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I'll help you with the curry. Let's keep it simple for starts.

You need

1 kg chicken (cut into medium pieces)
4 cloves
3 sticks of cinnamon
3 tsp ghee (clarified butter)
1 onion (halved and thinly sliced)
3 large tomatoes
2 potatoes
Salt to taste

Masala for grinding. Now this is what makes or break your Indian curry. You will need a hardy food processor. Ideally a pestle and mortar for hand grinding. Make a fine paste. Remember to give pauses in between grinding to prevent your food processor from over heating.

4 medium Onions (red, Indian or Spanish)
6 Red Chilies
2 tsp coriander seeds
2 tsp jeera
1 tsp turmeric powder
3 tsp coriander leaves (chopped)
3 cloves garlic
1 inch ginger
6 pepper corns
Small lemon sized tamarind

You should

Boil the Chicken and potatoes, with cloves, Cinnamon, Salt and keep aside.

Take ghee in a pan and sautee onion slices till golden brown.
Add tomatoes and keep sauteeing.
Add the masala and sautee thoroughly for about 15 minutes. You should see the oil separate out of the mix.

Add the cooked chicken along with chicken stock and if required also add water (to control how thick or how runny you like your curries) and bring it to boil. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve with Basmati rice. I'll also recommend a Greek salald on the side.

I find these quantities work to our taste - garlicky and a bit lemony!

1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1 teaspoon salt
about one and a half big cloves garlic, crushed slightly then chopped
juice of 1 lemon
one and a half tablespoons tahini
about 2 tablespoons water

Pinch cayenne pepper
coarsely chopped parsley

Blend chickpeas, salt, garlic, tahini, juice and the water until smooth or almost smooth depending on how you like texture. Spoon into serving bowl and sprinkle with pepper and parsley, drizzle with olive oil if liked. Makes about one cup.

I love it spread on warm naan bread with that creamy feta cheese that comes in little cartons.

Taliesin

i like to make mine with the chickpeas, tahina, olive oil, garlic, salt,lemon ----and the unorthodox, but key ingredient, cumin powder...enjoy!