Recipe: Chicken Curry
Total time: 55 mins

Ingredients used in Chicken Curry
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Whole chicken - 1 number.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Onion (chopped) - 1 cup.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Chopped coriander leaves - 1 cup.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Poppy seeds - 3 tablespoons.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Coconut powder - 1/2 cup.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Turmeric paste - 1/2 cup.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Red chilli powder - 1 tea spoon.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Cloves - 4 numbers.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Cardamom - 6 numbers.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Cinnamon stick - 4 numbers.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Turmeric powder - 1/2 tea spoon.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Cumin seeds - 1 tea spoon.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Coriander powder - 2 teaspoons.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Curry leaves - 2 springs.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Crushed black pepper - 1 tea spoon.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Water -  as required.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Oil - 2 tablespoons.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Salt -  to taste.
                                            
                                                                                                                                    
                                                • Ginger garlic paste - 2 teaspoons.

Method:
Apply Turmeric paste to the whole chicken and dry roast on stove top till chicken turns light brown in color and cut it into small pieces.
Dry Roast poppy seeds until they splutter, then add coconut powder and cook for another 1 minute and grind to a thick paste.
Heat oil in a pan, add whole garam masala (cloves, cardamom, cinnamon), cumin seeds and saute until they splutter.
Add chopped onions in the same pan and cook till they turn light brown.
Then add salt, ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder and cook for another 2 minutes.
In the same pan, add prepared paste, coriander powder, chili powder, curry leaves and mix it well.
Now add chicken pieces along with water and cook it with a lid.
At last season with crushed peppercorns and chopped coriander leaves and switch off the flame let it rest for another5 minutes.

Delicious Chicken curry is ready to serve with hot rice.