Clean the chicken and cut into pieces of desired size.
Grind together cumin seeds, turmeric, garlic and coriander.
Heat dalda in a pan and fry the sliced small onions followed by cinnamon, cloves, pepper corns, aniseeds and the ground masala.
Saute` onions, green chillies, ginger and finally the chicken pieces.
Grate coconut and make three extractions of coconut milk. The first extraction with one cup water, the second with three cups and the third with 2 cups of water.
Add the third extraction of coconut milk with a little salt and allow it to simmer.
Mix the flour with salt and one cup of boiling water along with butter and mix well. Make balls off this mixture.
When the chicken is cooked, add the second extraction of milk and bring to boil.
Put in the dumplings, cover the dish and continue to simmer.
When the chicken is tender, add first extraction of coconut milk. Do not boil once the first milk or the thick milk has been added.
:- Serve hot.