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    Healthy Chicken Korma Curry with Yoghurt

    Published: Mar 3, 2016 · Modified: Sep 30, 2020 by REALMEALDEAL ·

    This healthy Chicken Korma curry uses natural yoghurt and is a lighter lower fat version of a traditional korma made with coconut milk or cream. The yoghurt still gives it a nice creamy texture. I also stir in some ground almonds which help to thicken the sauce. A Korma is a mild curry but still full of flavour. Like all my recipes, I've kept things simple. This is an easy chicken korma recipe and is ready in just 30 minutes.

    chicken korma in bowl with rice topped fresh coriander
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    I write all my recipes with busy people in mind and this is no exception. Rather than have you grind together half a dozen spices, I use a Pataks Korma paste. You can use other curry pastes, but I use Pataks as it is so widely available. Curry pastes give a good depth of flavour and are also good value for money. You might also like my easy Fish Korma recipe.

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    • More curry dishes
    • Recipe Tips and Variations
    • How to make Chicken Korma
    • Other Useful Leftover Chicken Recipes
    • Serving Ideas
    • Sustainability
    • Storage
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    • More Chicken Dishes

    More curry dishes

    • Easy Chicken Balti Curry Recipe
    • Vegetarian Thai Green Curry
    • Lentil and Chickpea Curry with Spinach

    Recipe Tips and Variations

    • A curry is a great opportunity for using up leftover chicken from a roast. If you don't have quite enough, you can cook it with fresh chicken as per the instructions and then add the cooked chicken in step 4. Just remember to heat it until it is piping hot. If you are using any leftover chicken, remember you should only reheat it once.
    • To reduce the spice in the curry, perhaps for smaller children just stir in some more natural yoghurt
    • I also like to use fresh spinach in my curries. It not only adds some lovely colour but is nutritious and needs no additional cooking. This is an added extra so feel free to leave it out.
    • You often have to buy more fresh ginger than you need. To stop it from going to waste, you can peel it and freeze it in chunks. Ginger is easy to grate when frozen.
    • Once opened, a jar of curry paste should be stored in the fridge. To stop it from drying out and help it last longer, pour a little vegetable or sunflower oil on the top to form a seal.

    How to make Chicken Korma

    diced onion in olive oil in pan
    Step 1
    onion garlic ginger curry paste in frying pan
    Step 2
    onion diced chicken korma paste ground almonds in pan
    Step 3
    chicken korma sauce simmering in pan
    Step 4
    1. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a low heat and fry the onion for about 5 minutes until soft. Add the garlic and the grated ginger to the pan and cook for a further 2 minutes.
    2. Add the curry paste to the frying pan and stir for 1 minute. This helps release all the flavours.
    3. Stir through the fresh chicken and ground almonds. The ground almonds will help thicken the sauce as well as add extra nutrition.
    4. Pour over the chicken stock, season with freshly ground black pepper, and simmer for 10 minutes until the chicken is properly cooked through. If you are using leftover chicken, add it here and heat it thoroughly.
    5. Stir in the mango chutney, natural yoghurt, garam masala, sultanas & spinach, and heat through for 2 minutes.
    chicken korma in pan with fresh spinach on top
    Step 5

    Other Useful Leftover Chicken Recipes

    We often have leftover chicken from a roast and I'm always trying to think up new ways to use it up. These are some popular easy recipes for leftover chicken.

    • Creamy Chicken Leek and Mushroom Pasta
    • Chicken and Chorizo Risotto
    • Creamy Chicken and Broccoli Pasta Bake

    Serving Ideas

    Serve with rice or naan bread, or both. The most common rice to serve with curry is basmati rice. Basmati is long grain rice and the grains stay separated after cooking making it nice and fluffy. You could also use more fragrant rice such as Jasmine rice. For a homemade 'Naan' bread, you might like to try my simple Flatbread recipe. Made with just 3 ingredients, this is a very simple bread you can make at home and it only takes 10 minutes.

    Sustainability

    When buying chicken, try to buy from a local source and preferably free-range. Buying local will help minimise your carbon footprint. It also helps support local farmers who are key custodians of our local countryside and environment.

