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Mughlai Chicken Korma – chicken cooked with aromatic spices in thick yogurt, onion, and nuts based curry. Also called Indian Chicken Korma – It is an extremely popular dish from the Mughlai royal kitchen and Indian Cuisine.
Mughlai Chicken Korma
Mughlai Chicken Korma is one of my favorite recipes from the ‘Mughlai Cuisine’. It’s perfect for a weekend brunch.
As mentioned above, its an extremely popular Indian Chicken Korma recipe from the Royal Mughlai Kitchens of Lucknow/Hydrabad (where the Mughal’s ruled).
It’s chicken cooked in a slow-simmered gravy/curry made using aromatic Indian spices along with yogurt, Indian masala, and powdered nuts.
Since it was cooked mostly for kings in earlier times, it hardly used any tomatoes as it was more of a yogurt curry.Chicken – cleaned and cut into small pieces.
Indian Spices – black pepper, green cardamom, black cardamom, etc
Indian Masala – made using onion, ginger and garlic
Nuts – almonds, poppy seeds (optional)
Thick Yogurt – whisked
Mughlai Chicken Korma ingredients
Traditionally the Mughlai Chicken Korma recipe was made using special heavy bottom utensils made out of copper over coal/wood burners cooking for hours.
Indian masala for mughlai chicken recipe
How to Make Mughlai Chicken Korma – Process of Mughlai Chicken
As time passed, the heavy utensils got replaced with non-sticks/ dutch ovens or even slow cooker.
Also, the Mughlai Cuisines are famous for there non-vegetarian(meat) recipes along with rich aromatic gravies with heavy use of spices, yogurt, and cream.
But due to everyone’s dietary requirements and needs, I have tweaked this recipe a little and used ONLY Yogurt (Curd) instead of any cream or butter.
Best Indian Chicken Korma using curd
Hence the recipe is lighter, yet extremely delicious as all the other ingredients are same along with the cooking process.,
So, the results are always a delicious, aromatic chicken that melts in your mouth every time.
Indian Chicken Korma Recipe
What sets this chicken recipe apart from all the other recipes is the use of caramelized onions pasta and roasted nuts paste.
This along with thick yogurt results in a gravy that’s luscious and flavorful. Our Mughlai Chicken Korma is ready in under 40 minutes.
Easy Mughlai Chicken Recipe
Can be served with Roti’s or Rice
1 Large nonstick wok
1 Small nonstick Pan
Electric Grinder – For dry grinding
Sauteed Onions + Nuts Paste
1 lb. Boneless Chicken – Cut into bite-size pieces
2 Medium Onions – chopped
1½ Cups Yogurt
1 tbsp Ginger+Garlic Paste
2 Tbsp Lemon Juice
3 Green Chilies – Deseeded & chopped
3 Tbsp Coriander leaves – finely chopped
3 Tbsp Mint leaves – finely chopped
6 Tbsp Mustard Oil – You may use any other oil of choice
2 Cups of Water
½ Tsp Turmeric Powder
2 Tsp Red Chili Powder – Optional if you want to reduce spiciness
½ Tsp Garam Masala Powder
½ Tsp Black Pepper Powder
2 Small Cinnamon Sticks
2 Small Black Cardamom
3-4 Green Cardamoms
2 Cloves
3 Bay Leaves
Salt – as per taste
7 Almonds
6 Peanuts
1 Tsp Poppy Seeds – optional
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Mughlai Chicken Korma - Indian Chicken Korma: chicken cooked with aromatic spices in thick yogurt, onion, and nuts based curry. It is an extremely popular dish from the Mughlai royal kitchen and Indian Cuisine.
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55 Replies to "Mughlai Chicken Korma - Indian Chicken Korma #chickenkorma"
Whitney @ That Square Plate August 30, 2015 (4:12 am)
Would love to try these flavors! I know its SO tasty!! Need to make some onion paste too, I know it adds so much depth of flavor — YUM!.
Molly Kumar August 31, 2015 (10:23 pm)
That is so true Whitney, the onion paste does adds so much depth to the dish and the flavors are awesome. Thanks for liking the recipe.
Kathryn @ FoodieGirlChicago August 29, 2015 (2:37 pm)
Such a great spice combination. This would make a really interesting addition to a Sunday brunch!
