In a food processor blend one of the onions, a thumb sized piece of ginger, 4 cloves of garlic, all the chillies, 1 heaped tbsp of curry powder and 5 tbsp of water until it becomes a smooth paste.
Chop the chicken into chunks, the size is up to you. Add the paste and mix until the chicken is coated. If you're in a rush you can use this straight away like I did, or you can leave the chicken to marinade for a couple of hours or even overnight if you want to enhance the flavour.
Finely chop the remaining onions. Heat oil in a large pot and add the onions. Fry until slightly softened.
Add the chicken and paste mixture to the pot and stir thoroughly through the onions. Fry for 3-4 minutes, making sure it doesn't stick to the bottom of the pot.
Add the chopped tomatoes to the pot and stir well. Then to the pot add another 1 heaped tbsp of curry powder, 1 heaped tbsp of mixed herbs, 1 tsp of onion powder, 1 tsp of garlic powder, 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp black pepper. Stir well again.
Simmer gently for 30-45 minutes, depending on how thick you want the sauce to be.
I serve it with basmati rice and garlic naan breads. But you can use any rice or naan breads that you want. Or you can use poppadoms or even cauliflower rice. And you can add fresh coriander before serving if you like that. You can be creative with this dish.
