How to make Authentic Goan Chicken Xacuti

Introduction:

Ingredients

1. Chicken - 1 Kilo( Cut into small pieces)
2. Freshly grated coconut - 1 Cup
3. Onions – 2 (Medium size)
4. Garlic- 8 Cloves of garlic
5. Ginger : 2 inch piece
6. Tamarind - 1 marble size ball
7. Turmeric Powder - 2 Teaspoons
8. Oil - 3-4 Tablespoons
9. Salt to taste
10. Cloves - 10-12
11. Black Pepper corns -10-12
12. Cinnamon - 2 inch stick
13. Star Anise - 2
14. Coriander Seeds - 1 Tablespoon
15. Fennel Seeds- 2 Teaspoons
16. Dry red chilies- 8-10
17. Coriander leaves : 1 small bunch
18. Green chilies: 5-6
19. Lime juice: 2 tablespoon

Procedure

• Wash chicken pieces well, drain and keep aside
• Make green masala paste using coriander leaves(1 small bunch), green chilies(5-6), lime juice(2 tablespoon), ginger(2 inch piece), garlic and salt with very little water
• Apply this paste to chicken pieces. Mix and keep them marinated for about an hour
• Peel and coarsely slice the 2 medium size onions
• Add 3-4 Tablespoons of oil in a pan and fry all the whole spices mentioned above and then add them into a mixer grinder jar
• In the same cooking pan, fry chopped onions till they turn light brown
• Then add grated coconut and garlic(8 cloves) along with the light brown onions and fry them until the color of coconut turns to brown
• Now add this mixture in the grinder jar and grind it along with roasted masala, turmeric powder , tamarind and little water to make a thick paste
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• Take the marinated chicken in a medium size saucepan, cover and cook it on medium high heat till the chicken goes nice and tender
• Add the coconut paste to the cooked chicken and continue to cook for about 15 minutes on medium heat
• Finally add salt , mix well and remove from heat

Conclusion