Chicken Bharta recipe Kolkata style | Chicken vorta (Bhorta)

Ingredients

• 400 gm chicken boneless
• 1 tejpatta (Indian bay leaf)
• 4 black peppercorns
• ½ inch cinnamon
• ¼ tsp salt
• 4 tbsp oil
• 3 green cardamoms
• 4 cloves
• 1 bay leaf
• ½ tsp cumin seeds
• 1 cup onion paste
• 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
• 2 green chilies crushed
• ½ tsp Kashmiri red chili powder
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 2 tsp coriander powder
• ½ tsp cumin powder
• ¼ tsp turmeric powder
• ½ cup tomato puree
• 1 tsp salt
• 3 tbsp curd
• 6 cashews soaked
• 1 tbsp magaz bee soaked (watermelon seeds)
• ½ tsp garam masala
• 1 tsp Kasuri Methi
• ½ tsp sugar
• 4 tbsp fresh cream
• 1 tbsp coriander leaves
• 1 tsp Kewra water
• 1 tbsp butter (optional)