppy seed paste, mixing in thoroughly. Recover with the lid, and continue to cook for another 20–25 minutes

When you now remove the lid, the curry sauce should be thick, with oil rising to the top. If not, turn the heat up to high and stir-fry until the curry becomes thick and creamy (about 3–5 minutes)



  1. Remove the pan from the heat and stir through the kewra water. Serve hot with rice or naan. I

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