Chicken Xacuti Recipe
- Alphonso Periera, Hotel Mandavi Panjim, Goa

About Chicken Xacuti Recipe: A delicious Goan chicken curry that exudes an aromatic flavour. A great chicken dish to add on a dinner party menu, serve with any Indian bread or with some cooked rice. Cook this easy and simple recipe at homee on festive and celebratory occasions for friends and family. This recipe by Chef Alphonso Periera is made with loads of spices and is sure to make your guests wanting more.
Ingredients in Chicken Xacuti Recipe: A host of exotic spices and herbs like Kashmiri red chilli, poppy seeds, maize flower and aniseeds are used to cook this sumptuous chicken curry that will delight your dinner platter!- Total Cook Time2 hrs 10 mins
- Prep Time 10 mins
- Cook Time2 hrs
- Recipe Servings5
- Medium

Ingredients of Chicken Xacuti
- For marination:
- 1 kg Chicken
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Salt
- Paste 1 for marination:
- 2 inches GInger
- 10 Garlic flakes
- 1/2 bunch Coriander
- 5 Green chillies
- Paste 2 for Xacuti Masala:
- 1 tsp Groundnut oil
- 2 Onions, sliced
- 2 Green chillies
- 1 Ginger (1 inch)
- 5 Garlic flakes
- 1 large Coconut, grated
- 1/2 bunch Coriander
- Paste 3 of Xacuti Masala:
- 2 inches Cinnamon
- 3 Cardamoms, peeled
- 1 tsp Aniseed
- 1 tsp Black pepper corn
- 1 tbsp Poppy seeds
- 1 tbsp Coriander seeds
- 8-10 Kashmiri red chillies
- 1 Star anise
- 1 Maize flower
- 1/4 piece Nutmeg
- 1/2 inch Turmeric
- Finishing:
- 2 tsp Groundnut oil
- 2 Onions, sliced
- 2 Green chillies slit
- 1/4 cup Water
How to Make Chicken Xacuti
HideShow MediaKey Ingredients: Chicken, Turmeric powder, Salt, GInger, Garlic flakes, Coriander, Green chillies, Groundnut oil, Onions, Green chillies, Ginger (1 inch), Garlic flakes, Coconut, Coriander, Cinnamon, Cardamoms, Aniseed, Black pepper corn, Poppy seeds, Coriander seeds, Kashmiri red chillies, Star anise, Maize flower, Nutmeg, Turmeric, Groundnut oil, Onions, Green chillies slit, Water
Recipe Notes
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