Kohlapuri Chicken

Ingredients
1 medium sized chicken cut into 12 pieces
5 tbsp oil
3-4 whole dry red chilli
1 medium onion chopped
2 tsp ginger paste
2 tsp garlic paste
¼ tsp turmeric powder
A pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
1 tsp Kohlapuri dry masala
Salt to taste
2 tbsp Fresh coriander leaves chopped
1 tbsp sesame seeds
2 tbsp poppy seeds
6-8 black peppercorns
1 tsp caraway seeds (shahi jeera)
½ inch cinnamon stick
3-4 green cardamoms
1 black cardamom
4-5 cloves
1 blade mace
¼ cup Dry coconut grated
8-10 bedgi whole dry chillies

Method
Dry roast sesame seeds, poppy seeds, black peppercorns, caraway seeds, cinnamon, green cardamoms, black cardamom, cloves and mace separately. Cool and grind with dry coconut and bedgi red chillies to a fine paste, adding a little water. Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add whole dry red chillies, stir fry briefly, remove and reserve for garnish. Add onion to the same oil and sauté till golden brown. Add ginger paste and garlic paste and cook on medium heat for a few seconds. Stir in the ground paste and cook further for 3 to 4 mins on medium heat, stirring continuously, for 2 to 3 minutes. Add half a cup of water and continue cooking on medium heat for 3 to 4 mins, stirring frequently. Add turmeric powder, grated nutmeg, kohlapuri dry masala and salt. Close the cooker and pressure cook till 2 whistles are given out. Open the lid when the pressure has reduced. The masala should be quite thick and dry. Serve hot garnished with coriander leaves and fried dry red chillies.



This is a recipe from my well used Sanjeev Kapoor book.