Chicken Xacuti (2)

you will need
1 Kg chicken
1tsp. salt
20 flakes garlic
5'' ginger
1/2 bunch coriander leaves
4 green chillies
1 tsp. turmeric powder
1 coconut grated
4 large onions chopped
8 red chillies
3'' cinamon
2 cardamons peeled
1 poppy flower
1/4 nutmeg
2 tbsps. coriander seeds
1/2 tsp. fennel seeds
1 tbsp. poppy seeds
1 mace
2 tbsps. ghee
2 large onions chopped
2 tsps.peppercorns
20 cloves
oil
2 large tomatoes cut in quarters

Method
Clean chicken and cut into small pieces. Apply salt and keep aside. Grind the next 5 ingredients and apply to the chicken.

Take a frying pan and roast the grated coconut along with half of the sliced onions till light brown. Grind to a thick paste and keep aside.

Heat 1 tablespoon oil and roast the chill dry chillies lightly and keep aside . In the same pan roast rest of the spices . Grind all the roasted spices to a fine paste.

Take a large pan , heat 2 tablespoon ghee and fry the onions. Add marinated chicken, cover the pan and cook till tender. Mix spice paste and coconut paste into the meat. Cook for about 10 minutes. Add tomato quarters and simmer for 5 minutes. Serve with lemon slices.