Brown the chicken pieces in the oil with the whole spices ie. bay leaf cloves and cinnamon stick. Remove the spices and discard, keep the chicken pieces aside. Fry the onions , ginger and garlic till golden brown, add the chicken and then the curry powder.Add salt. Fry for a minute and then add the coconut milk or the creamed coconut. Add water according to the thickness of the gravy you want. Cook till chiken is done . Eat with plain white boiled rice....... Basmati rice is the best with any Indian curry dish. Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 624 by "Pushpa S.Mahtani" on Jan 28, 1998