Chicken Xacuti ( Shakuti)

Ingredients

1 Medium sized Chicken
3 tablespoons Ghee/Butter
6 Red Kashmiri Chillies
1 tablespoon Corriander Seeds
1/2 teaspoon Sesamee Seeds (til)
2 teaspoons Cloves
1 teaspoon Jeera(cumin)
1/4 teaspoon Methi Seeds
8 Peppercorns
1 tablepoon Khus Khus/poppy seed
1 teaspoon Saunf
1 teaspoon Tumeric powder
1/2 Coconut scraped
5 Flakes of Garlic
1/2 Onion sliced
2 tablespoons Tamarind pulp
Salt To taste


Preparation method

1. Cut up the chicken in large chunks about 3 inch pieces. Apply salt and set aside.

2. In a frying pan put in 1 tablespoon of ghee or butter fry the red chillies and all the dry spices till toasty and then add the coconut, the garlic and the onions fry for a little bit and then grind all the ingredients in a blender till you get a fine paste.

3. In a thick bottomed pot heat 2 tablespoons of ghee or butter add the ground masala and fry well. Add in the chicken, mix well with the masala and put in 1 cup of water or till a thick gravy consistency. Add salt to taste. Bring to a boil then cover and cook till chicken is fully cooked. Lastly add the tamarind pulp and serve hot with white rice.

Prep: 20 mins | Cook: 40 mins

Serves: 8


The aroma that comes from the roasted spices from this dish will perfume your dinner table.
Although it has a lot of spices it is not spicy or hot.