Afghan chicken korma with sour plums
Bone-in chicken simmers in yogurt with split chickpeas, sour plums and fresh chillies.
Active time30 min
Cooking45 min
Total4 hResting : 3 h
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Ingredients
- 20 ml fresh garlic
- 20 ml fresh ginger
- 1 onion
- 3 fresh red chillies
- 4 fresh green chillies
- 2 tomatoes
- 260 g plain Greek yogurt
- 1500 g bone-in chicken pieces
- 83 ml dried chana dal — split chickpeas
- 2 tsp ground turmeric
- 125 ml vegetable oil
- 10 dried sour plums
- 1 tsp salt
Preparation
Cover the chana dal with cold water and soak for 180 min. During this time, soak the plums separately for 60 min. Drain both. Remove plum stones if needed.
83 ml dried chana dal — split chickpeas10 dried sour plums- mixing bowl
- small bowl
- colander
Peel and chop the onion, garlic and ginger. Wash and chop the tomatoes and chillies. Measure the garlic and ginger volumes after chopping them.
20 ml fresh garlic20 ml fresh ginger1 onion3 fresh red chillies4 fresh green chillies2 tomatoes- knife
- chopping board
Heat the oil in a sauté pan over high heat. Brown the chicken pieces for about 8 min, then set aside on a dish.
1500 g bone-in chicken pieces125 ml vegetable oil- sauté pan with lid
- tongs
- serving dish
Stir the garlic and ginger in the pan for 2 min. Add the onion and cook for about 7 min until golden.
- sauté pan with lid
- spoon
Lower the heat and stir in the yogurt, turmeric and salt. Once gently bubbling, return the chicken, cover and simmer for 8 min. Add the drained chana dal and plums and cook for 3 min. Add the tomatoes and chillies and cook for about 10 min more. The dal must be soft, the sauce thick and the chicken cooked through, at least 75 °C inside the pieces.
260 g plain Greek yogurt2 tsp ground turmeric1 tsp salt- sauté pan with lid
- spoon
- cooking thermometer
Allergens
- Milk
Composition to check for: Celery, Crustaceans, Eggs, Fish, Gluten, Lupin, Molluscs, Mustard, Tree nuts, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Sulphites.
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