Dhoongar Chicken

Step 1: Heat the oil in a dutch oven and add bay leaves, cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves. Fry for a minute.

Step 2: Add cumin seeds and onions, and fry until the onions become light brown.

Step 3: Add chicken pieces and fry for about 8 minutes.

Step 4: Combine tomatoes, ginger paste, garlic paste, yogurt, turmeric powder, dry coriander powder, and salt in a bowl.

Step 5: Stir the mixture into the chicken and lower the heat. Cook for 3-5 minutes.

Step 6: Cover the pan and cook gently for about 10 minutes, checking occasionally.

Step 7: Uncover and raise the heat to fry the masala.

Step 8: Turn off the heat, create a well, and place a vessel for smoking.

Step 9: Heat the coal over an open flame until red hot, then add it to the tinfoil in the vessel and cover the dutch oven. Allow the chicken to smoke for 1-2 minutes.

Step 10: Uncover and serve.