Pakistani chicken korma - delicious. magazine

Ingredients

• 1 chicken (around 1kg), skinned and cut into 8 pieces, or 8 skinless thighs, on the bone
• 400g greek yogurt, plus 2 tbsp
• 1 tbsp finely grated ginger
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1½ tsp Kashmiri chilli powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 4 tbsp ready-made crispy fried onions (see Tip)
• Large pinch saffron threads
• 1 ice cube
• 3 tbsp ghee or sunflower oil
• 4-6 green cardamom pods, bruised
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 5 cloves
• 1 tsp black peppercorns
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tsp cumin seeds, toasted and ground
• 1 tsp coriander seeds, toasted and ground
• ¼ teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 2-3 drops screwpine extract, also known as kewra (optional)
• 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
• 1 green finger chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
• 2 1/2 cm piece ginger, cut into matchsticks