LAZEEZ MURG KORMA

INGREDIENTS

1. 1kg chicken
2. 3 onions sliced
3. 1tbsp garlic paste
4. 1tbsp ginger chopped
5. 2tsp red chilli powder
6. 1/2tsp turmeric powder
7. 2tbsp coriander and cumin powder
8. salt to taste
9. 1/2 cup yogurt
10. 1tsp garam masala
11. 2 bay leaves
12. 1" cinnamon
13. 4green cardamom powder
14. 1/2 tsp nutmeg and mace
15. 1tbsp cashew nut paste(kaju past)
16. 1/4 cup refined oil +2tbsp butter or pure ghee

METHOD

• In yogurt add ginger,garlic,chilli,turmeric,coriander,cumin and garam masala powder with salt .
• rub yogurt mixture on chicken pieces and leave it for 2hours at least or overnight
• heat oil +butter mixture  add cinnamon and 2 bay leaves , fry onion slices golden brown,remove them from oil ,when cool crush them.
• in the same oil add marinated chicken and fry it,then add crushed onions and fry(bhuno) add little water cook it until chicken is tender.
• add kaju paste and cardamom and nutmeg ,mace powder
• check the seasoning and amount of gravy ,if more gravy wanted and boil water
• served with roti,nan ,sheermal or plain rice.

to make cashew nut paste -- soak cashew nuts in water for 2 hours ,then grind them in blender.
PS. always remove the layer of oil from the gravy when you eat.