Chicken Kurma

Ingredients:

• cashewnuts - 2 tbsp
• poppy seeds - 2 tbsp (opt)
• coconut - 1 cup grated
• oil - 1 tbsp
• whole garam masala
• Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
• cumin seeds - 1 tsp
• Onion - 2 medium
• salt - as req
• turmeric pdr - 1/4 tsp
• Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves - 5 nos
• Green chillies - 2 or 3 nos
• Curd - 1 tbsp
• Coriander pdr - 1 tsp
• Cumin pdr -1 tsp
• Pepper pdr - 1/2 tsp
• Chicken pieces - 7 or 8 small
• Cream - as req (opt)
• Coriander leaves for garnish

Preparation:

Grind cashew-nuts and coconut, with very lil water to a fine paste. You can also substitute cashews with poppy seeds thou the cashew give more richness to the dish.

To heated oil, add whole garam masala (cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, bayleaf) + mustard seeds. Once the mustard seeds splutter, add cumin seeds + onion + salt + turmeric pdr + gg paste + curry leaves + green chillies + already ground paste + curd + coriander pdr + cumin pdr + chicken + pepper pdr + cream (opt). Once the chicken gets cooked well and the spices leave their raw smell, switch off the flame, Garnish with some coriander leaves.