Marinate chicken for 1 hour with little salt,2 tbsp curd, half of ginger garlic paste and black pepper powder.Meanwhile scrape coconut.Make a paste of 2 onions with 2 dry red chillies,rest of curd and sesame seeds.
Heat oil and ghee in a wok or pan.Sprinkle half crushed whole garam masala and few peppercorns.When they crackle,add few broken dry red chillies and fry.Add the onion,red chilli,sesame seed paste,malai or fresh cream and little salt and fry till oil leaves sides and raw smell of onion is gone.
Add the marinated chicken and fry for few minutes.Add coriander powder,scraped coconut and rest of leftover marinade.Toss well and add 2 bay leaves and 1 cup water.Cook covered on low flame for 20 minutes till chicken is tender and the gravy thickens.Sprinkle chopped green chillies and toss.
Add garam masala and mix well.Garnish with chopped coriander and serve delicious Kandhari Chicken with tandoori roti or naan.
