Chicken Xacuti
Recipe | Goan Christmas Special Curry

Name: ~Chicken Xacuti~ Recipe | Goan Christmas Special Curry
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: For the chicken:; 500 gm Chicken (curry cut pieces); ½ cup Tamarind water; to taste Salt; 2 tbsp Oil; For the xacuti masala:; 1 Onion (finely chopped); 1½ inch Ginger (finely chopped); 8 Garlic cloves (finely chopped); 8 Kashmiri dry red chilli; ½ cup Fresh coconut (grated); 2 tbsp Poppy seeds; 4 Cloves; 1 inch Cinnamon stick; 15 Black peppercorns; 1½ tsp Cumin seeds; 1½ tbsp Coriander seeds; 1 tbsp Fennel seeds; 1 tsp Turmeric powder; ½ tsp Sesame seeds; ¼ tsp Methi seeds (fenugreek); ½ tsp Oil

60 mins

Cooking Time

Advanced

Difficulty

Ingredients

Non Veg

Diet

Chicken xacuti is an iconic Goan curry distinguished by its complex spice blend and rich coconut base. This traditional dish features chicken pieces simmered in a fragrant masala made from roasted whole spices, coconut, and tamarind.

Ingredients

UNITSIngredients

For the chicken:

500 gmChicken (curry cut pieces)

½ cupTamarind water

to tasteSalt

2 tbspOil

For the xacuti masala:

1Onion (finely chopped)

1½ inchGinger (finely chopped)

8Garlic cloves (finely chopped)

8Kashmiri dry red chilli

½ cupFresh coconut (grated)

2 tbspPoppy seeds

4Cloves

1 inchCinnamon stick

15Black peppercorns

1½ tspCumin seeds

1½ tbspCoriander seeds

1 tbspFennel seeds

1 tspTurmeric powder

½ tspSesame seeds

¼ tspMethi seeds (fenugreek)

½ tspOil

Chicken Xacuti

Chicken Xacuti Recipe | Goan Christmas Special Curry

Ingredients

Chicken Xacuti
Recipe | Goan Christmas Special Curry