Chicken curry dhaba style - easy to cook | homemade | tasty recipe

Ingredients
500 gms chicken seasoned with salt
2 tomato puree
1 cup brown onion paste
6 cloves
1 ½" cinnamon stick
2 bay leaves
5 cardamom pods
2 Tbsp. ginger / garlic paste
½ Tbsp. coriander powder
1 Tbsp. red chili powder
1 Tbsp. garam masala or curry powder
4 Tbsp. oil
½ cup hot water
salt to taste
fresh coriander for garnishing

For making brown onion paste
1 onion thinly sliced and fried
1 Tbsp. cashew
1 ½ Tbsp. yogurt