Chicken Kurma
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • Blend:
  • • Coconut – ½ cup
  • • Fennel seeds – 1 tbsp
  • • Cumin seeds – 2 tsp
  • • Pepper – 2 tsp
  • • Red chilli whole dried – 2
  • • Poppy seeds – 2 tsp
  • • Cashews – 1 tbsp
  • • Shallots – ¼ cup
  • Marinate:
  • • Chicken – 500 grams
  • • Salt – 1 tsp
  • • Ginger garlic paste – 2 tsp
  • • Red chilli powder – 2 tbsp
  • • Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
  • Curry:
  • • Oil – 2 tbsp
  • • Cardamom – 2
  • • Clove – 2
  • • Bay leaf – 1
  • • Cinnamon – 1 inch, broken.
  • • Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
  • • Onion – ¾ cup, chopped finely
  • • Green chillies – 2, chopped finely
  • • Tomatoes –3/4 cup, chopped finely
  • • Salt – 2 tsp
  • • Water – 1 cup
  • • Coriander leaves – 2 tsp, chopped finely.
Instructions
  1. Marinate chicken, salt, ginger garlic paste, red chilli powder and turmeric powder.
  2. Blend coconut, fennel seeds, cumin seeds, pepper, red chilli, poppy seeds, cashews and shallots. Blend it with ½ cup of water into a smooth paste.
  3. Heat oil in a pan and add spices (Cinnamon, clove, cardamom) and cumin seeds.
  4. Add onion, green chilies and salt. Saute well.
  5. Add tomatoes and sauté for a minute.
  6. Add the blended paste. Mix well.
  7. Add marinated chicken
  8. Add water. Simmer in low for 40 minutes. Check for salt and add if needed at this stage.
  9. Add chopped finely coriander leaves to garnish.
Recipe by Relish The Bite at https://www.relishthebite.com/chicken-kurma/