CHICKEN XACUTI

Ingredients

1. 1kg chicken
2. 20 garlic cloves
3. 3 inch ginger
4. 1/2 bunch coriander leaves
5. 4 green chillies
6. 1 tspn turmeric
7.  1 tbspn oil
8. 1/2 large coconut/ 1 small coconut grated / 1 cup frozen coconut
9. 4 large onions sliced
10. 8 kashmiri chillies
11. 2 inch cinnamon
12. 2 cardamons peeled
13. 1 Star anise deseeded
14. 1/2 nutmeg
15. 2 tspn peppercorns
16. 20 cloves
17. 2 tbspn coriander seeds
18. 1/2 tspn fennel seeds(badishep)
19. 1 tspn poppy seeds (cos-cos)
20. 1 mace
21. 2 tbspn ghee
22. 4 large onions
23. 10 flakes garlic
24. 2 tomatoes chopped

Procedure

1. clean chicken add salt
2. grind garlic, ginger,coriander leaves, green chillies, turmeric,
3. apply the above paste to chicken n marinate for 1-2 hrs or overnight too
4. fry coconut and onion in a pan till light brown and allow it to cool and then grind to a paste
5. roast kashmiri chilly and keep aside
6. roast cinnamon, cardamons, poppy flower nutmeg, peppercorns, cloves and keep aside.
7. roast coriander seeds, badishep, coscos, mace, and keep aside
8. once cool grind all the roasted ingredients to a powder
9. in a pan, fry chopped onions, chopped garlic with oil
10. add marinated chicken
11. cook till chicken changes colour or till tender
12. add coconut paste and ground powder and allow to cook for 10 min (close lid)
13. add tomatoes and simmer for 5 min
14. serve hot with bread, chapathi or rice.