Chookie, your Chicken Korma recipe has gone straight onto my to-make-really-soon list! Looks fabulous. Here's a conversion I did of Poh's
Chicken and Pistachio Korma. Mum had made it and said it was really good so I converted it for TM, based roughly on the method for Butter Chicken in the EDC. Have a go and see what you think!
Name of Recipe: Chicken and Pistachio Korma
Number of People: 4
Ingredients:- 4 onions, quartered
- ¾ cup pistachio kernels
- 4 green chillies
- 30ml oil
- 1 ½ tbs ginger and garlic paste
- 1 tbs coriander powder
- 1 tsp white pepper powder
- 1 kg diced chicken thigh fillets (skin and fat removed)
- Salt to taste
- ¾ cup yogurt
- ½ cup cream
- ½ tsp garam masala powder (made from roasted cumin seeds, cinnamon sticks, cloves, green cardamom and black peppercorns)
Preparation:1. Boil onions in one cup of water. Drain and cool.
2. Make garam masala by adding equal parts cumin seeds, cinnamon sticks, cloves, green cardamom and black peppercorn. Dry roast at
100°C for
2 minutes on
speed 1, then mill for
2 minutes on
speed 8. Take out and set aside.
3. Puree pistachios and green chilli for
5 seconds on
speed 7, keeping a few nuts aside for garnish. Take out and set aside.
4. Puree onion for
5 seconds on
speed 7.
5. Add oil and sauté at
100°C for
4 minutes on
speed 1, do not brown. Add ginger and garlic paste. Fry for
1 minute. Stir in coriander and pepper powders. Add pistachio and green chilli paste and cook for about
1 minute.
6. Add the chicken, salt and water (quarter of a cup) and cook at
100°C for
20-25 minutes on
reverse + speed soft, or until done. Add the yogurt and cook for a further
2 minutes.
7. Add cream and garam masala. Stir. Garnish with pistachio nuts and serve hot.
Tips/Hints:I made this a while ago, but from memory, 4 green chillies made it smokin' hot! You might need to adjust the chilli quantity to taste