Chicken Kurma
Instructions
1. Clean, wash and skin the chicken. Cut the chicken into 12-14 pieces.
2. Soak poppy seeds in 1 cup warm water for 10 minutes.
3. Grind soaked poppy seeds with de-seeded red chillies, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, garlic, green cardamom and scraped coconut.
4. Heat oil in a pan. Add sliced onions and cook till they are translucent. Add ginger paste and stir for 15 seconds.
5. Add chicken pieces and cook on high heat for 5 minutes stirring constantly. Make sure the chicken does not brown.
6. Stir in the ground paste and add 1 cup of water. Add salt and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and add beaten yogurt. Simmer for 5 minutes.
7. Finish with fresh cream.