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How to cook Goan Chicken Xacuti, Goan Coconut Chicken Curry Konkani Style Coconut Chicken Curry Recipe ►An aromatic mild chicken curry cooked in ground. This Portuguese-inspired Indian curry is excerpted from 'The Indian Cooking Course' cookbook by by Monisha Bharadwaj.

Xacuti-Goan Chicken Curry is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. Xacuti-Goan Chicken Curry is something that I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have xacuti-goan chicken curry using 19 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Xacuti-Goan Chicken Curry:

1. Take 1/2 kg Chicken cut into medium sized pieces(I took boneless)
2. Take 1 cup Grated coconut
3. Make ready 4-6 Garlic cloves
4. Make ready 2 Dry red chillies
5. Take 1 tsp Cumin seeds
6. Make ready 1.5 tsp Coriander seed
7. Prepare 5-6 Black pepper corn
8. Make ready 1 tsp Carom seeds
9. Make ready 2 tbsp Poppy seeds(I didn’t use as it’s not allowed here)
10. Prepare 4-5 Cloves
11. Make ready 1 inch Cinnamon stick
12. Get 2 Star anise
13. Get 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
14. Get 2 Onions medium chopped
15. Prepare 1 tbsp Tamarind pulp
16. Take 1/4 tsp Grated nutmeg
17. Get 2 tbsp Oil
18. Take Handful coriander leaves
19. Take to taste Salt

Goan Xacuti Chicken is a spicy chicken curry made with nutmeg and star anise. My fondest food memories always include eating thick Xacuti gravy with moist chicken pieces; with the spicy curry clinging onto little pieces of pav/ bread at quaint little busy Goan restaurants and homes. This Goan chicken xacuti is a tasty curry that - if time allows - will help you to really get to know many of the spices that are used in Indian cooking. Chicken xacuti is quite spicy but if spicy hot curries are not your thing, simply decrease the amount of chilli powder.

Steps to make Xacuti-Goan Chicken Curry:

1. Heat one tablespoon of oil in a skillet and sauté the grated coconut till lightly brown. - - Transfer it to a blender jar.
2. Now dry roast red chillies, cumin seeds, coriander seeds, black peppercorns, fennel seeds, carom seeds, poppy seeds, cloves, cinnamon and star anise till fragrant. - - Add it to the blender along with the coconut.
3. Add the turmeric powder, coriander leaves, garlic,pods, onion and a little water and grind everything to a smooth paste. - Marinade the chicken with this green paste.keep the marinated chicken for a few hours
4. For cooking chicken - Heat the remaining oil in a deep pan and sauté onions till browned.
5. Add chicken pieces and sauté on high heat for two to three minutes. - - Add the spice paste and salt and stir well so that the chicken pieces are all coated with the spices.
6. Next add two cups of water and tamarind pulp and mix thoroughly. Grate some nutmeg and add it to the gravy.
7. When the mixture comes to a boil, reduce heat, cover and cook for about thirty minutes or till the chicken is tender.
8. Serve hot with plain white rice.

Chicken Xacuti is a favourite amongst goans with its rich coconut taste and tropical taste. Clean chicken and cut into small pieces. Make a paste of ginger, six garlic cloves, coriander leaves and turmeric powder and marinate the chicken with it. Xacuti (pronounced "Sha-kuti") is a classic Goan dish. Chef Pankaj Bhadouria presents the recipe for this spicy curry.

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