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Food/Recipe
Chicken Xacuti
Prep20 mins
Cook40 mins
Total1 hour
🌍 Indian🍽️ Main Course👥 4 people
Ingredients
- 🍗 Chicken – 500g, cut into medium pieces
- 🥥 Coconut – 1 cup, grated and roasted
- 🧅 Onions – 2 large, finely sliced
- 🌶️ Dried Red Chilies – 4-5
- 🧂 Xacuti Masala – 2 tbsp (coriander, cumin, poppy seeds, cinnamon, cloves)
- 🧄 Garlic & Ginger – 1 tbsp paste
- 💧 Water – 1.5 cups
Instructions
- 🔥 Roast the grated coconut and dried spices in a pan until golden brown, then grind into a smooth paste.
- 🥘 Heat oil in a heavy-bottomed pot and sauté the onions until they turn translucent and slightly golden.
- 🍗 Add the ginger-garlic paste and chicken, searing the meat until it changes color.
- 🥥 Stir in the ground coconut masala paste and water, then simmer covered until the chicken is tender and cooked through.
- ✨ Adjust salt to taste and serve this aromatic, nutty curry hot with steamed rice or crusty bread.
