Honey chicken in red gravy recipe: easy and tasty dinner

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken, cut into big chunks
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 star anise
• 4 cloves
• 5 cardamon pods
• 2 tbsp chilli paste
• 2 tbsp meat curry powder
• 4 fresh tomatoes, quartered
• 1 canned tomato soup or tomato puree (small can is sufficient)
• 3 tbsp honey
• 2 sprigs of curry leaves
• Salt to taste
• Oil for deep-frying
• 1 tbsp turmeric powder
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 4 cloves of garlic, skin removed
• 1 inch ginger, skin peeled
• 1 big onion, skin peeled