Plate and pan of chicken korma with rice

Chicken korma

Name: Chicken korma
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 500g chicken thigh fillets cut into chunks; 1 tbsp groundnut oil; 2 large onions finely chopped; 2 tsp cumin seeds; 2 cloves garlic crushed; 4 tbsp ground almonds; a walnut-sized chunk ginger grated; to serve white or brown rice; 200ml full-fat natural yogurt; 1 tsp light brown sugar; 1 tsp ground turmeric; 1 cinnamon stick broken; 8 cardamom pods bruised; 4 cloves crushed; 1 tsp coriander seeds crushed; ½ mild chilli powder; 1 tsp sea salt flakes

Published: March 21, 2018 at 4:00 PM

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Serves 4

Easy

Total time: 1 hr

+ marinating

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Ditch the weekend Indian take away and cook this simple, creamy chicken korma. Our vibrant recipe is low in calories yet packed with plenty of flavour.

Gluten free

Healthy

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Make this light yet creamy chicken korma and serve with our pilau rice or naan bread. Then also check out our healthy chicken korma, chicken biryani, paneer biryani, chicken vindaloo, chicken tikka masala, butter chicken and more chicken curry recipes.

Ingredients

Nutrition

500g chicken thigh fillets

cut into chunks
1 tbsp groundnut oil
2 large onions

finely chopped
2 tsp cumin seeds
2 cloves garlic

crushed
4 tbsp ground almonds
a walnut-sized chunk ginger

grated
to serve white or brown rice

MARINADE

200ml full-fat natural yogurt
1 tsp light brown sugar
1 tsp ground turmeric
1 cinnamon stick

broken
8 cardamom pods

bruised
4 cloves

crushed
1 tsp coriander seeds

crushed
½ mild chilli powder
1 tsp sea salt flakes

Nutrition: per serving

kcal359

low
fat16.9g
saturates3.2g
carbs15.6g
sugars12.5g
fibre3.4g
protein34.6g
salt1.6g

Method

step 1

Mix all the marinade ingredients, toss with the chicken then leave for an hour (you can leave longer or even overnight, if you like).
step 2

Heat the oil in a pan with a lid. Fry the onions for 7-8 minutes or until softened and starting to turn golden, then add the cumin, garlic and ginger, and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add the chicken with its marinade and cook for 5 minutes, stirring, until it starts to turn opaque. Add 150ml water and the almonds, stir well and bring to a low simmer. Put on the lid and cook gently for 30 minutes. Serve with rice or naan bread.

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