Ingredients:

• 1 chicken, cleaned well and cut into pieces
• 3 onions, finely chopped
• 2 Tomatoes
• 2 Green chillies
• A small piece of Ginger
• 4 Cloves Garlic
• 2 tsp – Poppy Seeds
• 1 cup – Yoghurt
• 1 Coconut
• 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder
• 1 tsp – chilli powder
• 2 tsp – coriander powder, roasted
• A pinch Saffron
• Oil for frying
• Salt to taste
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Method:

1. Clean and joint the chicken.
2. Slice the onions. Chop tomatoes and green chillies.
3. Grind ginger and garlic to a paste. Grind poppy seeds to a paste.
4. Grate coconut and extract coconut milk.
5. Heat oil in a frying pan.
6. Add onions and green chillies and fry until golden brown in colour.
7. Add chicken pieces, ginger-garlic paste, turmeric powder, chilli powder, coriander powder, poppy seeds paste and salt to taste.
8. Brown well adding a little yoghurt at a time.
9. Add chopped tomatoes, coconut milk and saffron. Mix well.
10. Pour 2 cups of water in a pressure cooker.
11. Pressure cook chicken for 8 mins.
12. Squeeze lime juice before serving.