Chicken Korma With Chickpeas Food

THE BEST AUTHENTIC CHICKEN KORMA

Steps:

• Heat a large, heavy-bottomed pan over high heat. Once hot, add the oil and onions and sauté the onions until they are golden brown (~20-25 minutes depending on quantity). Remove the onions from the pan and transfer them to a food processor. Add tomatoes (if using) and yogurt to the food processor and process until mostly smooth.
• In the same pan used to brown onions, heat ghee (or oil) and add the whole spices, garlic, and ginger. Sauté for 30 seconds or until the garlic and ginger begin to darken. Add the chicken and fry it until it changes color (~5 minutes).
• Add the yogurt mixture to chicken along with the ground spices, salt, and green chili peppers and sauté until the mixture comes to a light simmer (~2-3 minutes).
• Lower the heat to medium-low, cover, and allow it to cook for 15 minutes. Uncover and stir in the black cardamom (if using), mace, garam masala, and nutmeg powder. Cover and cook again for 10 minutes.
• Raise the heat to high. Add 1/2 to 3/4 cup of water (depending on how thin you'd like the curry) and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and allow chicken to simmer for another 2-3 minutes. The oil will have risen to the top. Sprinkle the kewra essence and stir. Turn off the heat and garnish with cilantro and blanched almonds.

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.

CHICKEN KORMA WITH CHICKPEAS

Steps:

• Heat half the oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook half the chicken, turning occasionlly, for 3-4 minutes or until browned.
• Take out of pan. Repeat with remaining chicken.
• Add the onion and remaing oil to the pan and cook, stirring, for 5 mins or until onion is soft.
• Add the chicken and curry paste and cook, stirring, for 2 mins or until well combined. Add pumpkin, tomato and stock and stir until well combined. Cover and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add the chickpeas and snow peas ans simmer, uncovered, for 5 mins or until the snow peas are bright green and tender crisp and the sauce thickens slightly.
• Spoon the curry among serving bowls. Top with corriander and yoghurt. Serve with toasted turkish bread.

CHICKEN, CHICKPEA AND BUTTERNUT KORMA

Steps:

• Chop 250g Onion and 350g Butternut Squash into 1cm cubes and add to a deep wide pan on a medium heat with 2 tbsp Veg Oil and 1 tbsp Sea Salt Flakes.
• Fry gently for 5 to 10 minutes until the onion has softened and the butternut is little golden.
• Meanwhile, cube 750g Chicken Breast into 2-3 cm chunky pieces and add to the veg once its ready.
• Fry gently for another 5 minutes.
• Add a 70g Korma Paste and continue to fry for another couple of minutes. The spices need to cook out a little before the liquid is added.
• Add 400ml Light Coconut Milk, 240g Tinned Chickpeas and 400ml Water to the pan. Bring to a simmer and leave for 10 to 20 minutes. You may want to stir occasionally to make sure nothing is sticking.
• In the meantime, mix 3 tbsp Cornflour with a little water to make a slurry.
• Once the butternut squash cubes are tender and the chicken is firm, add the cornflour slurry to the sauce. Continue to stir until the sauce has thickened a little. (If you want to add ground almonds, add them at this stage).
• And serve!

VEGAN CHICKPEA KORMA

Steps:

• Combine the tomato paste, garlic, curry powder, cardamom, coriander, and a bit of the vegetable oil to make a paste. Set aside.
• Fry the chopped onion in vegetable oil until soft.
• Stir curry paste mixture into the onion and fry together for a minute.
• Stir the coconut milk into the onion/curry paste mixture in the pan to create the sauce and heat through to bubbling.
• Add in the bell pepper and chickpeas.
• Stir together, and then stir in ginger and cayenne pepper (taste to get the desire level of heat from the cayenne).
• Bring to bubbling and then cover and reduce heat.
• Simmer for 15 minutes.

CHICKEN KORMA

Steps:

• Put 1 chopped onion, 2 roughly chopped garlic cloves and a roughly chopped thumb-sized piece of ginger in a food processor and whizz to a paste.
• Tip the paste into a large high-sided frying pan with 3 tbsp water and cook for 5 mins. Add 4 tbsp korma paste and cook for a further 2 mins until aromatic.
• Stir 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces, into the sauce. Add 50g ground almonds, 4 tbsp sultanas, 400ml chicken stock and ¼ tsp golden caster sugar.
• Give everything a good mix, then cover and simmer for 10 mins or until the chicken is cooked through.
• Remove the pan from the heat, stir in a 150g pot Greek yogurt and some seasoning, then scatter over a small bunch of chopped coriander and more ground almonds, if using. Serve with brown or white basmati rice.