Molly Kumar August 31, 2015 (10:27 pm)
That would be great.
J @ A Hot Southern Mess August 29, 2015 (2:12 am)
That spice mix sounds delicious! I would definitely try this dish out! Yummy!
Molly Kumar September 1, 2015 (5:55 am)
Thanks J 🙂
Kelley August 29, 2015 (2:10 am)
I love Indian food and this Mughlai sounds amazing!
Molly Kumar September 1, 2015 (7:27 am)
Thanks Kelley 🙂
Lauren @ A Nerd Cooks August 28, 2015 (10:45 pm)
I so love these kinds of dishes. Delicious!
Molly Kumar September 1, 2015 (5:59 am)
Thanks 🙂
Byron Thomas August 28, 2015 (10:14 pm)
Looks really tasty, Molly. Very warm and comforting.
Molly Kumar September 1, 2015 (5:59 am)
Thanks Byron 🙂
Oana @AdoreFoods August 28, 2015 (9:35 pm)
Your Mughlai Chicken recipe looks so good! I love Indian food but have never tried this dish. It doesn’t sound to difficult to make it 🙂
Molly Kumar September 1, 2015 (6:00 am)
Thanks Oana – It’s a very simple yet flavorful recipe 🙂
Rachel @ atheltic avocado August 28, 2015 (6:10 pm)
this looks so tasty! yum!
Molly Kumar September 1, 2015 (6:01 am)
Thanks Rachel.
Cassandrea @ chewsandbrews.ca August 28, 2015 (5:51 pm)
This looks absolutely amazing!! All of the spices and flavours sound fantastic and I bet smell awesome too!
Molly Kumar September 1, 2015 (6:02 am)
Definitely smells awesome – Thanks Cassandrea.
Chris August 28, 2015 (4:04 pm)
This dish sounds very tasty! I would love to give it a try. Yum!
Molly Kumar September 1, 2015 (6:02 am)
Thanks.
Tina Marie August 28, 2015 (3:53 pm)
Wow! This look so delicious! I’ll take a bowl, please. 🙂
Molly Kumar September 1, 2015 (6:03 am)
Thanks so much Tina.
Rosemary @anitalianinmykitchen August 28, 2015 (2:13 pm)
Looks and sounds delicious, I love trying new dishes.
Molly Kumar September 1, 2015 (6:05 am)
Thanks.
Sam @ PancakeWarriors August 28, 2015 (1:52 pm)
Wow this is such an fun recipe! I love the spices, way to pack a punch of flavor!!
Molly Kumar September 1, 2015 (6:06 am)
Thanks 🙂
Sarah August 28, 2015 (8:05 am)
My husband LOVES Indian food – I’m going to have to make him this because I know he would love it
Molly Kumar September 1, 2015 (7:23 am)
That would be great – Glad you liked it so much to recommend it 🙂
Sara @ Life's Little Sweets August 28, 2015 (4:22 am)
This looks like comfort food to me, the best kind of food!
Molly Kumar September 1, 2015 (7:21 am)
Thanks Sara 🙂
Diane August 28, 2015 (3:49 am)
This dish is a new adventure in taste for me. I’m very curious to try it. Looks so healthy and delicious!
Molly Kumar September 1, 2015 (7:20 am)
Thanks Diane.
CiaoFlorentina August 28, 2015 (3:42 am)
This is something Ive never had before. Looks so comforting and rustic. My style !
Molly Kumar September 1, 2015 (7:19 am)
It’ a comfortfood curry for us – definitely rustic. Glad you liked it 🙂
Renee August 28, 2015 (2:58 am)
This looks like it would be so tasty and full of flavor!
Molly Kumar September 1, 2015 (7:18 am)
Thanks Renee
Platter Talk August 28, 2015 (1:57 am)
We love chicken and this looks like a great new recipe for us to try. Thanks so much for sharing it with all of us!
Molly Kumar September 1, 2015 (7:18 am)
Thanks 🙂
Erin @ Platings and Pairings August 28, 2015 (1:39 am)
The spice combination of this dish sounds absolutely amazing. Yummy!
Molly Kumar August 28, 2015 (6:01 pm)
Thanks Erin.