For preparing Chicken Pasanda, first heat oil in a pan.
Add onions and fry them till golden brown and set aside.
Mix together ginger-garlic paste, chilly powder, coriander powder, shahjeera, garam masala powder, turmeric powder, curd, fried onions and whole green chillies.
Rub the above mixture onto the chicken and marinate for atleast 2 hours.
Heat oil in a kadai or a pan.
Add whole garam masala and few mint leaves and stir for a few seconds.
Add the marinated chicken and fry for five minutes.
Add poppy seeds paste and fry for a minute.
Add water & salt and cover kadai to let chicken cook completely. (approximately 15-18 minutes)
Remove the cover and lower the flame to minimum.
Add cashewnut/almond paste and let it simmer, till oil floats.
Garnish with coriander and mint leaves.
:- Serve Chicken Pasanda hot with parathas or basmati rice.