CHICKEN KHURMA

Chicken khurma is a very delicious and popular curry most often eaten with pulao. Given below is a traditional recipe which is very easy to make.

Serves: 6

Ingredients

1/2 kilo chicken pieces

2 tbsp oil

2 cardamoms
1 cinnamon
2 cloves
1 1/2 tbsp garlic paste

1 1/2 tbsp ginger paste

4 big tomatoes pureed

1/2 cup curd

1 cup ground coconut

1 big onion chopped

2 tsp red chilli powder

1 tsp salt
juice of 1/2 lemon

coriander and mint leaves

Method

Take a pressure cooker, add oil, cloves, cardamoms, cinnamon and onions and saute for a few minutes. Then add garlic paste, ginger paste, red chilli powder and salt. Mix well. Then add tomatoes, and curd. Stir well and cook for a minute. Now add the chicken pieces and mix well with the gravy. Then dissolve the coconut in 3 cups water and add to the gravy along with coriander and mint leaves. Bring it to a boil. Close the lid and pressure cook for about 10 minutes. Then add lime juice, mix well and bring to a boil. Serve hot with pulao.