Heat a pan and dry roast all the whole spices like cardamom, cinnamon, clove, bay leaf stone flower, carat seeds, poppy seeds coconut, dry chillies, coriander seeds and pepper. Let it cool and blend in a blender to a fine powder.

Heat oil in a kadai add cumin seeds let it splutter. Now add chopped onions and sauté till it turns translucent.Now add ginger garlic paste and sauté for a min or till oil starts to separate.

Now add whole spice powder and stir and cook further.Add turmeric powder and red chilli powder and sadly and sauté.

Cook the masala further on a medium flame till oil starts separating.

Now add cleaned chicken pieces into the masala and mix well. Coat the chicken with the masala well.

If required add little water and cover with the lid and cook on a medium flame till chicken gets tender and soft.

Off the gas burner and garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Nagpur style sauji chicken is ready. Serve with Jawaari bhakar or roti.