Traditioanl chicken curry with nuts

INGREDIENTS  :

Chicken – 1 lb
Onions – 1big
Cinnamon – 2” stick 12
Cloves - 5
Cardamon - 3
Black Cardamom - 1
Peppercorns - 4
Poppy seeds - 1tbsp
Cashew nuts - 4no
Cumin powder  – 1tsp
Corinader powder - 1tbsp
Ginger,Garlic paste  - 2tbsp
Chili Powder – to taste
Salt – to taste
Oil - 3tbsp
Cilantro- 5 sprigs, finely chopped for garnishing

PROCEDURE :

1.Make a smooth paste of poppy seeds and cashewnuts
2.Heat Oil in  a  pan add the sliced onions fry till light golden color. keep aside let it cool. next grind to smooth paste.

3.In the same pan Cumin seeds and allow them to splutter add whole spices, and add ginger garlic paste fry till raw smell goes off. add cumin, coriander and red chilli powders cook for a moment add 1/3cup water cook till u see oil on it.

4. Add onion paste and poppy seeds and cashew nut paste cook for 5min  nxt add water(1/4cup) cook till curry leaves oil .

5.Add cleaned Chicken, mix it gently into the chicken.Reduce heat a little, cover the wok with tight lid and cook for 10 minutes.Check Chicken and stir once in-between to make sure it is not burning at the bottom.

6.Remove Chicken from heat and add Lemon Juice. Give it a final mix and chopped badam and cashwnuts serve with chopped coriander