India

Chicken Xacuti

Name: Chicken Xacuti
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 800 g Chicken pieces; 150 g Grated coconut; 6 Dried red chilies; some of each Coriander, cumin & poppy seeds; some of each Onion & garlic; 1 tbsp Tamarind

Goan chicken curry with roasted coconut

Chicken xacuti is a complex Goan chicken curry with a dark sauce of roasted coconut and many spices.

Poppy seeds, dried chilies and mace give it its depth and earthy character.

Servings4

Time60 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Chicken pieces800 g
Grated coconut150 g
Dried red chilies6
Coriander, cumin & poppy seedssome of each
Onion & garlicsome of each
Tamarind1 tbsp

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Roast coconut, chilies and spices dark.
Grind to a paste with water.
Fry the onions and add the paste.
Stir in chicken and tamarind.
Braise in the sauce until done.

Make it original

Dried chilies and whole spices are in the Asia Boutique.

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