Goan chicken xacuti
Time to cook
30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Serves
2
A fragrant & spicy chicken curry from Goa where tender chicken pieces are cooked in a flavorful blend of roasted spices, grated coconut and herbs.
Ingredients
Coriander Leaves
0.125 cup
Fresh Garlic
5 clove
Picador Chillies
1 chilli
Fresh Ginger
0.5 inch
Salt
0.5 tsp
Onion Raw
1 small
Fresh Coconut
0.25 cup
Turmeric
0.25 tsp
Cloves
5 Clove
Cinnamon
1 inch
Cardamom
1 pod
Black Pepper
0.5 Tsp
Poppy Seeds
0.25 tbsp
Star Anise
1 Star Anise
Mace
1 strand
Fennel Seeds
0.125 Tsp
Coriander Seeds
0.5 tbsp
Nutmeg
1 pinch
Red Chilli Pepper
2.5 tbsp
Whole Chicken
250 gram
Onion Raw
1 small
Picador Chillies
1 chilli
Fresh Garlic
5 clove
Curry Leaves
5 leaf
Coriander Leaves
0.125 cup
Mustard Oil
1.5 tbsp
Step-by-step instructions to cook
Prep
Grind coriander leaves, ginger, garlic, green chillies and salt in a mixer grinder with enough water.
Mix the prepared paste with the chicken pieces and marinate for at least 15 minutes.
Cooking
Heat oil in a pan, add chopped onions and grated coconut and fry till browned and cool completely.
Dry roast the cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, black pepper, poppy seeds, star anise, mace, fennel seeds, coriander seeds, nutmeg, and red chilli pepper and cool completely.
For the Xacuti masala paste, grind the coconut-onion mixture with roasted spices and enough water to a fine paste.
Heat oil in a vessel and fry the onion along with green chillies and curry leaves till the onions are soft.
Add the marinated chicken and cook covered for 10 minutes.
Add the Xacuti masala paste and cook for 2 minutes.
Add water and cook covered for 15-20 minutes till the chicken is cooked.
Add coriander leaves and serve hot.
Nutrition information
(per serving)
Carbs
7.7
Proteins
11.9
Fats
9.3
Fiber
1.9
157
kcal
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