1. Clean and joint chicken .

2. Grind seperately garlic , ginger and salt .

3. Apply on chicken and set aside .

4. Grind red chillies ,coriander and turmeric to a fine paste .

 5. Grind one onion separately . .

6. Heat fat or oil . Fry one sliced onion till golden brown .

7. Add chicken and fry . Add ground spices and ground onion.

8.Fry over slow fire till flavour develops .

 9. Add blanched and chopped tomatoes and about 1 cup of water . Cook till tender .

10 . Roast and powder cloves , cardamoms , peppercorns and bayleaf . Sprinkle over chicken .

11. Test for seasoning and remove . Garnish with chopped leaves ,and if desired ,julienne potatoes .