Shahi Korma Masala Recipe

If you're planning on cooking shahi chicken korma, you'll definitely want to mix in some flavorful masala. Let's explore how to make some tasty masala that you can add to your chicken.

Ingredients and tools

We'll take a look at the ingredients as we go through each step.

For tools you'll need:

• Food grinder
• Bowl
• Spoon (for mixing)
• Container (for storing your masala)

Here's an example of a small food grinder that Huma used to grind the ingredients.

Grind the initial mix

Start by gathering the following ingredients:

• Cumin seed: 1 tablespoon
• Mace: 1/2 (half) teaspoon
• Clove: 1 teaspoon
• Green cardamom: 1 tablespoon
• Black pepper: 1 tablespoon (or white pepper)
• Fennel seeds (sauf): 1 teaspoon
• Black cardamom: 5-6 pieces
• Bay leaves: 3 leaves (break them into pieces)
• Nutmeg: 1/2 (half) piece
• Star annise: 1 small piece
• Cinnamon stick: 1 inch broken into pieces

Grind all of these ingredients in the food grinder until there is a fine powder-like mix remaining. Pour this initial mix into your bowl.

Grind the coriander seeds

Grind 2.5 tablespoons of coriander seeds in the food grinder until it is a fine powder. Then add this to your bowl which has the initial mix.

Grind the almonds and cashews

We're going to grind a second mix. We'll start with the almonds and cashews since they're relatively large.

Grind about 8-10 almonds and 8-10 cashews together in the food grinder until it is a fine powder. Keep this mix in the food grinder.

Grind the second mix

Now gather the rest of the ingredients for the second mix:

• Paprika: 1 tablespoon
• Red pepper: 1 teaspoon
• Turmeric powder: 1 teaspoon
• Garlic powder: 1 tablespoon
• Ginger powder: 1 teaspoon
• Salt (optional)

Grind these ingredients in the food grinder with the almonds and cashews that you've mixed already until the mix is powder-like.

Grind both mixes together in the food grinder

Now add the initial mix from your bowl into the food grinder with the second mix until everything is well-ground. Pour your mix into the bowl.

Add the final ingredients to the masala

Add the following ingredients to the bowl without grinding them:

• Broken pieces of bay leaves
• Green cardamom
• Black cardamom
• Cinnamon sticks
• Cloves
• Black pepper
• Small piece of star annise

Mix these ingredients with your mix in the bowl and you have now made shahi korma masala.

Conclusion

That's all there is to it! You can add this masala to your shahi chicken korma once you're ready to cook it. In the meantime, you'll want to store your masala in a container. You can usually store for this for up to about 3 months in an air-tight container.