Murg posto (Chicken in poppy seed sauce)

Ingredients

• •1 kilogram chicken, cut into small pieces
• •50 grams white poppy seeds
• •100 milliliters vegetable ghee
• •4 teaspoons rogan josh paste
• •4 red chilies
• •250 grams onion, chopped
• •2 teaspoons sugar
• •salt

Directions

1. 1Soak poppy seeds in 2 cups warm water.
2. 2Heat ghee. Fry onions until golden.
3. 3Add rogan josh paste and fry 1 minute. Sprinkle 2 teaspoons of hot water over the paste.
4. 4Add chicken and fry for 5 minutes.
5. 5Add sugar, red chilies, salt, and fry 1minute.
6. 6Add poppy seeds with the water and boil. Cover and simmer until liquids are absorbed and chicken is tender.
7. 7Add 2 to 3 more cups of hot water and mix.
8. 8Serve hot with rice or bread.