kori aajadina/ chicken sukka

Kori aajadina /kori sukka atlast,this was one recipe on popular demand list after my mom's biryani(which iam going to post pretty soon,soum please get off my back)

I have put up a short video, please don't mind the music,my daughter keeps screaming in the background :)

Chicken Sukka with little gravy

Chicken Sukka dry

Ingredients

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• 1 1/2 kg chicken(with bone)
• 1/2 tsp poppy seeds
• 1 inch cinnamon
• 3 to 4 cloves
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 2 onion (1 finely slice /1 finely chopped)
• 20 roasted red chillies (15 long and 5 small)
• 2 tbsp roasted coriander seeds
• 1 tsp roasted cumin seeds
• 30 roasted peppercorn
• 25 roasted fenugreek seeds
• tamarind marble size
• 8 cloves garlic (with skin)
• 1 1/2 cup coconut
• 1/4 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tbsp ghee

for seasoning

• 1 onion finely chopped
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder or 1/2 inch cinnamon
• 4 tbsp ghee

Method
1. Place a flame on medium flame,add oil, when hot add poppy seeds, cinnamon,cloves stir for few seconds, add 1 finely sliced onion, turmeric and 4 garlic cloves and fry till the onions are soft.

2. Now add red chillies,coriander seeds, cumin seeds, peppercorn, fenugreek seeds, tamarind and fry for a minute.let this cool down before grinding.

3.Grind the above to a fine paste using water.
4. In a deep vessel add the clean chicken ,add 3 /4 th of the ground masala to the chicken,1 finely chopped onion and salt and mix well.cover and cook.
5.Meanwhile roast coconut with 1/2 tsp cumin seeds and 4 cloves garlic for 2 minutes.
6. Grind the above coconut with remaining ground masala for few seconds (the coconut should be coarse)
7.When the chicken is cooked add the ground coconut to the cooked chicken and mix well, add water if you want gravy.Cover and cook for 5 minutes and add seasoning
8. In a pan  heat ghee ,when hot add onion and cinnamon and fry till onion turns dark brown.Add this seasoning on the chicken sukka.
9.Take off the flame and serve.