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Awadhi Chicken Korma

Uttar Pradesh

A fragrant and rich white chicken korma from the Awadhi cuisine of Lucknow.

Ingredients

  • Chicken: 1 kg
  • Yogurt: 1.5 cups, whisked
  • Fried Onion Paste (Birista): 1 cup
  • Cashew and Almond Paste: 1/2 cup
  • Ginger-Garlic Paste: 2 tbsp
  • White Pepper Powder: 1 tsp
  • Mace and Nutmeg Powder: 1/2 tsp
  • Kewra Water: 1 tbsp
  • Ghee: 1/2 cup
  • Salt: to taste

Instructions

  1. 1

    Heat ghee, sauté ginger-garlic paste.

  2. 2

    Add chicken and sear well.

  3. 3

    Add whisked yogurt, salt, and pepper. Cook for 10 minutes.

  4. 4

    Add fried onion paste and nut paste. Sauté until ghee separates.

  5. 5

    Add 1 cup of water, cover, and cook until chicken is tender.

  6. 6

    Finish with mace-nutmeg powder and kewra water. Simmer for 2 minutes.

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