Koli Saaru /Chicken Curry

We will need,

Chicken         1 lb cut into 1cubes
Peanut oil       3 tsp
Salt to taste

For the masala paste: 
Garlic             3 cloves
Ginger            1" piece
Cloves           3
Cinnamon       1/2" piece
Poppy seeds   2 tbsp
Chilly powder  2-3 tsp or there about
Dhania powder 2 tsp
Coconut           1/4 cup grated
Onion               1 medium
Coriander fresh   a handful

Method:

• Heat a pan. Toast the poppy seeds in the pan till fragrant. Remove from heat and crush coarsely. Set it aside.
• In the same hot pan, toast chopped onion till golden in colour.
• Combine the toasted onion, poppy seeds and all the other ingredients for the masala paste and grind till smooth.
• Heat oil in a thick bottom pot. Drop the chicken cubes and brown the cubes on all sides.
• Pour over the masala paste and enough water to cover the chicken very well. 
• Cover and simmer till the chicken is cooked through and the masala is well cooked, about 30 minutes. 
• Adjust salt. Chop and sprinkle some fresh coriander on top of the curry if desired.