Chicken Xacuti recipe

Have 30 minutes time and you want to prepare something special for your lunch? What would you do? We have made the Chicken Xacuti at My Dhaba today - an excellent combination with plain rice. It took us exactly the same time. Here is the recipe.

Chicken Xacuti recipe

Ingredients:
Chicken – 1 kg
Coconut – 1 cup, fresh, grated; 1 tablespoon, fresh, diced
Coriander seeds – 3 teaspoon
Cummin seeds – 1-1/2 teaspoon
Turmeric powder – 1 teaspoon
Dried red chillies – 6-7
Star aniseed – 5
Fennel seeds – 2 teaspoons
Nutmeg powder – 1 teaspoon
Onions – 2 large, finely chopped
Green chillies – 6, finely chopped
Tamarind extract – 2 tablespoons
Salt – 1 teaspoon, to taste
Water – 3 cups
Coriander leaves - for garnishing

Method: Clean chicken pieces, apply salt, and keep aside. On medium heat in a flat fry pan, fry and brown the grated coconut, coriander seeds, cummin seeds, turmeric powder, red chillies, aniseed, and fennel seeds for 4-5 minutes. Remove from the heat source and grind the mixture to a thick paste. Heal oil in a wide-bottomed thick pan and saute green chillies and onion. Add the grounded mixture and fry for a minute. Add the chicken pieces, diced coconut, nutmeg powder, and tamarind extract. Fry for 2 minutes. Add 3 cups of water and cook for 15 minutes on a low flame stirring occasionally. Remove from heat source when oil rises to the top. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with rice, naan, or rotis.