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Chicken Xacuti Recipe, Rich Goan Curry at Home

Name: Chicken Xacuti Recipe, Rich Goan Curry at Home
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Goan
Ingredients: 450 g Chicken curry cut, skinless; 1 cup Grated coconut, dry; 4 Dried red chillies; 1 tbsp Coriander seeds; 1 tbsp Poppy seeds; 1 tsp Cumin seeds; 6 Black peppercorns; 3 Cloves; 1 inch Cinnamon stick; 1 Star anise; 3 tbsp Oil; 2 Onions, chopped; 1 tbsp Ginger-garlic paste; ½ tsp Turmeric; 1 tbsp Tamarind pulp; 300 ml Water; Salt (to taste)

Chicken curry cut in a Goan xacuti gravy of dry-roasted coconut, poppy seeds and whole spices. Deep, aromatic and mildly hot.

Total time

1 h 10 m

30 m hands-on

Serves

generously

Difficulty

Medium

roasted masala

Goan

Coconut-poppy

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Method

7 steps. Read it through before you start.

01
Get set
Take the chicken out of the fridge 15 minutes before cooking. Pat it dry with paper towels. Wash your hands, board and knife after handling raw chicken.
02
Roast the spices
Dry roast the coconut, chillies, coriander, poppy seeds, cumin, pepper, cloves, cinnamon and star anise on low for 6 to 8 minutes until the coconut turns brown. Cool.
03
Grind
Grind to a smooth paste with 100 ml water.
04
Cook the onions
Heat the oil. Fry the onions until golden. Add the ginger-garlic paste and turmeric for 1 minute.
05
Add the paste
Add the masala paste and cook for 8 minutes, stirring, until the oil separates.
06
Cook the chicken
Add the chicken, salt and the rest of the water. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Cook until no pink remains and the juices run clear, or 74 °C at the thickest part if you use a thermometer.
07
Finish
Stir in the tamarind. Simmer 3 minutes and serve with pav or rice.

Questions

Can I use fresh coconut?+

Yes, but roast it a little longer so the water cooks off.

Is xacuti very hot?+

It is moderately hot. Use two fewer chillies for a milder gravy.

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