Royal Braised Chicken (Murgh Korma Shahi)

Royal Braised Chicken (Murgh Korma Shahi) Ingredients

700 g Boned chicken thighs or	1 lg Onion; finely sliced
75 g Natural yoghurt; (3oz)	1 tb Ground coriander
1/2 ts Ground turmeric	1 ts Ground cumin
1 tb Ginger paste	1/2 ts Chilli powder
1 tb Garlic paste	1 tb Tomato pur?e
1 ts Salt	300 ml Warm water; (10fl oz)
50 g Raw unsalted cashew nuts;	1/2 ts Balti garam masala
150 ml Single cream; (5fl oz)	1 tb Fresh chopped mint leaves
50 g Ghee or unsalted butter;	1/2 ts Dried mint
1/2 ts Onion seeds	3 tb Choppped fresh coriander
1/2 ts Fennel seeds

Instructions for Royal Braised Chicken (Murgh Korma Shahi)

Place the chicken, yogurt, turmeric and half the ginger, garlic and half the salt in a large mixing bowl and mix thoroughly. Cover and leave to marinate in the refrigerator for 4-6 hours or overnight. Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before cooking. Put the cashew nuts and cream in a bender and add 3-4 tbsp water. Blend to a smooth pu?e and set aside. Preheat a balti pan over a medium heat and add the ghee or butter. When hot, but not smoking, add the onion and fennel seeds and let them sizzle for a few seconds. Add the remaining ginger and garlic and stir fry for 1 minute. Add the onion and stir fry for 6-7 minutes until it is soft and just beginning to colour, then add the ground coriander and cumin. Stir-fry for 1 minute. Add the marinated chicken and all the marinade. Increase the heat to high and stir-fry the chicken for 4-5 minutes or until it loses its pink colour.Add the chilli powder, tomato pur?e and the remaining salt. Stir fry for 2-3 minutes. Add the warm water and cook for a further 3-4 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the cashew and cream mixutre, garam marsala, mint and coriander leaves. Stir fry for 2-3 minutes and serve. Converted by MC_Buster. Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

Main Ingredient: ChickenCuisine: Uncategorized

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