February 27, 2015
Fabulous Friday Flavour: Chicken Korma with Cashew Nuts
When the husband cooks, unlike me who tend to mix and match and modify stuff, he cooks it by following the recipe to a T. And I really mean to THE T.
Not that I’m complaining; in fact , it’s a welcome break for me when he decides to take over the kitchen and do chef’s duty every once in a while. He is after all, not a bad cook, and he does desserts better than I do.
Silver Bullet has been doing more Asian-inspired dishes of late, and recently he attempted to make a chicken dish in mild curry known as korma – a dish quite popular within the Malay community. It’s a recipe he attempted taken from RotinRice.
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 4 cardamom pods
- 4 cloves
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1-inch knob ginger, peeled and grated
- 20 oz (565g) boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite size pieces
- Salt
- 3 small potatoes, cubed
- 10 cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
- ½ cup (115g) plain yogurt
- ½ cup (60g) roasted cashew nuts
- 2 tbsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp ground fennel (jintan manis)
- ½ tsp ground cumin (jintan putih)
- ½ tsp ground turmeric
- ½ tsp ground chili
- ¼ tsp ground pepper
- 10 raw cashew nuts, ground to a paste
- Combine all spice paste ingredients in a bowl with 3 tablespoons of water to form a paste.
- In a medium sized pot, heat vegetable oil. Fry cinnamon stick, cardamom pods, and cloves for 1 to 2 minutes or until spices start to pop. Add onion, garlic, and ginger and fry for another 2 minutes. Then add spice paste and continue to cook for 4 to 5 minutes over medium heat. Stir constantly so that the spices do not burn.
- Now, add chicken and continue to cook for another 4 to 5 minutes.
- Pour in ½ cup (120ml) water, cover, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and allow it to simmer for 10 minutes.
- Season with salt to taste. Add potatoes and continue to cook for 10 minutes.
- Finally, add tomatoes and stir in yogurt. Allow it to simmer for about 3 minutes.
- Turn off heat and let korma sit for 10 minutes.
- Sprinkle roasted cashew nuts on the top and served with steamed basmati rice.
My verdict: Not to shabby at all. Not too shabby!
His only gripe was that he cut-up the potatoes too small, and they all crumbled like hash brown after cooking it for a while, disappearing into the curry. Otherwise, this is a great recipe to experiment.
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That sounds so yummy. Love the idea of the cinnamon stick. Have a great weekend.
Not a bad dish at all! 🙂 You have a great weekend, too Faraday!
I LOVE korma! Husband’s favourite meal is lamb korma. I enjoy the chicken though and this looks so tasty. Love all the spices!
Spices makes food all the more magical! I’m curious – what makes a typical South African food? Can’t wait for you to share those recipes. And I’m still waiting for your ingredients shout-out, buddy! 😀
There are so many different cultures here, it’s really a melting pot of diversity which makes it amazing and always interesting. We have a lot of Malay dishes, Indian food and Settler food; a lot of curries and stews and interesting things to try!
That’s very interesting! I’m surprise with Malay dishes making it’s way there. Sounds like an awesome place to hang around to stuff my face! 🙂