Chicken Kurma

Ingredient :

1 kg chicken

1 cup onions ( pyaj) (sliced)

2 tblsp poppy seeds (khuskhus) (khuskhus)

1 tblsp coriander seeds

1 tsp cumin seeds

1/2 cup coconut (narial) (scraped)

1/2 cup yogurt

2 cloves garlic (lasan)

2 tsp ginger (adrak) paste

3-4 green cardamoms

3 tblsp oil (tel)

salt (namak) to taste

6 red chillies whole

1/4 cup fresh cream (malai)

Preparation :

Clean, wash and skin the chicken. Cut the chicken into 12-14 pieces. Soak poppy seeds in 1 cup warm water for 10 minutes. Grind soaked poppy seeds with de-seeded red chillies, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, garlic, green cardamom and scraped coconut. Heat oil in a pan. Add sliced onions and cook till they are translucent. Add ginger paste and stir for 15 seconds. Add chicken pieces and cook on high heat for 5 minutes stirring constantly. Make sure the chicken does not brown. Stir in the ground paste and add 1 cup of water. Add salt and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and add beaten yogurt. Simmer for 5 minutes. Finish with fresh cream.