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Hot and Dry Chicken Curry

Ingredients:

vegetable oil
2 cinnamon sticks
3 or 4 cloves
1 or 2 pieces of star anise
1 or 2 bay leaves
500g red onions
250g tomatoes
1 kg chicken

For the masala:
1 tbsp ground cumin
1 tbsp ground fennel
1 tbsp poppy seeds
100g ginger and garlic puree
1 tbsp ground turmeric
1 tsp red chilli powder
2 tsp ground coriander

Directions:

Grind the masala ingredients to a paste.

Fry the cinnamon, cloves, star anise and bay leaves until they crackle.

Add the onions and saute until soft.

Add the tomato, stir in the masala, add chicken and salt.

Cover and cook slowly until done. Add water if necessary.