Ground Pepper Chicken Korma
 
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Recipe type: Curry
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 4 People
Ingredients
To grind
  • Garlic, cloves- 4
  • Ginger- 2 inch slice
  • Green chilies- 2 or 3
  • Whole pepper corns- 1 tsp
  • Cumin seeds- ½ tsp
For cooking Korma
  • Oil- 2 tbsp
  • Ghee- 1 tbsp
  • Whole Cardamom- 2
  • Whole cloves- 2
  • Whole cinnamon- 2 inch slice
  • Bay leaves- 2
  • Onion, sliced thin and long- 1
  • Curry leaves- 10 leaves
  • Tomatoes, chopped- 2
  • Turmeric powder- ¼ tsp
  • Fennel powder- 1 tsp
  • Coriander powder- 1 tsp
  • Chicken, bone in or boneless pieces- 12 pieces
  • Potatoes, diced- 2
  • Water- ½ cup
  • Coconut milk- 1 cup
  • Ground pepper- ¼ to ½ tsp (or based on your needs)
  • Salt- to taste
Instructions
  1. In a blender, coarsely grind all the above mentioned ingredients "to grind". Keep aside.
  2. Place a non-stick pan over medium heat, add oil and ghee.
  3. Add whole cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and bay leaves along with the ground mixture.
  4. Saute for a minute. Do not brown the mixture.
  5. Add onion and curry leaves, season with salt and saute till onion turns golden in color.
  6. Add tomatoes, and cook till they are mashed up.
  7. Add turmeric powder, fennel powder and coriander powder, combine well.
  8. Add chicken, season with salt, combine well and cook covered for 5 minutes.
  9. Add potatoes and water, cook covered till chicken has cooked well and potatoes have turned tender.
  10. Open the lid and add coconut milk, combine well.
  11. Add ground pepper and combine well.
  12. Cook covered for 3 to 4 minutes till the gravy has thickened.
  13. Taste and add more salt if needed.
  14. Remove the pan from the heat and keep covered for sometime.
  15. Serve this korma with naan, chapati, roti or rice.
Recipe by Cooking with Thas - Smart Cooking, Smart Living at https://thasneen.com/cooking/ground-pepper-chicken-potato-korma/