Chicken Xacuti

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 kg chicken, cut into pcs for curry
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 inches ginger
• 10 cloves garlic
• 1/2 bunch coriander
• 5 green chilies
• 1 teaspoon peanut oil
• 2 sliced onions
• 2 green chilies, chopped
• 1 inch gingerroot
• 5 cloves garlic
• 1 large coconut, grated
• 1/2 bunch coriander
• 2 inches cinnamon
• 3 peeled cardamoms
• 1 teaspoon anise seed
• 1 teaspoon black peppercorn
• 1 tablespoon poppy seed
• 1 tablespoon coriander seed
• 8 -10 kashmiri red chilies
• 1 star anise
• 1 mace, flower
• 1/4 inch nutmeg
• 1/2 inch turmeric
• 2 teaspoons peanut oil
• 2 sliced onions
• 2 slit green chilies
• 1/4 cup water

Recipe

• 1 marinate the chicken pcs in the turmeric and salt and keep aside.
• 2 make a paste of ginger, garlic, coriander, chillies and add to the chicken and marinate for half an hour.
• 3 heat 1 tsp oil in pan and sauté 2 sliced onions, green chillies, ginger, garlic for 3 minutes.
• 4 add 1 grated coconut and sauté for another 5-7 minutes.
• 5 once onions are crispy, keep aside.
• 6 on a dry pan separately roast cinnamon, cardamom, aniseed, black pepper corn, poppy seeds, coriander seeds, kashmiri red chillies, star anise, mace flower, nutmeg, and turmeric.
• 7 make xacuti masala by grinding together the onion mix and spice mixture.
• 8 heat 2 tsp oil in pan and add the remaining 2 sliced onions and green chillies.
• 9 after one minute add the marinated chicken pieces.
• 10 after two minutes add xacuti masala and water.
• 11 cook for 15 minutes or till chicken is tender.
• 12 garnish with coriander leaves.
• 13 serve hot with indian chapatis, bread or rice.
• 14 serve lemon wedges at the side.