Chicken coconut curry in mashed potato

Ingredients
Chicken: 400gms (chopped into small pieces)
Potato: 3 large
Onion: 1 large
Ginger paste: 1 teaspoon
Garlic paste: 2 teaspoons
Coconut milk: 300ml
Coriander powder: 2 teaspoons
Turmeric powder: 1/2 teaspoon
Cumin powder: 1 teaspoon 
Red chilli powder: 1/2 teaspoon
Butter: 20gms
Garam masala: 2 teaspoons
Clove: 3 pieces
Cardamom: 2 nos
Cinnamon: 2 inch
Oil for frying
Salt to taste

Procedure

1. Boil the potatoes till they are soft. Peel the skin and mash them with butter and coconut milk.
2. Make a fine paste of the onion.
3. Heat oil in a saucepan. Add the cloves, cardamom and cinnamon to the oil. Fry the spices a little and then add the onion, ginger and garlic paste. Add half a teaspoon of salt to it and then fry the paste till the water has dried and the paste looks oily.
4. Add coriander powder, chilli powder, turmeric powder and cumin powder to the pan and fry a little.
5. To this fried paste add the mashed potato and coconut milk mixture. Mix the ingredients in the saucepan nicely and cook for sometime. Add water to make the broth light. Add garam masala and cook for few minutes.
6. Add the chopped chicken pieces and cover the pan to cook. Occasionally stir the broth so that it does not stick to the pan. Add water based on whether you want soup kind of texture or thick gravy.
7. Add salt to taste and once the chicken is fully cooked serve with rice or bread as per your choice.