Indian Cooking Recipe: Chicken Xhacuti
The following are the instructions on how to cook delicious Indian food: Chicken Xhacuti
Ingredients:
1. 1Kg chicken, cut into desired pieces
2. 6 tblspn ghee
3. 10 onions
4. 1tsp turmeric
a. tblspn coriander seeds
5. 5 peppercorns
6. 15 dried red chillies
7. 6 cloves
8. 1/2 inch piece cinnamon
9. 1/2 nutmeg
10. 3/4 tblspn aniseed
11. 1tblsp poppy seeds
a. limes
12. 2 coconuts,
13. salt to taste
Method of Preparation:
Chop four of the onions and fry until light brown. - Extract thick and thin milk from one, the other grate and roast in a large pan with two of the onions (sliced) and a little ghee. This should be roasted until the coconut has gone a pale brown. Grind this roasted coconut/onion mixture. Add the chicken and brown. Grind thew coriander and spices to a paste and fry for a minute and then add the thin coconut milk. Cook until chicken is tender. Cut the remaining onions into quarters and add to the chicken, along with the roasted coconut. Simmer for a few minutes then add the thick coconut milk. Salt as required. Simmer for 10 minutes or so until sauce has thickened. Sprinkle over some lime juice and chopped coriander leafs prior to serving
