Chicken Xacuti Recipe – Goan Dish

Ingredients:

  • Chicken without skin, cut into 12 pieces ? 800Gms
  • Oil โ€“ 4 tablespoons
  • Coconut, scraped โ€“ 1 cup
  • Garlic โ€“ 4-6 cloves
  • Whole dry red chillies, broken โ€“ 4
  • Cumin seeds โ€“ 1 teaspoon
  • Coriander seeds โ€“ 1 1/2 tablespoons
  • Black peppercorns โ€“ 10
  • Fennel seeds (saunf) โ€“ 1 teaspoon
  • Carom seeds (ajwain) โ€“ 1 teaspoon
  • Poppy seeds (khuskhus/) โ€“ 2 tablespoon
  • Cloves โ€“ 6
  • Cinnamon โ€“ 2 inch stick
  • Star anise โ€“ 4
  • Turmeric powder โ€“ 1/2 teaspoon
  • Onions, chopped โ€“ 2 medium
  • Salt to taste
  • Tamarind pulp โ€“ 1 tablespoon
  • Nutmeg, grated โ€“ 1/4 teaspoon

Method:

  • Heat one tablespoon of oil in a pan and lightly brown coconut and transfer into a mixer jar.
  • Add garlic cloves.
  • Dry roast red chillies, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, black peppercorns, fennel seeds, carom seeds, poppy seeds, cloves, cinnamon and star anise till fragrant.
  • Add all to the coconut in the jar. Add turmeric powder and a little water and grind to a smooth paste.
  • Heat the remaining oil in a deep pan and saut? onions till well browned.
  • Add chicken and saut? on high heat for two to three minutes.
  • Add salt and mix.
  • Add the masala paste and stir well.
  • Add two cups of water and stir.
  • Add tamarind pulp and mix.
  • Grate some nutmeg (about ? teaspoon) and add.
  • When the mixture comes to a boil, reduce heat, cover and cook for about thirty minutes or till the chicken is done.
  • Serve hot with boiled red rice, paav bun or with rotis.

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