First pour 1 tsp oil in a pan. Put 1 clove, 1 cinnamon, 1 cardomon, bay leaf, cumin seeds, fennel seeds. Add shallots, curry leaves and fry nicely. Then add ginger, garlic, cashew nuts and poppy seeds. Turn off the flame

Grind these ingredients to a fine paste and keep it aside. Grind coconut to a smooth paste with enough water

Now pour oil in a pan. Put one clove, cinnamon stick, cardomon. Then fry finely chopped onions to golden brown. Then add finely chopped tomatoes.

Cover it with a lid and cook till the tomatoes are soft. Now add the paste and stir well. Add red chilli powder, coriander powder, black pepper powder,salt and turmeric powder.

Fry nicely all these ingredients. Pour little water cover and cook till the oil separates

Remove the lid and add coconut paste. Pour 3/4 as paste and remaining as coconut milk. Add little water, mint and coriander leaves. Mix well

Cover and cook for another 10 minutes.

Remove the lid and stir well. Turn off the flame and garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves.