Xacuti Chicken

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 lbs skinless chicken, and cut into large pieces
• 4 tablespoons oil
• 1 cup desiccated coconut (unsweetened)
• 6 garlic cloves, chopped
• 5 dried red chilies, chopped
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons coriander seeds
• 10 black peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon fennel seed
• 1 teaspoon onion seeds
• 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
• 6 cloves
• 2 inches cinnamon sticks, broken up
• 4 star anise
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• salt
• 1 tablespoon tamarind pulp (or lemon)
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 in a pan, heat a tbsp of the oil and lightly fry the coconut. when brown remove from the heat and put in into your blender.
• 2 to the blender, add all of the spices and the garlic,add a little water, blend to make a smoothish paste.
• 3 in the same pan heat the remaining oil and fry the onions till well browned.
• 4 add the spice mix (masala) that you blended, to the onions and fry till fragrant.
• 5 add the chicken and 2 cups of water, stir to blend all together. season with salt.
• 6 cover the pot and simmer for approximately 30 mins till chicken is tender.
• 7 stir in the nutmeg. adjust seasoning to your taste.
• 8 serve hot with a rice dish, and, a vegetable curry.