Food-nepal.com - Chicken Curry with Onion (Khukura re Pyaj Tareko)

Ingredients

• 3 ½ lb combination of chicken breasts and thighs (well rinsed, skinned, boned, visible fat removed and cut into 1-inch square pieces)
• 4 tablespoons clarified butter (gheu) (or use half vegetable oil combination)
• 2 whole green cardamom pods, slightly cracked
• 1 inch stick cinnamon
• 4 cloves, head bud pinched off
• 1 medium cassia or bay leaf (tej pat)
• 2 medium garlic cloves, peeled and minced to a fine paste
• 1 inch piece fresh gingeroot, peeled and minced to fine paste
• Salt to taste
• ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
• 2-3 medium-size white or yellow onion (halved, cored and chopped into ½ inch pieces)
• ¼ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
• 1 teaspoon paprika powder
• 1½ teaspoon garam masala
• Garnish: 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• some fresh cilantro (coriander) (washed well, chopped)
• 2 mild green chili pepper (seeded and sliced fine)