Dinner Tonight: Chicken Korma Recipe

• 2 1/2-inch piece ginger, peeled and chopped
• 5 garlic cloves, chopped
• 3 tablespoons slivered almonds
• 1 1/2 cups plain yogurt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garam masala
• 1 tablespoon coriander powder
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 3 tablespoons canola oil
• 2 medium onion, thinly sliced
• one 2-inch stick cinnamon
• 8 whole cardamom pods
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 chicken, cut into eight serving pieces
• 2 tablespoons golden raisins
• 3 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
• salt

1. Place ginger, garlic and 1/4 cup of water in blender. Process until smooth. Add almonds, two more tablespoons of water, and process until smooth.
2. Whisk together yogurt, garam masala, coriander, cayenne, and a pinch of salt in medium-sized bowl.
3. Pour oil into large dutch oven set over medium heat. Add onions and cook until they are well browned, stirring often, about ten minutes. Remove onions with slotted spoon, trying to leave as much oil in dutch oven as possible. Set onions aside.
4. Add cardamom, cinnamon, and bay leaves to dutch oven, and stir constantly until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add as many chicken pieces as will fit in one layer, and brown lightly on both sides, about two minutes on each side. Transfer browned chicken pieces to a plate and set aside.
5. When all chicken pieces are browned, add raisins and blended almond and garlic. Cook, stirring frequently, until it forms a fragrant paste, about one minute. Return chicken and onions to dutch oven, and add yogurt. Stir well, and reduce heat to low. Cover dutch oven and cook until chicken is cooked through and tender, 25 to 30 minutes. Serve with a sprinkling of chopped cilantro.

ginger, garlic, almonds, plain yogurt, garam masala, coriander powder, cayenne pepper, canola oil, onion, cinnamon, cardamom pods, bay leaves, chicken, golden raisins, cilantro, salt

Taken from www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2011/02/chicken-korma-recipe.html (may not work)