Chicken- Andhra Style

Ingredients
Chicken - 500 kg
Onion chopped - 2 big
Tomato - 1 medium
Green chilly - 5 (depends on hot)
Ginger - 1 piece (2 cm)
Garlic - 7 nos
Coriander leaves chopped - 1/2 bunch
Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Cinnamon - 2 inch stick
Cloves - 4 nos
Green cardamom - 3nos
Poppy-seeds (kus-kus) - 3 tbsp powdered
Cashew nut paste - 3 tbsp
Oil - 3 tbsp
Water - 1 cup

Method
Wash and cut the chicken in to medium pieces.
1.Make a paste of ginger , garlic, and green chillies, keep aside.
2. Chilly powder, coriander powder, cloves, cinnamon stick and cardamoms together, roast slightly and grind to a fine paste.

In a kadai heat oil. Put onions and 1 paste saute till the raw smell goes (onions become translose).Saute chopped tomatoes for 2 minutes.Add chicken pieces,salt and turmeric saute them for 3 minutes.Add the 2 paste and mix well.Close with a lid and allow to cook for 10 minutes in medium flame.Stir in between.Add chopped coriander leaves, kus-kus and cashew nut paste.Mix well, allow for 5 minutes in low flame (cook well till the chicken become tender).
Serve with rice,pulav or roti.