How to make Chicken Xacuti -
One of the most popular goan dish – chicken cooked with a medley of spices.
This recipe has featured on the show Khanakhazana.
Main Ingredients : Chicken (चिकन), Coconut (नारियल)
Cuisine : Goan
Course : Main Course Chicken
यह रेसिपी हिंदी में पढ़ने के लिए Click Here
For more recipes related to Chicken Xacuti checkout Chicken Tetrazini, Kolhapuri Chicken, Chicken Makhani, Chicken Chettinaad . You can also find more Main Course Chicken recipes like Chicken Hyderabadi Honey and Lemon Chicken on Rice Kothimbir Chicken Chicken In Creamy Lemon Sauce
Chicken Xacuti Recipe Card
Hindi: murgh
Be a kid or a teenage or an adult or an oldie, chicken lovers trend all over the world at all times! One meat that is a favourite of all beyond belief! When cooked, it can be presented in many guises. Sauté it, fry it, toss it, bake it, steam it – eat it the way you want to. Whatever its form may be upon being cooked, its flavour may change but its flesh remains high in protein, low in fat and can be digested easily.
Prep Time : 26-30 minutes
Cook time : 41-50 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Moderate
Taste : Spicy
Ingredients for Chicken Xacuti Recipe
Chicken cut into 12 pieces 800 grams
Coconut
Oil 4 tablespoons
Coconut scraped 1 cup
Garlic 4-6 cloves
Whole dry red chillies broken 4
Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon
Coriander seeds 1 1/2 tablespoons
Black peppercorns 10
Fennel seeds (saunf) 1 teaspoon
Carom seeds (ajwain) 1 teaspoon
Poppy seeds (khuskhus/posto) 2 tablespoons
Cloves 6
Cinnamon 2 inch stick
Star anise 4
Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon
Onions chopped 2 medium
Salt to taste
Tamarind pulp 1 tablespoon
Nutmeg grated 1/4 teaspoon
Method
Step 1
Heat one tablespoon of oil in a pan and lightly brown coconut and transfer into a mixer jar. Add garlic cloves.
Step 2
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 coconut in the jar.
Step 3
Add turmeric powder and a little water and grind to a smooth paste. Heat the remaining oil in a deep pan and sauté onions till well browned. Add chicken and sauté on high heat for two to three minutes.
Step 4
Add salt and mix. Add the masala paste and stir well. Add two cups of water and stir. Add tamarind pulp and mix. Grate some nutmeg (about ¼ teaspoon) and add. When the mixture comes to a boil, reduce heat, cover and cook for about thirty minutes or till t
Step 5
Serve hot with boiled Goan red rice.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 2142 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 57.6 gm
Protein : 220.1 gm
Fat : 114.6 gm
Other : Fiber- 29gm
Most Visited Recipes
Chef Sanjeev Kapoor is the most celebrated face of Indian cuisine. He is Chef extraordinaire, runs a successful TV Channel FoodFood, hosted Khana Khazana cookery show on television for more than 17 years, author of 150+ best selling cookbooks, restaurateur and winner of several culinary awards. He is living his dream of making Indian cuisine the number one in the world and empowering women through power of cooking to become self sufficient. His recipe portal www.sanjeevkapoor.com is a complete cookery manual with a compendium of more than 10,000 tried & tested recipes, videos, articles, tips & trivia and a wealth of information on the art and craft of cooking in both English and Hindi.
