Chicken Korma

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Brick Lane Cookbook

By Dina Begum

Published 2018

  • About

Chicken korma cooked at home is unlike any restaurant version (which I would never eat). Originating from Mughlai cuisine, a real korma is rich, decadent and very special. It’s usually made with a mixture of whole spices, yoghurt and ghee, and cooked slowly to create a depth of flavour you really can’t get in a hurry. There are none of the colourings or sugar you get when you order the curry house version. Sometimes a little nut paste is added which makes the dish even more opulent and perf