Chicken Chettinad

I came across this recipe from Oggarina Dabbi. A kannada cookery show. The recipe is a follows.

Ingredients:

List -1:
Shredded Coconut : 1/2 cup
Whole Pepper : 1 tsp
Cinnamon : 2, 1 inch pieces
Cloves : 8
Cardamom : 3
Soaked Cashews : 10-15 (Soak Cashews in hot water until it turns slightly soft)
Poppy Seeds : 1 tsp
White Sesame Seeds : 1 tsp

Other Ingredients:
Chicken : 1/2 kg
Byadagi Chillies : 4-5
Ginger : 1 inch
Garlic : 6-7 pods
Onion : 1
Tomato : 2
Curry leaves a few
Coriander leaves to garnish
Chilli Powder : 1 tsp
Coriander Powder : 2 tsp
Butter : 1 tbsp
Salt according to taste


Procedure:
1. Grind all the ingredients in list-1 with a little water.
2. In a Kadai/ Pan add oil followed by byadagi chillies, curry leaves, finely chopped ginger and garlic and saute for 2 min.
3. Add the finely sliced onion and once they turn translucent add finely chopped tomatoes.
4. Add the washed chicken pieces along with the mixture which is grind-ed in step 1.
5. Add salt, coriander powder and Chilli Powder with little water for the chicken to cook.
6. Add butter and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.