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Chicken- a widely used food item resulting in a variety of dishes enjoyed by millions of people worldwide. Pakistan being famous for Desi dishes also uses chicken as the main ingredient while giving a final look to many mouth-watering dishes. Chicken Shahi Korma is a traditional dish enjoyed by the people of Pakistan. Many Pakistani citizens residing abroad miss the conventional taste of local Pakistani dishes. The foreigner’s curiosity for local Pakistani dishes and the unavailability of Pakistani taste around the world, urge us to bring a detailed recipe and step-by-step cooking process for Chicken Shahi Korma. So, let’s discuss the ingredients required for this Chicken Shahi Korma.
Chicken Shahi Korma Ingredients:
All the ingredients for Chicken Shahi Korma are listed below.
- Cooking Oil
- Onions
- Chicken
- Bay Leaf
- Green Cardamom
- Black Cardamom
- Cinnamon Stick
- Ginger and Garlic Paste
- Red Chili Powder
- Coriander Powder
- Cumin Powder
- Salt
- Water
- Yogurt
- Ginger
- Lemons
- Almonds
- Korma essence
- Cardamom powder
- Cloves
- Mace
- Nutmeg
Chicken Shahi Korma Cooking Steps
- Put half a cup of cooking oil in the pan and allow it to cook.
- Now, add 3 medium onions chopped into the oil and stir it with the help of a spatula.
- Cook it until the brown color of the onion.
- Now, as the brown color is attained take the brownish onion out in a plate.
- Take half a cup of oil in a pan and simultaneously add 750g of chicken to it.
- Add 1 bay leaf, 3 green cardamom, 2 black cardamom, and 1 Cinnamon stick. The purpose of these spices addition is to remove the smell of the chicken.
- Now, add 1 and a half spoon of ginger and garlic paste.
- Continue to fry the chicken for 12-15 minutes until the light brown color is achieved.
- Now, add one spoon of red chili powder, one spoon of coriander powder, one spoon of cumin powder, and one-half spoon of salt.
- Now, continue to mix these ingredients well and if you think the curry is giving a burn smell, you can add a small quantity of water.
- Continue to fry for 5-6 minutes.
- After 5-6 minutes of frying, add one glass of water to the fried mixture. This addition of water is essential as it will help us to easily tenderize the chicken.
- Now cover the pan with the lid and allow the chicken to get tendered by using the trapped steam.
- After, 8-10 minutes just remove the lid and you will have a beautiful look of tenderized chicken.
- Now, please take the onion fried at the start add 200g of yogurt and grind it.
- After grinding the onion and yogurt, add this onion and yogurt mixture to the pan containing the Chicken Shahi Korma.
- Now, carefully stir the mixture as the chicken is tendered and aggressive stirring can reshape the tenderized chicken.
- Add 2-3 Nutmeg,1-2 Mace, 3-4 cloves, and cardamom powder to the mixture after grinding them properly.
- Add a few drops of Korma essence to the mixture.
- Add a few almonds after peeling them in the Shahi Korma Dish.
- Now, bring the final cooked Shahi Korma out in a dish and enjoy this mouth-watering scene.
- Just garnish with lemons and ginger to enhance the already masterpiece.
If you are thinking about ordering a Chicken Shahi Korma at your home, please visit this link to find the most suitable places to buy. Ready-to-eat Shahi Korma Chicken is also available at Jbfoods.pk.
We request all Pakistanis abroad to please try at least once in their kitchen whenever they miss the Pakistani taste and dishes abroad. All the tourists visiting Pakistan are more than welcome to try this dish and enjoy the great hospitality of the great Pakistanis.
In case you have any suggestions or questions please do not hesitate to reach us through the Contact Us Section. You are also requested to share the Chicken Shahi Korma Taste with us. You can also try our other vegetable recipes by just following the link.
