Comments on: Lamb Shahi Korma: A Rich Royal Dish

By: Shanna Gabel

Shanna Gabel — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:49:14 +0000

Barbara, is it ok if the almond and cashew butters have sugar in them? Or do you use butters with no sugar added? I can’t wait to try this recipe!

By: Jenn

Jenn — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 16:01:52 +0000

Barbara that sounds AMAZING. I went to a restaurant call Peacock and had Murg Kurma, it is a creamy white dish with chicken and cashews and I dont know what kind of spices, the guy didnt want me to get it because he said it was bland but I enjoyed it. I am trying to find a recipe but i cant find a dish that looks like it. I am going to try yours but do you think that you have something that is similar to the dish i described.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:46:31 +0000

Eric–you get nut butters at health food stores or regular grocery stores. All they are is roasted, ground nuts–the reason I use them is because they are ground much smoother than you can usually do at home unless you have a special grinder that can handle nuts.

They are like peanut butter–only without added sugar and emulsifiers or preservatives.

Go to any natural foods or health food store and ask for cashew and almond butter and they will take you right to them.

By: eric j

eric j — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:44:53 +0000

Hello Barbara,
I am looking forward to making this receipe but would like a clairification on the nut butters please. Two local Indian grocers did not recognise the term, and one thought that I must add dried peppers in with the nuts. So if I made it myself, is it simply grinding the nuts very fine and using it at the amounts given?
Thank you,
Eric

By: Barbara

Barbara — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:11:34 +0000

It always makes me happy to hear from readers like you, Claire, who have tried my recipes and had great success with them, and who want to make them over and over again.

I agree–there is no substitute for taking time with Indian food, but there are less elaborate curries that are not celebration dishes, but more every day curries. Those are good, too, and much easier–give my every day chicken curry a try sometime. It is very good and much faster to cook.