Chicken Korma
sarah clarksonDairy Free Chicken Korma
Sarah
6
30 minutes
30 minutes
Indian
Dinner
Chicken Korma is scrumptiously creamy but no dairy was added to achieve this effect so it's... Healthy?

Ingredients
For the Marinade
- 1 ½ lbs Chicken Breast
- ⅓ Cup of Coconut Milk (from a can)
- ½ tbsp Minced Garlic (about 3-4 cloves)
- ½ tbsp Minced Ginger (about 1.5” of fresh ginger)
- 1 tsp Garam Masala
- ¼ tsp Turmeric
- 1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder (optional)
- 1 tsp Salt (plus more to taste)
For the Sauce
- 1 tbsp Cooking Oil (or ghee)
- 3 Green Cardamom pods
- 3 large yellow onions (roughly chopped)
- ⅓ Cup Cashews
- 2/3 Cup of Coconut Milk (from a can)
For the curry
- 1 Bay Leaf
- 4 Cloves
- 1 Cinnamon Stick
- 1 Black Cardamom Pod
- 2 Green Chillies (optional)
- 1 tbsp Coriander Powder
- 1 handful Chopped Cilantro (optional garnish)
Directions
Marinate your chicken
- In a medium mixing bowl or Tupperware add 1/3 cup of the Coconut Milk, 1/2 tbsp of Crushed Garlic, 1/2 tbsp Grated Ginger, 1 tsp of Garam Masala, 1/4 tsp Turmeric, 1 tsp Kashmiri Chilli Powder (Omit the chilli if you’re going for a mild curry), 1/2 tsp Salt and mix together well.
- Slice the chicken into 2" cubes and add it to your marinade, mix well until all the chicken pieces are nicely coated.
- Cover up the bowl and set it in the fridge to marinate for 30 mins - up to 6 hours.
Make the Korma paste
- While your chicken is marinating roughly chop your onions into thick slices.
- Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a large frying pan. Once the oil is hot add 3 green cardamon pods, 1/3 cup of Cashews, and your roughly chopped onions. Sauté on medium heat until the onions are lightly browned.
- Transfer your cooked onions and cashews to a large bowl and allow them to cool.
- Once the cooked onions and cashews have cooled add to a blender with 2/3 cup of coconut milk and blend until smooth. Set this aside.
Make the curry
- To the same pan add 1 tbsp of oil and heat. Sauté the whole spices - 1 Cinnamon stick, 1 Bay leaf, 4 cloves, 1 Black cardamon for a minute.
- Next add the green chilis & marinated chicken, sauté this on medium heat until the smell of the raw garlic & ginger from your marinade goes away, about 5 mins. (You can adjust the number of chilli’s according to the spice level you'd like to achieve or leave them out all together for a milder curry)
- Add your onion puree to the pan along with 1 tsp salt, 1 tbsp coriander powder, 3/4 tsp garam masala. Mix well to combine.
- Bring the curry up to a boil, reduce the heat to simmer, cover and cook until the chicken is tender, stirring occasionally.
- Once the chicken is fully cooked have a taste and season with extra salt as needed.
- Take your pan off the heat and garnish with chopped cilantro before serving.
- Serve your Chicken Korma with Basmati Rice, or Garlic Naan