Xacuti(pronounced “Sha-kuti”) is a classic goan chicken dish. Xacuti Chicken is a rich chicken curry loaded with coconut and fiery green & red chilies.
The whole spices and the chillies makes it so delicious. Since I tasted this chicken recipe in Goa, always wanted to try it. Well I served this with roti but realized later that it will go deliciously well with pav/ dinner rolls.
Recipe source Xantilicious
Directions to Make Xacuti Chicken-
Ingredients:
For the green Masala-
1/4 cup coriander leaves
10 Garlic Cloves(roughly chopped)
2 green chilli’s(roughly chopped)
1 inch ginger piece
1 tsp salt
For Xacuti Masala-
1 & 1/2 Onion sliced
1/2 cup freshly grated coconut
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
10 cloves
2 inch cinnamon stick
2 green cardamom
1 tsp black peppercorns
1/2 tsp white poppy seeds
1/4 start anise
1/2 mace
1/4 tsp aniseed
1 tsp coriander seeds
A pinch of nutmeg
5 dry Kashmiri red chillies
You will also need-
1/2 kg chicken(smaller pieces)
1 onion sliced
2 green chillies
5 garlic cloves
10 fresh curry leaves
4 tbsp coriander leaves
Oil as required
Method:
Grind the green masala and marinade the chicken for 15 mins.
In a pan add 2 tbsp and roast onions and coconut. Fry until brown.(Use onions and coconut under ingredients for xacuti masala)
Dry roast the remaining ingredients under xacuti masala except turmeric. Cool completely.
Grind into a fine paste both onions, coconut and the dry roasted masala.
In a new pan add around 3 tbsp of oil and fry onions along with slit green chilli and curry leaves until the onions are soft.
Add the marinated chicken and cook covered for 10 mins.
Now add xacuti masala paste and cook for another 2 mins.
Then add about 1 & 1/2 cup water. Cover and cook until chicken is cooked.
Add coriander leaves for garnish.
Serve hot. Enjoy!!
Other chicken recipes to try⬇⬇
Chicken Fry
Methi Malai Murgh
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Your love for Goan food shines through. Delicious, drooling here.
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A famous curry, would love to try a vegetarian version with your flavorful masalas.
Thanks a lot. ☺
Looks yummy. Nice share of a Goan dish
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I am sure nonvegetarian will go gaga over this. looks really awesome.
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Xacuti style chicken looks very inviting and sounds very flavorful.
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Looks different from the regular curry. Will bookmark it to make whenever I plan fo non veg.
Thank you Avin for the recipe and adding my recipe link.
Thanks for your kind words. And my pleasure dear.
This happens to me too, whenever I try new recipes while I am abroad, I want to make that home too. Curry has really tasty looking gravy.
Thanks dear, you can try this with paneer as well. Must turn out good.
This Chicken dish looks delicious..will give a try definitely
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The spices and flavours in this dish sound really aromatic. I would if I could adapt this recipe and replace chicken with tofu or paneer to make it veggie???
Thanks dear. Do try it. I am sure the veg version will also be as yummy as this one??
love Goan cuisine
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I had been trying to get a good xacuti recipe to try a vegetarian version. Saving recipe to try a veg recipe with this base.
Thanks dear. It’s definitely a good one??
One of the most famous Goan Dishes! The gravy really looks yum!
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Loved the flavours of Green Masala … Me sure it tastes exotic… Lovely
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Nice post Avin. Thanks for sharing this delicious Goan dish!
Thank you so much??