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557    Chicken Xacuti 2

Ingredients

Quantity Measure Ingredients Description
2 Teaspoon Aniseed - Badi shep - Shah jeera- Caraway fennel seeds
1250 Grammes Chicken  
6 Medium Chillies, Green Chopped fine
6 Nos Chillies, Red Dry  
1 Teacup Coconut Desiccated  
3 Tablespoon Coconut diced in bits  
3/4 Teacup Cooking Oil  
1.5 Tablespoon Coriander/Dhania  
1 Dessertspoon Jeera/Cumin Seeds  
1 Tablespoon Kuskus - poppy seeds  
1 Teaspoon Nutmeg, Grated  
2 Large Onions Chopped fine
A Little Salt  
2 Tablespoon Tamarind Pulp  
1 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder  
3 Teacup Water  

Method

Wash, clean and cut the chicken, . Apply salt and keep aside. In a flat griddle, on medium heat brown the grated coconut, and all the spices except the nutmeg, green chillies and diced coconut. You will get a strong fragrance when the spices are done (approx. 3 -5 minutes..). 

Remove from heat and grind this mixture of roasted spices to a paste in the blender/grinder. 

Heat oil in a pan on medium heat and sauté all the ground spices along with the green chillies, and 1 large onion chopped fine. Add the chicken pieces, diced coconut, nutmeg and salt to taste along with the tamarind pulp. Lower the flame and add the water gradually, stir cooking, as you do so in an open pan. 

After 15 minutes, raise the flame and shake the pan gently. The oil will rise to the top. Remove from fire.