Ingredients

• 2 kg clams, washed and scrubbed
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or coconut oil
• 1/4 cup finely chopped onions
• 2 Indian green chillies
• For the ground paste
• 1 cup freshly grated or defrosted unsweetened coconut
• 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 3 dried Bedgi or Kashmiri red chillies, seeds and stalks removed
• 2 cloves
• 1/4 inch stick of cinnamon
• 4 black peppercorns