Monday

Chicken korma


















Type of dish : Main course
To serve : 4
Preparation : 15 min
Cooking : 60 min
Budget : Reasonable
From : India
Difficulty : Medium


Ingredients :
1 medium-sized chicken
2 large onion
2 cloves garlic
1 small root of ginger
500g tomatoes
2 small dried red chillies
6 cloves
2 sticks cinnamon
2 cardamon pods
oil
8 black peppercorns
4 pots yoghurt
1 teaspoon turmeric
A pinch of saffron
Salt

1 teaspoon blanched almonds


Recipe :
Take the skin off the chicken, bone and slice off flesh.
Slice onions, garlic and ginger.
Chop tomatoes and chillies.
Brown cloves and cardamon in a little oil and add onions, pepper, garlic, ginger and chillies. Fry for 5 minutes.
Add chicken and brown.
Mix the saffron and turmeric into the yoghurt.
Pour mixture into pan with tomatoes, cover and leave to simmer for an hour.
Add almonds and cook over a low heat for 10 minutes.
Serve with basmati rice or naan bread.


Advice :
Recommended wines:
Tavel, Saumur Champigny