FEATURED FARE Chicken Korma

Where it’s at: Bukhara Cuisine of India, 7594 Edinger Ave., Huntington Beach.

Why you should order it: If you’ve avoided Indian food in the past because you think it’s too hot, we would like to recommend chicken korma, a creamy, silky Persian-Indian dish, which can be traced back to the 16th century, when the Mughals ruled India.

Bukhara marinates the chicken and cooks it in a tandoor (a clay oven), which reaches high temperatures in order to quickly seal in the juices. It is then served in a mildly spicy complex cream sauce. This version combines onion sauce, a little tomato sauce, chicken broth, chopped almonds and cream. It is seasoned with ginger, garlic, chili, coriander, cardamom and cumin.

The depth of the sauce with its many layers of flavor makes a delicious blanket for the chunks of chicken breast. A fragrant basmati rice pilaf accompanies the dish along with a side of cooling raita (yogurt sauce).

Usually, these additions need to be ordered separately, but Bukhara generously includes them with the entrée.