Chicken Kandhari Kofta

• 500 gm: Chicken mince
• ¾ cup: Boiled onion paste
• 1 tsp: Ginger-garlic paste
• ½ cup: Tomato puree
• 2/3 cup: Cashew nut paste
• 2 tsp: Pomegranate syrup
• ½ cup: Fresh cream
• 3 tsp: Oil
• 1 tsp: Coriander powder
• 1 tsp: Red chilli powder
• ½ tsp: Cinnamon powder
• ½ tsp: Garam masala powder
• Salt to taste

1. Mix cinnamon powder, one teaspoonful of salt and minced chicken thoroughly. Divide the mix into twelve equal portions. Shape them into balls (koftas). Keep the koftas aside.
2. Heat oil in a pan. Add boiled onion paste and cook till onions turn pink. Add ginger-garlic paste. Sauté for a minute, then add coriander powder and red chilli powder.
3. Stir in tomato puree and cashew nut paste dissolved in a little water. Cook for five minutes on a high flame, stirring continuously.
4. Add one and half cups of water and bring it to a boil. Add chicken koftas and cook for ten minutes, stirring occasionally. Add garam masala powder and pomegranate syrup. Correct seasoning. Simmer for five minutes. Stir in fresh cream.
5. Serve with naan or parantha.
6. Make cashew nut paste by soaking half-cup cashew nuts in water for half an hour. Grind it to a smooth paste. You do not need to use expensive full cashew nuts, you can use cashew nut pieces (tukda).