    Several of the ingredients here are also available as Fairtrade. You can now buy Fairtrade rice as well as mango chutney, garam masala, and of course black pepper. Buying Fairtrade products is a direct way to help some of the world's poorest farmers. Fairtrade products are also produced to good environmental standards.

    Storage

    Store chicken korma in the fridge for 2-3 days. Remember, if you've used leftover chicken, you shouldn't re-heat it. It will keep well in the freezer for 3 - 4 months. After that time, the quality and texture may start to deteriorate a little, but it will still be safe to eat.

    chicken korma and rice in bowl topped with fresh coriander

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    chicken korma and rice in bowl topped with fresh coriander

    Healthy Chicken Korma Curry with yoghurt

    REALMEALDEAL
    This healthy Chicken Korma curry uses natural yoghurt and is a lighter version of a traditional korma made with coconut milk or cream. The yoghurt still gives it a nice creamy texture, but without all those extra calories. It's also a handy recipe for using up any leftover roast chicken.
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 25 mins
    Total Time 30 mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Indian
    Servings (Adjustable) 4
    Calories 366 kcal

    Ingredients
     
     

    • 2 tablespoon sunflower oil organic
    • 1 onions organic, chopped
    • 2 cloves garlic organic, peeled, crushed
    • 3 teaspoon fresh ginger organic, peeled, grated
    • 300 g rice organic, fairtrade or naan bread to serve
    • 4 tablespoon korma curry paste organic
    • 500 g chicken diced
    • 2 tablespoon ground almonds organic
    • 300 ml chicken stock organic
    • 1 dash black pepper organic, fairtrade, freshly ground
    • 2 tablespoon mango chutney organic, fairtrade
    • 150 ml low fat natural yoghurt organic
    • 2 teaspoon garam masala organic, fairtrade
    • 40 g sultanas organic, (optional)
    • 100 g spinach organic

    Instructions
     

    • Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a low heat and fry the onion for about 5 minutes until soft. Add the garlic and the ginger to the pan and cook for a further 2 minutes.
    • Put the rice on to cook as per the packet instructions. Add the curry paste to the frying pan and stir for 1 minute.
    • Stir through the fresh chicken and ground almonds.
    • Pour over the chicken stock, season with freshly ground black pepper, and simmer for 10 minutes until the chicken is properly cooked through. Stir in any leftover chicken and heat thoroughly.
    • Stir in the mango chutney, natural yoghurt, garam masala, sultanas & spinach and heat through for 2 minutes.. Serve with the rice or naan bread.

    Notes

    The Nutritional information is just for the curry and excludes any sides such as rice or naan bread.
    This recipe lends itself well to using up leftovers. If you've got leftover chicken from a roast a curry is a great way to use it up. If you don't have enough, you can add some fresh chicken but just remember that you can only reheat leftovers once.

    Storage

    This Chicken Korma curry will keep in the fridge for 2-3 days. Remember, if you've used leftover chicken though, you shouldn't re-heat it. It will keep well in the freezer for 3 - 4 months. After that time, the quality and texture may start to deteriorate a little, but it will still be safe to eat.
     
     
     
     

    Nutrition per serving

    Calories: 366kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 19gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 49mgSodium: 191mgPotassium: 467mgFiber: 3gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 4816IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 123mgIron: 2mg

    The Nutritional Values are computer generated estimates based on industry standards and are provided as a helpful guide only.

    Average Carbon Emissions

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    1. Jade

      January 13, 2023 at 7:27 am

      Made this. No sultanas. Extra garlic and extra crushed almonds. Added capsicum and carrot during simmer stage.
      Quite nice 👌

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      • REALMEALDEAL

        January 16, 2023 at 11:32 am

        So pleased you liked it. It's always good to add in some extra vegetables if you can, especially if they would otherwise go to waste.

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    2. Jane

      June 02, 2020 at 6:12 pm

      Lovely recipe, will definitely make again thank you!!

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      • REALMEALDEAL

        June 11, 2020 at 4:21 pm

        Hi Jane Thanks so much for your lovely comment. So pleased you enjoyed it.

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