Safed Murg Korma


 

White Chicken Korma, also called as chicken in white gravy a mild tasting curry recipe.  This easy chicken recipe has cashewnut and poppy seeds which makes the curry creamy and delectable. It  is primarily prepared with cashew nuts, poppy seeds, milk, ghee and yogurt.

The regular spices that we add in other curries are not added here. The spices like red chilli powder, black pepper powder or turmeric are totally not added in this curry.

These spices generally give the dish it’s color. But here we Didn’t used  them at all and added white pepper powder with green chilli.

3 tbsp clarified Butter (Ghee)

3 tbsp Vegetable oil

2 Onion

1 kg Chicken Curry cut

15-20 Cashew Nut

2 tbsp Poppy seeds

4-5 Green chilli

1 inch Ginger

5-6 cloves Garlic

1 cup Yogurt

Salt to taste

1/2 cup Milk

1/2 tsp Garam masala powder

2 tsp Lemon juice

1/2 tsp White pepper powder

1/4 cup Fresh cream(optional )

Method

Heat ghee and vegetable oil in a pan.Make a paste of onion and in a pan ,cook till raw flavor of onion goes off .
Add chicken and fry on high heat for 3-4 minutes.
Make a paste of cashew nuts, poppy seeds, green chilli, ginger and garlic and add it in the pan.Fry for 3-4 minutes.
Whisk yogurt and add it in the pan along with salt and cook for 2-3 minutes.
Add milk and cover the pan and cook the chicken until it’s done.
Add garam masala powder, lemon juice, white pepper powder and fresh cream and cook for 2 minute .turn off heat .
Serve with Naan/Roti /paratha.
Tips :Adjust quantity of white pepper powder & no of chillies as per your own tastebuds
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