Authentic Mughlai Chicken Korma

• 6 chicken thigh fillets
• 1 pinch saffron
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 3 cloves garic, roughly chopped
• 1 3/16 inches ginger roughly chopped
• 5/8 cup Greek yoghurt
• 1 teaspoon gram flour
• 1 coriander seeds tablsepoon of
• 6 black peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon ghee
• 2 onions minced
• 3 red chillies dried
• 3 cloves
• 3 cardamoms
• 1 3/16 inches cassia bark
• 1 teaspoon Garam Masala
• 1 11/16 cups coconut milk
• 2 tablespoons ground almonds
• 1 teaspoon white poppy seeds ground
• 1 handful coriander leaves chopped
• lemon juice Squeeze of

1. Crumble saffron into a small bowl and add the milk and leave to steep.
2. Place the coriander seeds, salt and peppercorns into a pestle and mortar and crush.
3. Then add the roughly chopped ginger and garlic and pound to create an aromatic paste.
4. Place chicken into a large bowl and add the yoghurt, gram flour, turmeric and the paste from the pestle and mortar. Stir thoroughly, cover and leave to marinade for an hour or longer if possible.
5. Heat ghee in a pan and add the cloves, cardamom, cassia and the dried red chillies and fry for a few minutes until fragrant.
6. Add the minced onions and fry gently on a medium heat for about 10 minutes, until they just begin to brown.
7. Add the marinated chicken and stir-fry for about 5 minutes on a medium heat.
8. Place the lid on the pan, reduce the heat and leave to cook for about 15-20 minutes.
9. Pour in the creamed coconut, with the ground almonds and poppy seeds then stir to thicken.
10. Increase the heat and simmer until the chicken is tender and the sauce has thickened to the consistency you want. Pour in the saffron milk for added decadence and remove the pan from the heat.
11. Add the garam masala and fresh coriander. You can also add a squeeze of lemon juice for added freshness, then serve.

chicken thigh, saffron, milk, cloves garic, ginger, greek yoghurt, gram flour, coriander seeds, black peppercorns, turmeric, salt, ghee, onions, cloves, cardamoms, cassia bark, garam masala, coconut milk, ground almonds, ground, handful coriander, lemon juice

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Authentic-Mughlai-Chicken-Korma-1632490 (may not work)