Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, malay chicken korma. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Along with Chicken Tikka Masala and Butter Chicken, Korma is undoubtedly one of the more popular items that can be found on the menu of any authentic Indian restaurant. Korma, also spelled as Khurma or Kurma, is a milder form of curry and is distinguished from other curries by its rich gravy and smooth texture, mainly because of its heavy incorporation of yogurt as part of its main ingredients. The first thing that came to my mind was Korma chicken (ayam kurma in Malay).
Malay Chicken Korma is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Malay Chicken Korma is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook malay chicken korma using 24 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Malay Chicken Korma:
- Prepare 350 g Chicken Meat (skinless, boneless)
- Get Kurma Powder recipe;
- Prepare 2 tsp Cumin Powder
- Take 2 tsp Coriander Powder
- Get 2 tsp Fennel Powder
- Get 2 tsp White Pepper
- Make ready The 4 Sekawan Spice Mix (See Note)
- Make ready 1 stick Cinnamon
- Take 2 pc Star Anise
- Prepare 3 pods Cardamom
- Take 4 pc Cloves
- Take Other Ingredients;
- Prepare 1 pc Nutmeg (pounded) or 1-2 pinches of nutmeg powder
- Get 2 pc Candle Nuts (pounded)
- Make ready 1 cup Coconut Milk
- Get 1 Tbsp Palm Sugar
- Prepare 40 g (4 cloves) Shallots
- Make ready 20 g (3 cloves) Garlic
- Get 20 g (1.5 cm) Ginger
- Take 1 pc Lime (juice squeezed)
- Get 3 pc Green Chillies (sliced)
- Get 3 Tbsp Cooking Oil
- Prepare 1 tsp Salt (marinade)
- Get as needed Salt (season)
Below is a detailed explanation of how it is prepared. Bone-in and skin-on chicken is most suitable for cooking curries, with no exception to korma chicken. Chicken korma recipe with video and step by step photos - Korma is a delicious gravy usually made with onions, spices, nuts, yogurt, seeds, coconut, vegetables or meat. It originated in the Indian subcontinent during the Mughal Era & later became immensely popular across the world.
Instructions to make Malay Chicken Korma:
- Marinade the chicken with 1 tsp salt and half the Kurma powder for 30 minutes.
- When ready, heat the cooking oil in a wok on high heat. Then, fry the 4 Sekawan spice mix with shallots, ginger and garlic until fragrant. Then add the remaining Kurma powder and fry it for another 10 seconds.
- Add the chicken and fry it until both sides are brown. Then add coconut milk, half the green chillies, palm sugar, nutmeg, candle nuts and mix well. Bring it to a boil and then turn the heat down to low heat.
- Cover with a lid and let everything cook for 10 minutes or until the sauce thickens. Check and stir every 3 minutes and season with extra salt if necessary. When sauce has thicken, pour in the juice and serve it in a serving plate and garnish with the remaining green chillies.
- NOTE; the 4 sekawan (The Four Friends) is a well known spice blend in Malay. Sometimes it's known as 3 Sekawan (The 3 Amigos minus the Cloves).
- I have used Greek yogurt along with coconut milk to give more rich taste.
There are so many ways a korma is made, most of them are adapted to the regional cuisines. Chicken Korma was the first curry I ever ate and will always have a special place in my belly and heart! This is a fantastic chicken korma utilising our Malaysian curry powder, not a terribly hot dish but the late addition of a couple of red chillies brings some heat. This korma recipe is not at all tasty! It does not do any justice for the chicken korma.
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