Kalya e Khaas Recipe

• 1 stick cinnamon, broken into pieces (or 1 scant teaspoon ground cinnamon)
• seeds only from 4 cardamon pods
• 4 whole cloves
• 5 whole black peppercorns
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
• generous pinch saffron threads
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
• pinch cayenne pepper.
• Serrano pepper, seeds and veins removed and finely chopped.
• 1 chicken cut into pieces
• 1 cup plain yogurt
• 2/3 14oz can diced tomatoes
• 1 tsp freshly grated ginger
• 3 grated cloves garlic
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 medium onions

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