Hi! This is Smita Deo and welcome to 'Get Curried'
Degi means something that has been cooked in a huge pot called the 'Deg'
And a Deg is usually used when you are giving a large feast
and you have to cook tons and tons of food.
Today let's see how to make a rich 'Degi Chicken Korma'
which is usually cooked
in huge pots
in the quaint lanes of Lucknow.
for that, I am going to heat half a cup of Oil.
The Oil is hot, let's add some whole spices.
I am going to add 2 Bay Leaves.
1 inch of Cinnamon,
5 Green Cardamoms,
around 5 Cloves
and once they release an aroma
I am going to add a tsp of Cumin Seeds to this
and let it splutter.
To this, let's quickly add a tbsp of Garlic paste,
a tbsp of Ginger paste.
We will fry this Ginger-Garlic for about a minute
and then we are going to add a kilo of Chicken to this
and sauté it, till it changes it's colour.
The colour is changed.
The Chicken is also got a lovely golden tinge
because of the frying.
Let's add a few spices.
I am going to add a tbsp of Red Chilli powder
A tbsp of Corinader Seeds powder,
A tsp of Cumin Seeds powder,
A tsp of Fennel Seeds powder.
Let's add Salt to taste.
And I am going add sear this Chicken on a high flame
for a min or two.
Now I am going to add
3 tbsp of desiccated Coconut to this.
this will give a lovely, grainy texture to the curry.
And we will add a Cashew paste made with soaking 12 Cashewnuts,
let's add this paste.
You can see the Oil has separated.
Here I am going add 1 cup of
Yogurt without whisking it
because I want the curd to split and give the gravy a wonderful texture
I have kept the flame on a high as well.
Can you see the Yogurt has split here?
Let's add 2 cups of water to this.
Mix this well and cover it and cook till the Chicken is done.
We have kept the Chicken for 20mins
and the meat is off the bone that means the Chicken is done.
Here I have 3 medium sized Onions that I have fried golden.
I am going to just crush this and add to this curry
To finsh off this curry, I am going to add a few spice powders.
1/4 tsp to 1/2 tsp of Green Cardamom powder,
1/4 tsp of Mace Powder,
A pinch of Clove Powder,
1/4 tsp of Nutmeg powder,
let's stir this well.
Now depending on the consistency of the curry that you desire, you can add water.
I am going to add half a cup of water to this.
Mix it well.
Cover this and cook it for another 2-3mins.
Now after cooking this for 3mins on a low flame, let's shut the flame and serve it.
You can serve this Degi Chicken Korma with any bread of your choice
but my family loves it with Rice, so I am going to serve this with Rice.
Do try this recipe, let me know
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