1. Skin, clean and cut chicken into 10 pieces
2. Peel garlic and onion
3. Roast chillies, black pepper and half the amout of fennel and cumin
4. Grind to make a coarse powder
5. Add sliced onion and garlic and pound with spices
6. Heat oil in a fry pan. Add whole fenugreek and fennel. Add roughly chopped tomatoes and fry for 2 to 3 minutes.
7. Add the chicken and fry well till brown. Add salt and turmeric. Add cinnamon stick and pound onion, garlic and spices. Cook on a slow fire till chicken is three-fourth done.
8. Add ground coconut, ground ginger.
9. Continue cooking till chicken is cooked and dry

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