Mouthwatering Chicken Korma From Lucknow

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Lucknow chicken korma is a rather simple yet flavourful recipe that you can try at home. Lucknowi recipes or rather the cuisine of Awadh is full of flavourful dishes like the succulent Gelawati kebabs, melt-in-mouth sheekhs, biryani, kormas and so on. In short, Lucknow proves to be the perfect destination for foodies.

So, today from the city of the Nawabs we have the special Lucknow chicken korma recipe for you. You do not need a lot of ingredients for this delectable chicken recipe. But one thing is for sure, you wouldn't stop licking your fingers once you are done with it.

Check out this amazing chicken korma recipe from Lucknow and give it a try.

Serves: 4
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

• Chicken- 1kg (cut into medium sized pieces)
• Ghee/oil- 4tbsp
• Onions- 4 (sliced)
• Green cardamoms- 5 pods (crushed)
• Cloves- 5-6
• Ginger paste- 2tbsp
• Garlic paste- 2tbsp
• Yogurt- 1 cup
• Coriander powder- 2tbsp
• Red chilli powder- 1tbsp
• Turmeric powder- 1tsp
• Garam masala powder- 1/2tsp
• Salt- as per taste

Procedure
1. Wash the chicken pieces thoroughly with water and drain all the excess water.
2. Heat the ghee/oil in a pan and add the sliced onion to it.
3. Fry the onions till they turn brow. Do not overcook.
4. Transfer the fried onions to a mixer jar and drain the excess oil from it.
5. Grind the fried onion with a little water into a thick paste. Keep it aside.
6. Now in the same pan add in the green cardamoms and cloves. Allow it to splutter.
7. Then add the chicken pieces and saute on medium flame for 4-5 minutes.
8. Transfer the chicken to aplate and keep it aside.
9. Then to the same oil add coriander powder, ginger paste, garlic paste, turmeric powder and red chilli powder. Saute for 2-3 minutes.
10. Add the chicken back to the pan and cook for 4-5 minutes.
11. Mix the fried onion paste with yogurt and add it to the pan. Mix well.
12. Add salt, cover and cook for 20-25 minutes on low flame.
13. Add little water and keep checking at intervals.
14. Once the chicken gets completely cooked sprinkle garam masala powder over it and switch off the flame.
15. Keep it covered for 10 minutes before you serve.

Lucknow style chicken korma is ready to be served. This lip-smacking delight can be served with rotis and parathas.