Safed Maans Rajasthani White Chicken Curry

Name: Safed Maans (Rajasthani White Chicken Curry)
Ingredients: 1⁄4 cup desiccated coconut; 1 tbsp. white poppy seeds; 2 tsp. pumpkin seeds; 25 whole white peppercorns; 20 cashews; 10 green cardamom pods; 1⁄2 cup ghee; 1 tsp. kala jeera (black cumin); 6 whole cloves; 4 black cardamom pods, cracked; 2 Indian or regular bay leaves; 1 stick cinnamon; 4 small green Thai chiles or 2 serranos, halved; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 medium yellow onion, minced; 1 (2″) piece ginger, peeled and minced; 1 (2 1/2–3-lb.) chicken, cut into 8 pieces, skin removed; 3⁄4 cup plain, full-fat yogurt; 3⁄4 whole milk; 1⁄2 tsp. ground mace; Kosher salt, to taste; 2 tbsp. roughly chopped cilantro, for garnish