Instant Pot Chicken Korma - Quick instant pot & Slow stove top recipe inside (2024)

Instant Pot Chicken Korma - Rich , Aromatic North Indian Chicken Curry made Cashews,Poppy Seeds and whole Spices.A quick Instant Pot recipe and slow stove top recipe included.

Chicken Korma apart from the famous Butter Chicken,is probably the most sought after Indian dish in the world.

What is Chicken Korma?

The word "Korma" in Instant Pot Chicken Korma, is synonymous with opulent, rich creamy aromatic gravy made with nuts, yogurt,cream and khoya.It's the food of the kings and the queens. At least it was before Monarchy was abolished in India. Nevertheless, Korma has a very rich history in India.

The more elaborate the korma recipe- the richer the curry!But in this modern day, we don't have the luxury nor the want to spend that amount of time in the kitchen so with this recipe, I hope to show you some quick fixes and steps which make this instant pot korma more achievable in an everyday kitchen.

The deep flavour from browned onions, the hit of whole spices and the tang from the yogurt, the richness from the cashew and the poppy seeds! Ah this chicken curry is a pure indulgence.

Why Make Chicken Korma in Instant Pot?

Instant Pot is a much more controlled environment for pressure cooking.Which makes it safer and repeatable.

The other and more crucial factors are - Washing only 1 pot and No Baby Sitting.

How to make the Instant Pot Chicken Korma

Step 1 - Cook the chicken

Heat the ghee in a pan.Add the whole spices. Sauté the paste of raw onion till it's brown.Add the aromatics- ginger garlic and chilli.Add the chicken with 1 cup of yogurt and cook.(scroll down for detailed step by step picture)

You can speed this process by pressure cooking it, either in an Instant Pot or a traditional pressure cooker.

Step 2- Prepare the Gravy

Brown the onions

You can either deep fry or shallow fry them.Recently, I have been air frying the onions with half a teaspoon of oil and the result is pretty awesome.You could also bake them till they are brown.This reduces both effort and calories!

Make the Gravy

Grind the brown onions, soaked cashews and poppy seeds together with ¼ cup of yogurt.

Step 3-Combine all together

Once the chicken is cooked, add the gravy to it.

Tips & Tricks to Cook Chicken Korma in Instant Pot

• For a richer Instant Pot Chicken Korma- buy chicken with the skin on and finish the curry with some cream.
• You can replace cashews with almonds or melon seeds too.
• This delicious instant pot Korma can be frozen for upto a month and refrigerated for 3 days.It tastes the best the day after it's made.
• You can slow cook this if you want but if you want to speed up the whole process and cut the time to half then follow the following steps
  • Brown the onions in an air frier for 15 minutes at 180 degrees.
  • To speed up the process of browning the raw onion puree- Let the puree sit for about 10 minutes, discard the water that it releases and then start the browning.

If you are new to instant poting- then I suggest you read my review on instant pot for indian food here.

Here are some more Instant Pot Indian Chicken Curry recipes for you

Instant Pot Butter Chicken
Instant Pot Chicken Curry
Instant Pot Chicken Korma
Instant Pot Chicken Vindaloo
Instant Pot Tamil Pepper Chicken
Instant Pot Rajasthani Laal Maans

Also, Here is a kick ass Instant Pot Chicken Biryani Recipe

Read about how to make indian food in Instant Pot in detail here

Part 1:Instant Pot for Indian Cooking

Part 2: Which Instant Pot Model to buy

Part 3: Making Indian Food in Instant Pot

Part 4: Instant Pot Frequently Asked Questions

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