CHICKEN MAHARANI

Prep Time : 10 mins
Cooking Time : 30 m ins
Serve : 4

INGREDIENTS
Chicken pieces - 1 kg
Chopped onion - 2
Onion paste - 1 onion
Ginger paste - 1 tbsp
Garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Cinnamon - 1 inch stick
Green cardamom - 2 - 3
Black cardamom - 1
Cloves - 3 - 4
Whole black pepper - 3 - 4
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Mace  - 1 piece
Nutmeg powder - 1/2 tsp
Red chilly powder - 1 tsp
Kashmiri red chilly powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Poppy seeds - 2 tbsp
Mawa - 3 tbsp
Tomato puree - 1/2 cup
Makhana - 12 - 15
Fresh cream - 3 tbsp
Butter - 50 gms
Clarified butter - 1 tb sp
Oil - 1/2 cup
Salt - to taste

METHOD
Heat clarified butter in a pan and fry the makhana and strain it
Once cooled take a blender add makhana and 2 tbsp water and make a paste
Heat oil in a pan,add chopped onion and fry until transparent.
Add chicken pieces and fry it on medium flame.
Soak the poppy seeds in warm water for half an hour.
Make the paste of onion paste,ginger paste,garlic paste,poppy seeds,kashmiri red chilly powder,red chilly powder,coriander powder and whole garam masala  and add in the chicken pieces and cook for 4 - 5 mins.
Now add tomato puree and mix well.
Add makhana paste and mix well
Add fresh cream and mawa and mix well.
Add one cup of water and salt and cook for five mins in medium flame.
Turn off the flame.
Garnish with fresh cream,butter and green chilly.