Mughlai Chicken Korma

Mughlai Chicken Korma Curry is yet another dish full of the creamy rich flavour of yoghurt and all the nutty ingredients that are added into it to make this mouth-watering Korma recipe. Kormas are always a part of Muslim households and they are made usually during occasions. They are always eaten with parathas, Naans or rotis or special pulav or bagara rice.

Also read other famous hyderabadi chicken kormas such as hyderabadi korma, dum chicken recipe, a chicken starter that is bhuna chicken , tangdi chicken

                   This Mughlai chicken curry is surely going to be a favorite for trying out from my blog as it one of the mouth watering recipes.

                This Mughlai chicken  curry is usually prepared with lots of nutty ingredients, also adding yogurt to it to give a creamy touch to it. Mughlai food is known for its richness. It is famous for the exotic use of spices, dried fruit and nuts.

               Mughlai cuisine is a style of cooking developed  by the imperial kitchens of the Muslim Mughal Empire. It represents the cooking styles used in North India (especially Uttar Pradesh and Delhi), Pakistan, and the Indian city of Hyderabad.

                   The Mughals did everything in style and splendour. Since they ate very rich food they reduced the number of intake during the day. That is the reason why Mughlai recipes are rich in fat, carbohydrates and proteins.

                       Let's take a look at what goes into making this delicious Mughlai Chicken Korma Curry.   

Step by step procedure

• Firstly in a pan dry roast grated coconut, dry roast cashewnuts, almonds, chironji and rest it aside to cool.
• In the meanwhile, heat oil in a sauce pan, add the sliced onions and fry till slight golden brown.
• In a blender, grind and powder all the roasted ingredients which are grated coconut, almonds, cashewnuts, chironji .
• To the blended powder add the fried onions and make a fine paste by adding little water.
• In a separate cooking pot, heat oil, add ginger garlic paste, add the chicken pieces and roast until a change in color appears.
• Add salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, mix well, cover the lid and cook for few minutes.
• Add the blended paste mix well and cook until oil appears at the sides.
• Add few drops of water if the masala sticks to the bottom of the cooking pot.
• Add beaten yogurt, mix well and cook until chicken gets tender.
• Add Garam masala powder, chopped coriander leaves, chopped mint leaves and cook for few minutes.
• Switch off the stove.

Recipe

Mughlai Chicken Korma Curry Recipe

Asiya

Chicken made in cashew almond gravy...

2.80 from 5 votes

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 40 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr

Course Korma

Cuisine Mughlai

Servings 6 -7

Calories 84 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1 kg chicken washed and cut into pieces
• 2 tablespoon oil
• 1 cup yogurt
• salt - to taste
• ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
• 2 teaspoon red chilli powder
• 2 slit green chillies
• 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped coriander leaves
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped mint leaves
• 1 tablespoon extracted lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon garam masala powder

For the Korma Paste:

• 1 tablespoon grated coconut
• 1 tablespoon almonds
• 1 tablespoon cashewnuts
• 1 cup onions finely sliced
• 1 teaspoon chironji seeds charoli in english

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Instructions

 

• Firstly in a pan dry roast grated coconut, dry roast cashewnuts, almonds, chironji and rest it aside to cool.
• In the meanwhile, heat oil in a sauce pan, add the sliced onions and fry till slight golden brown.
• In a blender, grind and powder all the roasted ingredients which are grated coconut, almonds, cashewnuts, chironji .
• To the blended powder add the fried onions and make a fine paste by adding little water.
• In a separate cooking pot, heat oil, add ginger garlic paste, add the chicken pieces and roast until a change in color appears.
• Add salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, mix well, cover the lid and cook for few minutes.
• Add the blended paste mix well and cook until oil appears at the sides.
• Add few drops of water if the masala sticks to the bottom of the cooking pot.
• Add beaten yogurt, mix well and cook until chicken gets tender.
• Add Garam masala powder, chopped coriander leaves, chopped mint leaves and cook for few minutes.
• Switch off the stove.
• Lastly add lemon juice to the korma.
• Serve hot with Naan /Pulav.

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Notes

• If the gravy is too thick add little water and cook.
• Also be careful while cooking the masala as the masala usually sticks to the bottom.
• Keep checking while the masala is cooking.
• It is optional to dry roast almonds, cashewnuts and chironji.
• They enhance the taste if they are added as roasted.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Mughlai Chicken Korma Curry Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 84 Calories from Fat 63

% Daily Value*

Fat 7g11%

Saturated Fat 2g13%

Trans Fat 1g

Cholesterol 5mg2%

Sodium 20mg1%

Potassium 84mg2%

Carbohydrates 3g1%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 2g2%

Protein 2g4%

Vitamin A 40IU1%

Vitamin C 1mg1%

Calcium 54mg5%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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