Chicken Breasts In Korma Sauce (Murg Korma)
Serves 4
Ingredients:
- 1-½ inch piece fresh ginger
- 5 large garlic cloves
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1-½ cups thinly sliced onion
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 inch cinnamon stick
- 10 whole cloves
- 8 green cardamom pods
- 2 teaspoons ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 1 scant teaspoon ground fennel
- ½ teaspoon cayenne
- ½ teaspoon turmeric
- 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 2 cups finely chopped tomatoes
- ¼ cup roasted unsalted cashews
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- 1 teaspoon salt
Beautiful sprigs of cilantro, for garnish
- Combine the ginger and garlic with 3 to 4 tablespoons water in a blender. Blend to a smooth paste, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl a couple of times. Set aside.
- Heat the oil in a heavy large sauté pan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring often, until deep golden, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Transfer to a plate. Add the butter to the pan and, when hot add the ginger-garlic paste. Cook, stirring, until the mixture is fragrant and light brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the cinnamon, cloves and cardamom pods and stir for a few seconds.
- Add the coriander, paprika, fennel, cayenne, turmeric and cook stirring until the masala takes on a beautiful orange-red color and becomes fragrant, about 30 seconds.
- Add the chicken and sear until light golden and no longer pink, about 3 minutes per side. Add the tomato with juices and cook, stirring occasionally, until tomato is very soft, 6 to 8 minutes.
- While the tomatoes are cooking, combine the cashews with 2 tablespoons water in the blender and blend to a smooth paste. Add to the chicken.
- Whisk the yogurt and stir into the pan. Add the reserved onion and salt and mix well. Bring to a gentle boil, cover, and simmer until the chicken is tender, 20 to 25 minutes. With a slotted spoon, transfer the chicken to a warm serving dish, then ladle the sauce over it, decorate with cilantro sprigs, and serve.
- Serve this classic north Indian dish with crusty French bread or freshly cooked basmati rice.
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