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Murgh Badam Korma Recipe
A stunning dish of chicken in almond paste, yoghurt and spices cooked dum-style in a dough-sealed pot.
- Total Cook Time 50 mins
- Prep Time 10 mins
- Cook Time 40 mins
- Recipe Servings4
- Medium
Ingredients of Murgh Badam Korma
- 400 gm boneless chicken pieces
- Almond paste
- 1 Tbsp oil
- 4 cloves
- 4 cardamoms
- 2 sticks of cinnamon
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 cup yoghurt
- Gravy:
- 1 Tbsp oil
- 1 Tbsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 Tbsp brown onion paste
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp red chilli paste
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 cups of chicken stock
- 1/2 tsp mixture of mace and cardamom powder
- 1/2 tsp garam masala
- 2 drops of kewra essence
- Saffron, roast almonds, juliennes of ginger and coriander leaves to garnish
How to Make Murgh Badam Korma
HideShow MediaFor the chicken:
1.
Put almond paste in thin chicken slices and tie the piece together with a thread.
2.
Then heat oil in pan. Add cloves, cardamoms, cinnamon, bay leaves and chicken.
3.
Cook the chicken till it loses color, and then add the yoghurt.
4.
Cover the pan and cook for about 2 minutes.
5.
Strain the chicken and remove the thread from it.
6.
Now keep the chicken aside along with the strained chicken stew.
For the gravy:
1.
Heat oil in pan. Add ginger garlic paste, onion paste, coriander powder, red chilli paste, salt, strained chicken stew, chicken stock, prepared chicken pieces, mixture of mace and cardamom powder, garam masala and kewra essence.
2.
Cover the pan and cook for about five minutes.
3.
Now put the chicken in a container and garnish with saffron, roast almonds, juliennes of ginger and coriander leaves.
4.
Seal the lid of the container with wheat dough. This will seal the aroma and flavours.
5.
Then place the sealed container on a low fire, a thick tava or an oven and cook for about 10 minutes.
6.
Murg Badam Korma is ready to eat. Serve hot with Rice or tandoori roti.