Kurma or Korma is told to have its origin from Mughalai cuisine. It consists of a creamy sauce which is made using either milk cream, coconut milk, a paste of ground nuts or a varying combination of these. This curry is highly flavored with a mixture of spices that you cannot just keep away from it because of its aroma. Kurma is usually not very spicy, especially due to the ingredients that gets added to make it creamy. There are a lot of versions of Korma available all over and the one I have here is a Malabar Muslim version which I came across in the book "The Suriani Kitchen" by Lathika George.
Serves around 10-12 people
Oil | - 2 tbsp |
Onion | - 2 (1 lbs - Chopped) |
Ginger Paste | - 1 tbsp |
Garlic Paste | - 2 tbsp |
Tomato | - 2 (0.4lbs - Chopped) |
Turmeric Powder | - 1 tsp |
Chicken | - 3 lbs |
Curry Leaves | - 1 twig |
Salt | - to taste |
Water | - 3 cups |
For Coconut paste
Cashew | - 1/2 cup (chopped) |
Grated Coconut | - 1 cup |
Green Chilly | - 5 |
Poppy Seed | - 1 tbsp |
Water | - 3/4 cup |
For Spice Powder
Cardamom | - 4 |
Cloves | - 5 |
Cinnamon | - 1 - 2" stick |
Fennel | - 1 tsp |
1. Dry roast the spices in a pan and grind to make the spice powder.
2. Make the coconut paste by grinding all the mentioned ingredients into a fine paste.
3. Heat the oil (I used coconut oil to give it that traditional Kerala taste and flavor) and saute the onions until transparent.
4. Add the ginger and garlic paste and saute until the raw smell is gone.
5. Add the tomato and turmeric powder and saute for 2-3 minutes.
6. Add the ground coconut paste and saute for 3-4 minutes.
7. Add the spice powder and mix well.
8. Add the chicken and salt and mix well to make sure that the chicken pieces are coated with the gravy.
9. Add water and let it cook in a slow fire until the chicken is done.
10. Garnish with curry leaves and serve.
This is a perfect accompaniment with Kerala Parotta, Appam and Chappathi.
wow very tempting kurma,luks delicious...
ReplyDeleteChicken kurma looks creamy, delicious, gorgeous and mouth watering. Wonderful presentation. Feel like having it now.
ReplyDeleteDelicious and tempting kurma. Could feel the aroma of the spices by just looking into it !!
ReplyDeleteDelicious n so creamy chicken kurma..yummy clicks!!
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Delicioua and yummy chicken kuruma, perfect with appams, Fathima great pics...
ReplyDeleteMouth-watering dish dear....loved the creamy texture which is making me too tempting to grap it...
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ReplyDeleteI am sure you are gearing up for great Eid Celebration.
I took to Malabar Kurma during my long stay in Kuwait. I really did not know till then about this Kurma as we are used to Korma of north and east India. I shall try this soon. The one I know ( malabar Kurma) is slightly different and I can make out this will be more tasty for sure.
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Creamy, Yummy chicken kurma. I love it.
ReplyDeletewow fathima...wht a rich color it has...purely a divine gravy....marvellous presentation dear!!!
ReplyDeletewow looks delicious
ReplyDeleteWow..The Chicken Kurma looks really delicious
ReplyDeleteVery tempting and rich looking chicken kurma..
ReplyDeletePerfect texture of the gravy and nice color also. First I though you did not use tomato for this gravy then was surprised to find the same in the ingredient sec. Superb !!!
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The cashew nuts just make it so rich rt...yumm
ReplyDeleteTempting kurma...rich n creamy...Eid Mubarak...
ReplyDeleteNice,flavourful and rich gravy...looks yum..
ReplyDeleteDelicious kurma.. perfect with appam..
ReplyDeleteMy favorite too..rich and creamy..looks fantastic dear
ReplyDeleteSo creamy and rich chicken recipe :)
ReplyDeleteOh my !! that looks too tempting da...ho vayil vellam niranjittu oru rakshemilla
ReplyDeletePics are fantastic, especially loved the second one..Love kurma with palappam and idiyappam..Recipe vayichale ariyam taste superb annenne..Book-marked!!
ReplyDeleteDelicious looking Kurma and Eid Mubarak to you
ReplyDeleteOMG..ente lil onedee fav anu ithu..Kandittu sahikunnila tou..Kidulam..kothiyavunuuuu.....
ReplyDeletekurma with appam what a delcious combo.. one of our favorite dish looks really yumm
ReplyDeleteHappy Ganesha Chaturthi to you and your family. Hope Lord Ganesha brings happiness and peace in your life.
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ReplyDeleteJust joined in...Yummy kurma....loved it....
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Delicious and so creamy:)
ReplyDeleteadipoli...ithu kandittu kothi sahikkan patunilla...super...
ReplyDeleteThis is my first visit to your blog. Loved the color and recipe of thattukada. Its awesome! Will try and make it too.
ReplyDeleteWow..Fathima...really yummy kurma...beautiful clicks!
ReplyDeleteIts my all time fav..but due to calories I have it sometimes only :)
Sinfully Spicy
i am going to try this for sure
ReplyDeleteI am going to try making this soon :)
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