Baby's First Chicken Curry (Tomato-Poppy Seed Chicken Curry) Recipe | Aarti Sequeira | Food Network

Ingredients

• Vegetable oil, for sauteing
• 1 1/4 cups finely chopped red onion
• 2 bay leaves
• 5 cloves garlic
• 4 chiles de arbol
• 1/2-inch piece peeled fresh ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 1/2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs (no breasts, they will dry out)
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 1 (14.5-ounce) can whole tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon white poppy seeds,* blended in 1/4 cup milk or bypass the seeds and milk and just use 2 tablespoons yogurt
• Serving suggestion: Cooked rice.