Chicken Korma

najwa's Note:

This is a wonderful chicken recipe I got from my mother. It is Indian-based, you can add more spices if you like.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 2

• 1 tablespoon oil
• 4 cinnamon sticks
• 4 -8 cardamom pods
• 6 -10 cloves
• 1 onion , sliced thinly
• 2 garlic cloves , crushed
• 2 chicken breast halves , cut into 4 pieces
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
• ½ teaspoon crushed dried hot pepper
• ½ cup tomato sauce
• ½ cup water
• ½ cup buttermilk
• ½ teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon fresh coriander , chopped (or 1/2 tsp dried)

Directions:

1. Heat oil over medium-high heat, and add cinnamon, cardamom and cloves.
2. When the aroma is released, reduce heat, and add the onion and garlic, cook until onion is softened.
3. Add chicken and cook for about 5 minutes, then add salt, ground cinnamon, ground cardamom, ground cloves and hot pepper.
4. Mix well so the spices cover the chicken.
5. Add tomato sauce and water, cover and cook for 10 minutes.
6. Add buttermilk, ground cumin and coriander, cover and cook for 5 minutes.
7. Serve with rice or naan bread.

Reviews

[Christine Farrar]

This was delicious! I don't have much experience with cooking Indian food, but this was not difficult to prepare. I didn't have any buttermilk, so substituted yogurt and it worked well. -Chris

[UsagiCassidy]

Not at all what a Korma dish should taste like. Name aside, it was alright, but nothing like korma - no smoothness, no cashewey nuttyness.

[My Wife's Chef]

This is the worst Chicken Korma recipe ever. I have eaten at Indian Restaurants literally all over the world and this recipe is nothing close to any Chicken Korma dish I have ever had. Chicken Korma is my favorite dish and this is by far the worst. I attempted this recipe 6 different times and modified it slightly the 4-6th times. There is too much cinnamon and cloves. The nutty flavor and smooth creamy texture that is the trademark of a true Chicken Korma is non-existent. I tried grinding raw almonds in a food processor to make give it that nutty flavor and it was overpowered by the cinnamon and cloves. Simply Aweful!