Friday, October 21, 2016

Chicken Xacuti - Authentic Goanese Chicken Dish


Goanese Chicken Recipe - Chicken Xacuti
India's western state Goa has huge influence of Portuguese culture since it was Portuguese colony till 1961. 
Goan cuisine too has Portuguese influence. It's very amazing one could taste foreign recipe in an Indian state!
Today I present such an exquisite Goanese dish, which is of Portuguese origin! CHICKEN XACUTI [sha-koo-ti]! 
Don't miss this wonderful recipe! 

Ingredients - 
500 gm Chicken

1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chili powder
1 tsp Corriander Seed
1 tsp Sesame Seed (til)

1 tsp Cumin Seed
1/2 tsp Fenugreek Seeds
1/2 tsp Peppercorn
1 tsp Poppy Seed
1 tsp Fennel Seed
1 tsp Tumeric powder
1 cup Coconut scraped
2 inch Ginger
8 cloves of Garlic
4 Onion sliced
3 tsp Tamarind pulp
2-3 dry red chilies
Whole Garam Masala
clove, Cinnamon, Mace, Cardamom 

Salt to taste

Method - 
First dry roast all these spices 
1 tsp Fennel Seed
1/2 tsp Fenugreek Seeds
1 tsp Cumin Seed
1 tsp Corriander Seed
1 tsp Sesame Seed (til)
1/2 tsp peppercorn
1 tsp poppy seed
2-3 dry red chilies
Whole Garam Masala
clove, Cinnamon, Mace, Cardamom
After dry roast, blend all these together and make a fine powder spice.

Marinate the chicken with salt and turmeric powder for 15 minutes.

Now, heat oil in a pan, saute chopped onions a little. Next add chopped ginger and garlic. Cook for 2-3 minutes. Now add scrapped coconut. cook till coconut gets brownish. 
Put this into a blender and make a fine smooth Xacuti paste.

Now, add 1 tbsp oil in pan. After oil getting hot, add marinated chicken. Cook chicken for 5 minutes. Add 1 cup water. Add Xacuti paste. Mix well, then cover it and cook for another 8-10 minutes.
After 8-10 minutes, open the cover, add ground spice powder, Dry chili powder, 1/4 tsp nutmeg powder. 
Here you could add coconut milk if you wish, but I personally prefer it without coconut milk. 
Cover and cook for another 4-5 minutes.
Then, open cover, add tamarind pulp, mix well. 
Put on cover for just two-three minutes to blend all the aromas with each other. 
After two minutes open the cover and serve hot!




See More Chicken Dishes -
Chicken Vindaloo
Chicken Tikka Roll (frankie)
Chicken Noodles
Chicken Momo
Chicken Biryani
Chicken Uttapam

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