Ingredients:

• Chicken – 1 kg
• Coconut – 1
• Poppy Seeds – 2 tbsp
• Chilli powder – 2 tsp or to taste
• Salt – to taste
• Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
• Tomato – 1, chopped
• Onion – 1, chopped finely
• Curry leaves – a few
• Cloves – 2
• Cardamoms – 2
• Cinnamon – 2 pieces
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Coriander powder – 1 tsp
• Ginger – 2.5 cm
• Garlic – 8-10 flakes
• Coriander leaves – 1/2 cup

Method:

1. Clean and joint the chicken.
2. Extract 1 cup of thick coconut milk and 2 cups of thin coconut milk.
3. Grind poppy seeds to a paste.
4. Grind ginger, garlic and coriander leaves together.
5. Cook chicken with thin coconut milk, salt, turmeric, chilli powder, and green paste.
6. When done, add the poppy seed paste, coriander powder and tomato.
7. Simmer till chicken is cooked.
8. Heat oil in another pan, add clove, cardamom, cinnamon, onion and curry leaves.
9. When the onion is light brown, add the cooked chicken. Simmer for a few minutes.
10. Add the thick coconut milk. Just as it begins to boil, remove from fire.