- Cut chicken into medium sized pieces. 
- Marinate chicken pieces with 1 tsp of chilly powder, a pinch of turmeric powder and salt for 30 mins. 
- Heat oil in a pan. 
- Fry the marinated chicken, till it turns golden brown. 
- Remove the chicken from the oil. 
- Grind the cashews to a paste in coconut milk. Keep the coconut mixture aside. 
- Heat up the remaining oil in the same pan. 
- Add onion, ginger, green chillies, curry leaves and fry, till golden brown. 
- Add the remaining chilly powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder and heat for a while. 
- Put the fried chicken pieces into the pan along with coconut milk mixture and mix well. 
- Add salt to taste. 
- Cook for few minutes, until the coconut milk is fully absorbed. 
- Garnish with coriander leaves. 
- :- Serve hot.