Badami Korma with Apricot

The almond is a very popular tree nut. Almonds are high in healthy monounsaturated fats, fiber, protein and various important nutrients.apricots. By replacing a few servings of fresh fruit a week with smaller portions of dried fruit, you can work to increase your intake of dietary fiber, potassium, iron, and antioxidants.This chicken korma looks great with almonds and its taste is so nice with apricot.This dish is for 6-8 serving and will be ready in 1 hour.

Ingredients;-

• Chicken 1 kg.
• Onion 3 cut in to slices.
• Garlic paste 1 tea spoon.
• Ginger paste 1 tea spoon.
• Green chili 4 .
• Garam masala 1 tea spoon.
• Coriander 1 tea spoon.
• Red pepper 1 tea spoon.
• Black pepper 1/2 tea spoon.
• Salt 1 tea spoon.
• Oil 1 cup.
• Butter 2 table spoon.
• Lemon juice 1 table spoon.
• Milk 1/2 cup
• Yogurt 1 cup.
• Dry apricot 15.
• Apricot 1 cup chopped.
• Almond for garnish 1/2 cup.
• Saffron 1/4 tea spoon.
• Rose water.

How to make;-

1. Soak the dry apricot for 2 hours.
2. Mix saffron in milk.
3. Heat the oil in a pan and fry 2 onion,then put it on paper towel and dry.
4. Add butter in remaining oil.
5. Fry 1 onion for 3 minutes then add chicken,garlic and ginger paste,salt,red and black pepper,garam masala and cook it for 8-10 minutes.
6. Low the heat and add chopped apricot and almond in it and cook for 5 minutes.
7. Add dry apricot and 1 cup of warm water and cook it for 6-8 minutes.
8. When it leave oil add fry chopped onion.green chili,lemon juice and saffron milk and cook for 3-4 minutes.
9. Add rose water and turn off the stove.

Serve with salad, nan and mint yogurt.

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