| | Vegetable oil |
| 3 1/2 | lb | Chicken pieces; skinned |
| 1 | lb | Potatoes; peeled and cut into 1.5 inch cubes |
| 2 | c | Finely chopped onion |
| 1/2 | ts | Turmeric |
| 1 | ts | Sugar |
| 1 1/2 | tb | Peeled fresh ginger; paste or grated |
| 1 | tb | Garlic; paste or minced |
| 1 | ts | Seeded chopped fresh green chili; (or more, to taste) |
| 2 | ts | Ground cumin |
| 2 | ts | Ground coriander |
| 1 | ts | Ground sumac |
| 1 | ts | Garam masala |
| 1 | ts | Chinese five spice; (or equal parts cinnamon, allspice and clove), ground |
| 1 1/4 | c | Water |
| 3 | tb | Tomato paste |
| 3/4 | ts | Salt |
| 5 | tb | Plain yogurt |
| 1 | ts | Garam masala |
| 3 | | Stalks green onion; chopped, (up to 5) |
| 1 | lg | Bunch cilantro leaves; coarsely chopped |
