Chicken Coconut Kurma Food

CHICKEN KORMA

Steps:

• Scoop 1 tablespoon of the cream from the top of the coconut milk. Toss with the chicken, 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder and a big pinch each of salt and pepper in a bowl. Set aside 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, lightly toast the almonds in a large wide pot over medium-high heat. Remove to a bowl and reserve the pot. Puree the onion, ginger, garlic and half the almonds in a food processor.
• Heat 2 tablespoons more coconut cream in the reserved pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion puree and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring, until the mixture is mostly dry, 5 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes and remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder; cook until softened, 2 minutes. Stir in the chicken and remaining coconut milk and cream from the can. Cover and simmer until the chicken is cooked through, 10 minutes. Uncover and simmer until the sauce thickens slightly, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook the rice as the label directs. Microwave the green beans in a microwave-safe bowl, covered, until bright green, about 3 minutes. Add the green beans and half the cilantro to the chicken mixture; season with salt and pepper. Serve over the rice; sprinkle with the remaining almonds and cilantro.

YELLOW CHICKEN COCONUT CURRY (CHICKEN KORMA)

Steps:

• To a large skillet, add the coconut oil, onion, and saute over medium-high heat for about 3 to 4 minutes, or until onion is just beginning to soften.
• Add the chicken and cook for about 5 minutes, or until cooked through; stir and flip intermittently to ensure even cooking.
• Add the garlic, turmeric, garam masala, ginger, cumin, coriander, salt, pepper, stir to combine, and saute for about 1 minute, or until fragrant; stir nearly continuously.
• Add the coconut milk, cashews, and allow mixture to simmer for about 7 minutes, or until liquid volume has reduced and thickened slightly.
• Taste and optionally if desired add sugar, lime juice, cayenne or red chile flakes for heat, more salt, pepper, turmeric, etc.
• Garnish with cilantro and serve immediately. Recipe will keep airtight in the fridge for up to 5 days.

CHICKEN COCONUT KURMA

Steps:

• Cut the chicken into 1″ pieces.
• Place in a ziploc bag with all the other marinade ingredients and set in the fridge until ready to use (anywhere from 2-24 hours).
• In a pan over medium high heat, add a little olive oil and cook the chicken in two batches for 4-5 minutes on either side until no longer pink in the center. Set the chicken aside.
• Melt the butter in a high-sided pan. Add the garlic and onion and cook for 1 minute.
• Add the spices: ginger, turmeric, cayenne, garam masala, salt, methi, cinnamon, and coriander. Stir for 1 minute.
• Add canned tomatoes and coconut milk, then add the sauce to a blender, and blend until smooth. Return the sauce to the pan and cook 10 minutes to thicken. Add the chicken, cream, brown sugar, cashews and golden raisins, stir and cook 1-2 minutes to heat through.
• Serve with white rice, mango chutney, naan and garnish with fresh cilantro.
• (Recipe originally from http://www.northandmouth.com/2017/07/bombay-house-chicken-coconut-kurma/ ).

CHICKEN KURMA

Steps:

• In a mini food processor or blender combine the coconut, cashews, poppy seeds, and 1/3 cup water. Grind thoroughly to form a smooth paste like pesto. (A mini processor works best for this.) Set aside.
• In a wide deep pan heat 3 tablespoons of the oil over medium-high heat. Fry 1 cup of the shallots until light brown. Stir in the garlic, ginger, green chili, and fry for 1 minute. Add the tomato, 3 tablespoons cilantro, ground masala, Garam Masala, salt, and 1/2 cup water; fry until the tomato breaks down and forms a paste.
• Add the yogurt and stir until it dissolves. Add the chicken and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 30 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through.
• Fry the remaining 1/2 cup shallots in the remaining 2 tablespoons oil until very brown and crisp. Remove them to a plate.
• Add the coconut and cashew paste to the chicken and simmer for 10 more minutes. Check the salt.
• Place the star anise in a coffee grinder and grind to a fine powder. Measure out 2 teaspoonfuls, reserving the rest for another use.
• Grind the fennel seeds in the coffee grinder to form a fine powder.
• Combine all the ingredients and store in an airtight jar away from the light. It will keep for 6 months.

AMU'S CHICKEN KORMA

Steps:

• Cut onion in half, trim off the root, and thinly slice one half from root to stem. Set aside. Roughly chop the remaining onion half and purée in a blender, adding as little water as needed to blend until smooth. Pour into a small bowl. Set aside.
• In the same blender (no need to wash it out), purée ginger, garlic, yogurt and kosher salt, adding as little water as needed to blend until smooth. Pour into a large bowl. Set aside. Pat chicken dry with paper towels, add to bowl with yogurt purée and toss with your hands to coat.
• In a medium Dutch oven, pot or karahi over medium-high heat, add ghee and reserved sliced onions, and cook, stirring often, until crisp and deeply browned, about 10 to 12 minutes. (The onions will continue to brown after removing from heat, so scoop them out of the pot when they are a shade lighter than the desired final color.) Leaving behind the fat, transfer to a plate with a slotted spoon, and spread them out so they cool down quickly and don't clump together.
• Add the onion purée, coriander, bay leaf, cinnamon stick, cardamom pods and a big pinch of kosher salt to remaining ghee and cook over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until deeply browned and aromatic, about 10 to 12 minutes.
• Add chicken, scraping in all the yogurt marinade, and stir to coat in onion paste. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer until the chicken releases its liquid, about 10 minutes. Partly cover, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the chicken is falling off the bone, the sauce is thick and creamy, and the fat breaks out of the sauce, about 30 to 35 minutes. (You want it to be saucy but thick. Add water a splash as a time, if needed, while cooking.)
• Add green chiles, three-fourths of the reserved frizzled onions and more kosher salt to taste. Gently stir to combine. Cook until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Top with remaining frizzled onions, and serve with paratha, rice, or as a sandwich by pulling the meat off the bone, dressing in the korma sauce, and placing between mayonnaise-slathered sliced of untoasted bread. Serve with Cucumber-Tomato Salad or additional raw onion, green chile and yogurt. Leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat in the microwave or on the stovetop over medium-low heat with a splash of water.