This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more

How To make Chicken Kurma

x

Stephen Ceideburg 4 Cloves
3 Cardamom pods
1 Cinnamon stick
1 tb Coriander seeds
1 ts Cumin seeds
1 ts Turmeric
6 Cloves garlic
1 Two-inch cube fresh ginger,
-peeled 2 c Yogurt
Salt to taste 3 1/2 lb To 4 pound chicken *
2 tb Poppy seeds
2 tb Cashews
10 Blanched almonds
2 tb Unsweetened, shredded
-coconut 2 tb Ghee
3 lg Onions, finely chopped
4 Fresh green chiles, minced
2 tb Chopped cilantro
* skinned, boned and cut into about 2 inch pieces Grind cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, coriander and cumin seeds with turmeric until you have a powder. Chop garlic and ginger into a paste. Combine both mixtures with yogurt and salt. Add chicken to this mixture and marinate 2-3 hours. Grind poppy seeds, cashews and almonds in a blender or spice mill until you have a powder. Combine with coconut and set aside. Heat ghee in a large skillet and cook onions until golden brown. Add poppy seed mixture and mix well. Put chicken and yogurt marinade into a heavy bottom pot. Add onion mixture, fresh chiles, half the cilantro and 1 1/2 cups water. Cook, uncovered, until chicken is tender and sauce thickens. Courtesy, Sue Sista of "Sue's India Cuisine", San Jose and Mountain View. From the San Jose Mercury News, 6/9/93.

Relevant Articles

Shares

x

Categories

x

Menu