Chicken Kurma

I have abandoned this blog for quite some time now. The fact that I have too many blogs plus a writing career have made my hands full. But, hey this coming new year I will try to share more recipes with all of you out there who would want to sample Asian dishes. I would like you to try this diah called chicken kurma. This is my children's favourite
dish. The taste is mild and those who love curry would definitely like this too. Perfect taken with plain rice, briyani or even bread. The chicken can be substituted with beef or mutton, up to your taste. Have a go!

Ingredients

1.5 kg chicken, cut into bite size pieces

4 table spoon ghee or cooking oil

10 shallots, sliced

3 cloves garlic, sliced

3 cm cinnamon stick

4 cardamom pods, crushed slightly

3 cloves

2 large onions, quartered

3 potatoes, peeled and halved

2 tomatoes, quartered

3 green chillies, slit lengthwise

5 cashews, ground to a powder

3 cups coconut milk

2/3 cup milk

juice of 1 large lime

Salt to taste

Sugar to taste

2 stalks coriander leaves, chopped coarsely 2 packets kurma curry paste or 2 table spoon coriander powder

3/4 table spoon fennel powder

1/2 tea spoon cumin powder

1 tea spoon ground white pepper

1 tea spoon tumeric powder

• Ayam Kerutuk
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• Ayam Masak Kicap
• Ayam Goreng Berlada (Malay Chilli Fried Chicken)
• Ayam Lengkuas

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Methods

1.		Season chicken with salt and set aside. Grind all spice ingredients until fine. Make kurma curry paste by blending all the ingredients with some water to make a paste.
2.		Heat ghee in a pot and fry the sliced shallots, garlic, cinnamon stick, cloves and cardamom. Add the grounded spice ingredients and fry until fragrant. Then add the curry paste and fry for a few minutes until oil begins to separate.
3.		Put the chicken pieces in the pot and mix well. Cook over low heat until the sauce is almost dry. Pour in the coconut milk and stir. Add the potatoes and bring to a boil.
4.		Combine the milk and lime juice together and add to the kurma. Season with salt and sugar and bring to a boil. When it boils again, add the tomatoes and green chillies. Reduce heat and simmer for another 20 minutes. Add the chopped coriander leaves just before serving.

Serve 4-6 people