SPICED CHICKEN WRAPPED IN AN AROMATIC AND CREAMY CASHEW GRAVY.
Chicken Korma is a classic dish from the Indian subcontinent. This dish is a crowd favorite, and for good reason.
While there are many variations of Korma based on region, the one thing they all have in common is that they are delicious! The style of Chicken Korma we are making today has a mild creamy gravy that is savory but slightly sweet to balance. If you fear Indian food because of the spice level, this dish is definitely for you! Korma is beautifully aromatic but with little to no heat. If you have never made Indian food at home before, this is a wonderful starter recipe. The flavors are beautifully complex, but my simplified version of this traditional dish is easy to follow! To speed things up when I am ready to cook, I like to prep my chicken the night before or in the morning, as it needs at least two hours to marinate.
Chicken Korma is usually made with yogurt, which gives it a mild tangy flavor, but it works well without it. We use cashews and coconut milk to make the gravy delectably creamy. If you still want a little bit of a tangy flavor, simply add a squeeze of lemon at the end of your cooking. For our spices, we are using six powdered spices—curry powder, cinnamon, cardamom, turmeric, garam masala, and coriander. If you don’t have cardamom powder, you can use two cardamom pods slightly crushed or omit it. Most curry powder blends have cardamom in the mix.
If you feel like adding some vegetables to this dish, you can! You can also make it completely plant-based. Simply replace the chicken with mixed vegetables of choice. Frozen mixed vegetables work beautifully for this dish!
I love Whole30 Chicken Korma served over simple cauliflower rice to soak up all the luscious gravy. Some great sides to this dish are:
Baked Spiced Okra
Masala Sweet Potato Fries
Roasted Pumpkin with Toasted Cumin and Coriander
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Get the full recipe at Whole30:
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