Xacuti-Goan Chicken Curry.
You can have Xacuti-Goan Chicken Curry using 19 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Xacuti-Goan Chicken Curry
- It's 1/2 kg of Chicken cut into medium sized pieces(I took boneless).
- It's 1 cup of Grated coconut.
- Prepare 4-6 of Garlic cloves.
- Prepare 2 of Dry red chillies.
- You need 1 tsp of Cumin seeds.
- It's 1.5 tsp of Coriander seed.
- It's 5-6 of Black pepper corn.
- You need 1 tsp of Carom seeds.
- You need 2 tbsp of Poppy seeds(I didn’t use as it’s not allowed here).
- It's 4-5 of Cloves.
- Prepare 1 inch of Cinnamon stick.
- Prepare 2 of Star anise.
- It's 1/2 tsp of Turmeric powder.
- Prepare 2 of Onions medium chopped.
- You need 1 tbsp of Tamarind pulp.
- Prepare 1/4 tsp of Grated nutmeg.
- You need 2 tbsp of Oil.
- It's Handful of coriander leaves.
- You need to taste of Salt.
Xacuti-Goan Chicken Curry instructions
- Heat one tablespoon of oil in a skillet and sauté the grated coconut till lightly brown. Transfer it to a blender jar..
- 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..
- 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.
- For cooking chicken Heat the remaining oil in a deep pan and sauté onions till browned..
- 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..
- Next add two cups of water and tamarind pulp and mix thoroughly. Grate some nutmeg and add it to the gravy..
- When the mixture comes to a boil, reduce heat, cover and cook for about thirty minutes or till the chicken is tender..
- Serve hot with plain white rice..