Chicken Xacuti - South India >Main Course

Chicken Xacuti

Serves 2-3

Preperation Time 45 Minutes
Contents
Chicken

Ingredients
Chicken 1 kg
Onions, large 2 nos
Coconut, large 1 nos
Tamarind concentrate 1/4 tsp

Salt To taste
To be roasted in one tbsp. of Oil
Red chilies 7 nos
Cumin seeds 1/2 tsp
Garlic flakes 6 nos
Poppy seeds (khus khus) 2 tsp
Cloves 5 nos
Coriander seeds 2 tbsp
Dogorful (optional) 1/8 tsp
Peppercorns 1/2 tsp
Turmeric 1/2" piece
Caraway seeds (shahjeera) 1/2 tsp
Cinnamon 1" piece
Cardamoms 2 nos
Aniseeds 1/2 tsp

Recipe
1. Grind the roasted spices together with 1 onion.

2. Grate half a coconut and extract juice.

3. Grate the other half and roast in a pan. Then grind it finely.

4. Cut meat into small pieces, salt and set aside for 15 minutes.

4. Then cook with a little water until all liquid dries up.

5. Finely chop 1 onion, and sauté it.

6. Add cooked meat, ground spices, ground coconut and 1/2 a cup water.

7. Cook about 10 minutes.

8. Add coconut juice and tamarind. Cook until well blended.