Ingredients:
1 Whole medium Chicken
2 no Sliced onions
15-18 nos. Almonds
2 tsp Poppy seeds
1 tbl sp Ginger-garlic paste
2 small sticks Cinnamon
8 nos. Black peppercorns
4 nos. Cloves
4 nos. Cardamoms (green)
2 nos. Bay leaves
1/4 cup Curds
2 tblspns Fresh cream
2 tsp Chilli powder
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
3 tblspns Ghee
Salt
Method:
- Chop the chicken into 8-10 pieces. Blanch and slice the almonds.
- Soak the poppy seeds in hot water for 35 minutes and grind to a fine paste with the cashew nuts.
- Grind the cinnamon, pepper, cloves, cardamoms and bay leaves to a fine powder.
- Marinate the chicken pieces with the ginger-garlic paste and turmeric powder for 35 minutes.
- Heat ghee and fry the sliced onions till they are crisp.
- Add the chicken pieces, salt and garam masala powder.
- Saute till ghee leaves the sides of the pan.
- Add the beaten curds and Saute for 3-4 minutes on a medium flame.
- Add 2 cups water and cook till chicken is nearly done.
- Add the Cashewnut-poppy paste and beaten cream. Simmer till the chicken is tender.
- Top with chopped almonds and serve hot.
