CHICKEN TOMATO GRAVY

Ingredients:

Chicken pieces- 750gms
Chopped onion- 2 cups
Chopped tomato- 3 cups
Shredded coconut- 1 cup
Fennel seeds-2 tsp
Poppy seeds- 1 tbsp
Coriander powder-2 tbsp
Chilli powder- 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder- half sp
Cardamom-3
Cinnamon- 1 piece
Cloves-3
Ginger paste- 1 tbsp
Garlic paste- 1 tbsp
Coriander leaves- a handful
Salt to taste
Oil- 4 tbsp

Procedure:

Heat a pan and pour the oil. Powder the cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and 1 tsp of fennel seeds and add it to the oil. Fry it on a slow fire for a few seconds and then add the chopped onion, ginger-garlic paste, and 1 cup of tomato with the turmeric powder and fry them well until they are mashed well. Add the chicken pieces with 3 cups of water. Cook for some minutes. Add the coriander powder and the chilli powder with enough salt. When the chicken pieces are half-cooked, grind the coconut with the poppy seeds, the remaining tomatoes and the fennel seeds to a fine paste and add this paste to the simmering gravy. Let the gravy simmer for some minutes until it is fully done. Add the coriander leaves.