Chicken Xacuti

Name: Chicken Xacuti
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1kg chicken pieces; 1 cup grated coconut, dry-roasted until brown; 8 dried red chillies; Coriander seeds, cumin, poppy seeds, fennel, star anise, cloves, cinnamon, peppercorns, nutmeg; 2 onions, sliced; Ginger-garlic paste; Tamarind paste

Shagoti/shah-KOO-tee/

Also known as: Chicken Shagoti, Goan Chicken Xacuti

About this dish

A complex Goan chicken curry with roasted coconut, poppy seeds and a long list of toasted spices.

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Ingredients

🍗1kg chicken pieces

🥥1 cup grated coconut, dry-roasted until brown

🌶️8 dried red chillies

🌿Coriander seeds, cumin, poppy seeds, fennel, star anise, cloves, cinnamon, peppercorns, nutmeg

🧅2 onions, sliced

🧄Ginger-garlic paste

🫙Tamarind paste

Method

Serves 4

Dry-roast the coconut and the whole spices separately until fragrant.

Grind them with water into a smooth paste.

Fry the onions until golden, add the ginger-garlic paste and the chicken and sear.

Add the spice paste and water and simmer for 30 minutes until the chicken is tender.

Finish with tamarind and salt and serve with rice or bread.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Xacuti (shah-coo-tee) is a celebratory Goan dish; the dark roasted coconut gives it its colour and depth.

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