THERMOMIX CHICKEN KORMA

Thermomix Chicken Korma image

Provided by Ex-Pat Mama

Categories Curries

Time 40m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 20

40 g cashews
3 garlic cloves
4 cm fresh ginger
1 onion, peeled and quartered
10 g oil
1 teaspoon cumin powder
1 teaspoon coriander powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/4 teaspoon chili powder (optional)
140 g cream (or hung yogurt)
200 g water
1 tablespoon tomato puree
2 bay leaves, fresh
6 cardamom pods
4 whole cloves
5 cm cinnamon sticks
1 teaspoon oil
1000 g chicken, boneless and skinless cut into bite sized pieces
1 teaspoon garam masala (optional)

Steps:

Grind nuts 8 sec/speed 9. Leave in bowl.
Set blades to speed 5. Drop onion, ginger and garlic onto turning blades. Scrape down.
Add oil, cook 3 minutes/100 degrees/speed 3.
Add cumin, coriander, salt, turmeric and chili powder. Cook 6 minutes/100 degrees/speed 2.
Add cream (or yogurt), water and tomato puree. Blend 10 seconds/speed 9.
Cook 6 minutes/100 degees/speed 2.
In the meantime, gently crush together the whole spices (bay leaves, cardamom, cloves and cinnamon).
Add the 1 teaspoon of oil to a small fry pan. Cook the crushed spices over medium high heat until fragrant.
Add the cooked spices to the TM bowl. Add the chicken meat and push it down into the sauce. Cook 15 minutes/100 degrees/reverse speed soft for breast meat, or 20 minutes/100 degrees/reverse speed soft for thigh meat.
Stir in garam masala if using.