Chicken Kurma

Ingredients:
  • 1 kg chicken
  • 1 cup onions ( pyaj) (sliced)
  • 2 tblsp poppy seeds (khuskhus) (khuskhus)
  • 1 tblsp coriander seeds
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1/2 cup coconut (narial) (scraped)
  • 1/2 cup yogurt
  • 2 cloves garlic (lasan)
  • 2 tsp ginger (adrak) paste
  • 3-4 green cardamoms
  • 3 tblsp oil (tel)
  • salt (namak) to taste
  • 6 red chillies whole
  • 1/4 cup fresh cream (malai)
How to make chicken kurma:
  • Clean, wash and skin the chicken. Cut the chicken into 12-14 pieces.
  • Soak poppy seeds in 1 cup warm water for 10 minutes.
  • Grind soaked poppy seeds with de-seeded red chillies, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, garlic, green cardamom and scraped coconut.
  • Heat oil in a pan. Add sliced onions and cook till they are translucent. Add ginger paste and stir for 15 seconds.
  • Add chicken pieces and cook on high heat for 5 minutes stirring constantly. Make sure the chicken does not brown.
  • Stir in the ground paste and add 1 cup of water. Add salt and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and add beaten yogurt. Simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Finish with fresh cream.

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