Chicken Xacuti

Ingredients:
~ Chicken (cut in medium pieces) – 1 Kg.
~ Onions sliced – 3.
~ Onions Chopped – 2.
~ Tomato (cut in quarter) – 2.
~ Ghee – 4 tbsp.
~ Cinnamon sticks – 2.
~ Cardamom - 2 pods.
~ Star Anees – 1.
~ Nutmeg - 1/2.
~ Green Chilli - 4.
~ Coriander leaves - 1/4 cup.
~ Coriander seeds - 2 tbsp.
~ Poppy seeds (coscos) - 1 tbsp.
~ Ginger - 4" piece.
~ Garlic - 20 pods.
~ Garlic (Chopped) - 10.
~ Salt – to taste.
~ Coconut (grated) - 1.
~ Turmeric powder – 1 tsp.
~ Red Kashmiri Chilli - 8.
~ Potato (cut in medium cubes) – 2.
~ Cumin seeds – 1 tsp.
~ Musturd seeds - 1/2 tsp.
~ Coriander leaves chopped – for garnish.

Method:
~ Clean the Chicken pieces, apply salt and keep aside.
~ Grind Ginger, Garlic, Turmeric powder, Green chilli, Coriander leaves, to make a paste.
~ Marinate the Chicken with the ground green masala and keep aside for 2 hrs.
~ Dry roast grated Coconut and sliced Onions in an pan, till slightly brown in color.
~ Grind this roasted mixture to make a thick paste and keep aside.
~ Heat 1 tbsp Ghee in a Pan, add Cinnamon sticks, Cardamom, Kashmiri chilli,
   Star Anees, Poppy seeds, Cumin seeds, Nutmeg, Coriander seeds and fry for sometime.
~ Grind all these roasted spices to makea fine paste.
~ Heat remaining Ghee in a large pan, add Muturd seeds and allow to splutter.
~ Now add chopped Onions, Chopped Garlic and saute till the Onions turn golden brown.
~ Add Marinated Chicken, close the lid and cook till the chicken is tender.
~ Now add Potato pieces, Ground Coconut-Onion paste, Ground Spice paste, add
   sufficient water and cook for around 10 minutes.
~ Add Tomato pieces and simmer for 5 minutes with lid on.
~ Garnish with Coriander leaves and serve hot with Bread, Rice or Chapati.