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Chicken Xacuti

Chicken Xacuti

Main CourseIndianNon-VegetarianSpicyMedium40 min work · 2.2 h total5

Submitted by Sanjay Patel

Source: food.ndtv.com

Ingredients

5 servings
  • 2 1/4 lb Chicken
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 2 inches GInger
  • 10 Garlic flakes
  • 1/2 bunch Coriander
  • 5 Green chillies
  • 1 tsp Groundnut oil
  • 2 Onions (sliced)
  • 2 Green chillies
  • 1 Ginger (1 inch)
  • 5 Garlic flakes
  • 1 large Coconut (grated)
  • 1/2 bunch Coriander
  • 2 inches Cinnamon
  • 3 Cardamoms (peeled)
  • 1 tsp Aniseed
  • 1 tsp Black pepper corn
  • 1 tbsp Poppy seeds
  • 1 tbsp Coriander seeds
  • 8-10 Kashmiri red chillies
  • 1 Star anise
  • 1 Maize flower
  • 1/4 piece Nutmeg
  • 1/2 inch Turmeric
  • 2 tsp Groundnut oil
  • 2 Onions (sliced)
  • 2 Green chillies (slit)
  • 1/4 cup Water

Instructions

  1. 1.
    Add salt and turmeric powder to curry-cut chicken.
  2. 2.
    Add paste 1 of ginger, garlic, coriander, chillies and marinate for half an hour.
  3. 3.
    To make paste 2, heat oil in pan and saute sliced onions, green chillies, ginger, garlic for 3 minutes.
  4. 4.
    Add 1 grated coconut and saute for another 5-7 minutes. Once onions are crispy, keep aside.
  5. 5.
    To make paste 3, on a dry pan separately roast cinnamon, cardamom, aniseed, black pepper corn, poppy seeds, coriander seeds, Kashmiri red chillies, star anise, maize flower, nutmeg, and turmeric.
  6. 6.
    Make Xacuti masala by grinding together paste 2 and 3.
  7. 7.
    For the final preparation, heat oil in pan and add onions and green chillies.
  8. 8.
    After one minute add the marinated chicken pieces.
  9. 9.
    After two minutes add Xacuti masala and water. Cook for 10 minutes.
  10. 10.
    Serve hot with bread or rice.