Chicken Gravy

Ingredients:

Chicken - 1kg
Juice of 1 lime
Red chilli powder - 1tsp
cloves (Lavanga) - 6
peppercorns (kari Menasu) - 8
cinnamon (chekke) - 2 small piece
Cashew 8-10
Cardamom (Yalakki)- 3-4 pods
Yoghurt - 1 cup
Oil - 3 tbsp
Onions - 2
Ginger and Garlic paste - tbsp each
Coriander Powder - 2 tsps
Cumin powder (jeerege) - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Tomatoes (smooth paste)
Kasuri methi - 2tbsps
Salt to taste
Coriander leaves to garnish

Proceed :

Heat a flat, roast  cloves, peppercorns, cinnamon, bay leaves and cashew till they darken slightly and add the cardamom seeds. Now grind into a coarse powder.
Mix the chicken, lime juice, salt and red chilli powder, Yoghurt, and above spice powder, coriander, cumin and turmeric powders and allow to marinate for 1 hour.
Heat the oil, add the onions and then add the ginger and garlic pastes.
Add only the chicken and cook.
Add the tomato paste and Kasuri methi.
Cook till the chicken is tender.
Garnish with coriander leaves.