Murghi Korma (Chicken Korma)
Murghi Korma (Chicken Korma) — a recipe imported from the Wikibooks Cookbook.
Total
00:50
Yield
4
Ingredients
- Whole chicken, skinned and cut into medium pieces; ideally into 6 pieces if using baby chicken
- 1 tbsp ginger paste
- 1 tbsp garlic paste
- 1½ tsp coriander powder
- 1½ tsp cumin powder
- ½ tsp nutmeg powder (optional) (optional)
- 1 tbsp Greek yogurt
- 2 medium sized onions, chopped
- 6–8 cardamom pods
- 3–5 whole cloves
- 1 medium cinnamon stick
- Black pepper, crushed, according to taste
- 1–2 tbsp ghee or butter
- Salt, according to taste
- 1 tbsp sugar
- Total:
- 00:50
- Yield:
- 4
Instructions
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1Combine the chicken with all the marinade ingredients, cover the bowl with cling film, and leave in the fridge to marinate for 1–3 hours.
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2Fry the onions in ghee until it starts to turn brown but still soft. Do not fry to crispiness. Take out the onion with slotted spoon and set aside.
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3Add the marinated chicken to the hot ghee and cook over medium heat.
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4Dry toast the whole spices in a hot frying pan for 1 minute until aromatic.
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5Add the whole spices and black pepper to the chicken.
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6Stir occasionally and cook covered.
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7When water starts to separate from the chicken, add coconut cream, salt and sugar.
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8Add boiling water if chicken starts to dry up before its cooked.
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9Warm the single cream in microwave and add saffron to it.
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10Stir in cream when almost cooked.
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11Remove from the heat, and serve with fried onions, rose water, and almonds.
- Cuisine
- Indian
Dietary Information
Halal
Kosher
Recipe Attribution
Wikibooks Cookbook
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Printed on October 30, 2026