This Month’s Film: Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
Cuisine: Indian

This Chicken Korma recipe is one of the mildest yet tastiest Indian dishes I’ve ever made. But I must confess that I took some liberties with the ingredients. In addition to all the other components I included, the recipe called for tomatoes, cayenne pepper, and whipping cream, which I left out. I substituted coconut milk for the heavy cream, and reduced the amount of cumin, corriander, cloves, cardamom, and cinnamon. The result was a fragrant, ethereal chicken stew that exceeded all my expectations. The spices were perfectly balanced, although they could easily be adjusted according to taste. I will have to make a note to myself on the recipe that it’s okay to punch up the spices next time.

The recipes for my ‘Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India’ menu will be posted at the end of the month along with my film review.

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