Step 1:- 'Boil' chicken ( 5-8 chicken drumsticks) with enough salt and water, till it is half done and keep aside.
Step 2:- Make a smooth paste with 3/4 cup of chopped cilantro, 4-5 green chillies, 15-35 soaked almonds or cashew nuts , 5-8 garlic cloves, 1 table spoon of pepper powder or 10-13 black pepper corns and 1/2 a cup of curd .
Step 3:- Heat 2 table spoon of vegetable oil in a pan and add a sliced onion , saute until the onion becomes 'transparent' .
Step 4:- Add the Step 2 ' paste' and saute until oil separates from the paste .
Step 5:- Now add the step 1 ' half cooked chicken drumsticks and the water ( broth )' , cook for another 20-30 minutes in a low -medium flame .
Step 6:- Hyderabadi White Chicken Korma is ready....................................Enjoy with fulkas/ chapatis /tortillas/ steamed rice .......:) -JA Mathew-