Xacuti - Indian Recipe

Xacuti

🌍 Indian, Goa Difficulty: ●●●○○

Ingredients

• 1 kg chicken
• 1 onion
• 100g fresh coconut (grated)
• 15 red chilies
• 1 tsp poppy seeds
• 1 tbsp coriander seeds
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp fennel
• 6 cloves
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 4 cardamoms
• 1 star anise
• 2 tbsp oil
• tamarind pulp
• salt

Method

1. Drying — Dry roast all whole spices and poppy seeds; grind with coconut and chilies to paste.
2. Heating — Heat oil; fry sliced onion until golden. Add spice-coconut paste; fry 10 min.
3. Adding — Add chicken pieces; sear 5 min. Add tamarind and water; simmer 30 min.

Tags: chicken, onion, fresh coconut, red chilies, poppy seeds · Source: Brittani's Almanac