Chicken Nizami

Ingredients

1/2 kg chicken

1 inch Cinnamon

1 tbsp hot milk

3 tbsp oil

1 no chopped onion

1 tsp ginger garlic paste

2 no bay leaves

50 gm ( 1 cup ) coconut paste

1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves

3 tbsp curd

Salt - to taste

3 tbsp Cream

For Paste

1/2 tsp cumin

1/2 tsp Poppy seeds

2 nos cardamom

3 nos cloves

4 nos Red chillies

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

1 tbsp Grated coconut

Method

1. Clean and cut the chicken
2. Take out the milk from coconut paste
3. Grind all the ingredients from cumin, cinnamon to a fine paste
4. Soak the saffron into hot milk
5. Heat oil and fry the onions till it is golden brown
6. Add the ginger garlic paste and fry for a couple of mins
7. Add the paste, salt and bay leaves. let it simmer for 5 mins
8. Add the chicken pieces and 1/2 cup of water and continue cooking for 15 mins over low heat
9. When the chicken is almost cooked then add the coconut milk, greenchillies, coriander leaves, and curd
10. cook till the chicken is tender
11. Add the cream and saffron then simmer it for 2 mins