500 gms chicken, 2 tbsp oil, 1 cup onion, 6-8 curry leaves, 1 cup tomato, 1 bay leaf, 1 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp chilli powder, 1 tbsp curd, 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste, salt to taste. For Chettinad masala: 1 tbsp poppy seeds, 1/2 cup coconut, 1 tbsp coriander seeds, 1 tsp fennel seeds, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1/2 tsp peppercorn, 4-6 dry red chilli, 2 green cardamom, 2 cloves and 1 cinnamon stick