Pressure Cooker Chicken Korma Recipes

PRESSURE COOKER CHICKEN KORMA CURRY

Steps:

• Combine, chicken, onion, garlic, korma paste, tomatoes, stock/broth and cream into pressure cooker.
• Firmly seal lid on pressure cooker, and pressure cook for 15 minutes.
• Open seal to vent, remove lid and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• If you want to thicken the curry sauce, make a cornstarch slurry, but adding the 1 tablespoon of cornstarch to 2 tablespoons of water. Stir thoroughly to combine and add gradually whilst stirring and watch it thicken.
• Serve with rice, chopped coriander/cilantro, diced red chilli, and toasted slivered almonds. Pappadums if you're game.

PRESSURE COOKER CHICKEN KORMA

Steps:

• Heat cream in a microwave or in a small pot on the stove, then add the saffron. Set it aside for 2 hours to draw out the saffron color.
• Season chicken generously with salt and pepper. Set the sauté setting on the electric pressure cooker to high. Add in oil; wait a few seconds and stir in the golden raisins. When they're plump (it will only take a few seconds), transfer them with a slotted spoon to a small bowl.
• Add almonds into the oil. Stir. Once they're golden, 30 seconds to 1 minute, transfer them with the slotted spoon and to the bowl with the raisins.
• Add cardamom pods and cinnamon stick. Brown chicken, 2 to 3 pieces at a time, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer them as they're finished to a bowl or plate. Repeat with remaining chicken.
• Stir onions into the pot and cook until starting to brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in ginger and garlic, and cook for 30 seconds. Stir in coriander and cumin. Add a few tablespoons of water and scrape up what you can from the bottom of the pot.
• Return all the chicken pieces and their liquid to the pot. Stir in yogurt, 1 tablespoon at a time. Stir in 1 1/4 teaspoon salt, chile powder and 1/2 cup water.
• Cover and cook at low pressure for 6 minutes, then release the pressure manually.
• Remove the lid, then turn on the sauté function on low. Cover with the glass lid or loosely with the regular lid, and simmer gently to meld the flavors, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Stir in garam masala and saffron cream; taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. Serve garnished with the raisins and almonds.

CHICKEN CACCIATORE (PRESSURE COOKER)

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a 4-quart or larger cooker. Add the shallots and bell pepper and cook over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until the shallots soften slightly, about 2 minutes.
• Stir in the wine and boil until about half evaporates. Scrape up any browned bits sticking to the bottom of the cooker.
• Stir in the mushrooms and garlic. Set the chicken on top. Cover the chicken with crushed tomatoes. Do not stir. Plop the tomato paste on top.
• Lock the lid in place.
• Over high heat bring to high pressure. Reduce the heat just enough to maintain high pressure and cook for 8 minutes.
• Turn off the heat.
• Allow the pressure to come down naturally. Remove the lid, tilting it away from you to allow steam to escape.
• Stir in the olives, parsley, red pepper flakes, cheese, and salt and pepper, to taste.

PRESSURE-COOKER CHICKEN CURRY

Steps:

• Select saute or browning setting on a 6-qt. electric pressure cooker. Adjust for medium heat; add 1 tablespoon oil. When oil is hot, brown chicken. Remove. Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to pan. Add onion, curry, turmeric and cumin. Cook and stir until onion is tender, 3-5 minutes. Add broth, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste, ginger, garlic, sugar, chicken and salt. Press cancel. , Lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Adjust to pressure-cook on high for 5 minutes. Let pressure release naturally. Press cancel. Select saute setting and adjust for medium heat. In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch and 1 tablespoon of water. Add cornstarch mixture to pot and let simmer, uncovered for 5 minutes. , Serve in shallow bowls with rice or naan. Sprinkle with cilantro.