Chicken keema

Name: Chicken keema
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 bay leaf; ½ teaspoon cumin ( or shahi jeera); 1 small cinammon stick; 2 green cardamoms; 4 cloves; 4 black pepper corn ((optional)); 2 tablespoons oil; ¾ cup onions (chopped ); 1 green chili ((chopped or slit)); 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste; 1 tomato ((1 cup fine chopped)); 1½ teaspoon garam masala (or meat masala (adjust to suit your taste)); ½ to ¾ teaspoon red chili powder; 8 mint leaves (chopped or 1 sprig curry leaves); 250 grams chicken (keema or minced chicken); ½ teaspoon salt (or as needed); ¼ teaspoon turmeric; 2 tablespoons coriander leaves ( for garnish); ¼ cup green peas ( or cashews); ¼ cup cream ( or coconut milk or 12 cashews nuts (to make gravy))