A British food network’s version of chicken korma has managed to anger South Asians collectively. The “one-pot chicken korma" video shows the dish being prepared with a chicken stock cube and korma paste. If that wasn’t enough of a bad omen, the dish has rice thrown in ala biryani, and also gets generous sprinklings of raisins, pine nuts, spinach and is served with a garnishing of yoghurt and coriander. Many also pointed out that the onions weren’t sautéed. What results from the recipe might well be a palatable dish but it certainly isn’t the chicken korma that South Asians love and revere.
The reactions ranged from disgust and rage to disbelieving memes. Mostly just the memes. Many people also shared photos of what a plate of chicken korma actually looks like. In a non-dystopic world.
“This is awesome! Thank you so much for sharing. Was looking for something to feed a guest I never want to see again," a Twitter user wrote.
One-Pot Chicken Korma pic.twitter.com/pQDerTbyZX— Tasty UK (@TastyUK) December 3, 2022
You made my day.— A.Y (@CarelessGenius) December 4, 2022
I don’t see any raisins. — Lady Halibut Lee (@ladyheatherlee) December 5, 2022
First thing why they didn't saute the onions. I'm personally offended & their audacity to call it korma…— (@owleryfelice) December 4, 2022
Pl don’t, this is unfit for human consumption.— A-Kashif (@aniza_kashif) December 4, 2022
Nice revenge— S️Mℹ️ (@Sami_Asrar) December 4, 2022
I think just like we have desified almost every western food like anday wala burger, shami burger, chicken tikka pizza etc, they also have every right to take revenge by westernizing our desi food. I mean imagine them mocking all those desified dishes— Aphrd!te (@sapi0phi1e) December 4, 2022
This is exactly the kind of news people are sharing as authentic news these days — Imran (@apkaimmi) December 5, 2022
Given the number of foreign dishes that get a spicier Desi version to suit our tastes, however, there might be some space for a caveat before we denounce this “chicken korma". In Desis’ defence, at least the onions are sautéed and there aren’t random items like raisins and spinach thrown in.
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