Chicken Korma

Name: Chicken Korma
Ingredients: 1 5/8 inches fresh ginger piece, peeled and coarsely chopped; 6 garlic cloves peeled and coarsely chopped; 6 tablespoons vegetable oil; 3 bay leaves; 2 inches cinnamon stick; 8 cardamom pods crushed in a pestle and mortar; 4 cloves; 1/4 teaspoon black cumin seeds or regular cumin seeds; 13/16 cup onions /41/2oz, peeled and finely chopped; 1 tablespoon ground coriander; 1 tablespoon ground cumin; 3 plum tomatoes tinned, chopped; 3 5/16 pounds chicken pieces skinned and cut into serving portions; 1 teaspoon chilli powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 3 tablespoons single cream; 1 cup water /8 3/4fl oz

17 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1 5/8 inches fresh ginger piece, peeled and coarsely chopped
6 garlic cloves peeled and coarsely chopped
6 tablespoons vegetable oil
3 bay leaves
2 inches cinnamon stick
8 cardamom pods crushed in a pestle and mortar
4 cloves
1/4 teaspoon black cumin seeds or regular cumin seeds
13/16 cup onions /41/2oz, peeled and finely chopped
1 tablespoon ground coriander
1 tablespoon ground cumin
3 plum tomatoes tinned, chopped
3 5/16 pounds chicken pieces skinned and cut into serving portions
1 teaspoon chilli powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons single cream
1 cup water /8 3/4fl oz

Directions

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1. Put the ginger, garlic and 3 tbsp water in the container of an electric blender. Blend until you have a smooth paste.
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2. Put the oil in a wide frying pan or saute pan and set over high heat.
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3. When very hot, put in the bay leaves, cinnamon, cardamom pods, cloves and cumin seeds. Stir once or twice and put in the onions.
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4. Stir and fry for about three minutes or until the onions turn brownish.
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5. Put in the paste from the blender, and the ground coriander and ground cumin and fry for a minute.
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6. Put in the chopped tomatoes and fry for another minute.
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7. Add in the chicken, chilli powder, salt and 250ml/8 3/4fl oz water.
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8. Bring to a boil. Cover, turn the heat to medium and cook for 15 minutes, turning the chicken pieces over now and then.
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9. Remove the cover, add the cream and cook on high heat for another 7-8 minutes or until the sauce has thickened. Stir gently as you do this.