There is nothing delicious than the joy of indulging in a magnificent chicken curry! As a matter of fact, most of us wait for the weekend to arrive so that we can enjoy our favorite chicken curry at home. Butter chicken, hard chicken, chicken chestinad – just thinking about all these delicious curries can make us drool! A bowl of chicken curry was paired with soft naan and boiled rice – this nutritious food is just so comfortable and tasty. If you are a person who likes to make a biping in the weekend, we have delicious chicken curry for you to try, it is called chicken zakti.
This chicken curry from Goa is a amalgamation of aromatic spices and coconut. Creamy, spicy and walnut chicken curry are often served with boiled rice. To prepare this chicken curry, you will first need to marinate the chicken and make zakati masala.
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Chicken Xacuti: How to make Goan Chicken Xacuti
Start by marinating the chicken in salt, turmeric powder, ginger-garlic paste, coriander and green chillies for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, proceed to prepare a paste for this curry. You will need to heat oil in a pan and chopped chopped onion, green chillies, garlic and grated coconut. Once the onion is crispy, remove the mixture. Dry roast cinnamon, cardamom, ansided, papercorn, pope seeds, coriander seeds, Kashmiri red chillies, star anis, maize flowers, nutmeg and turmeric. Now, grind the onion-coconut mixture with roasted entire spices to make Xacuti paste.
Next, heat oil in a pan. Add marinated chicken and prepared Xacuti masala. Add water and let the chicken cook in gravy. Once the chicken is cooked through the chicken, the chicken xacuti gravy is ready!
Click here for a step-by-step recipe for chicken xacuti.
Sounds delicious, right? Make this Goan chicken curry at home and surprise your family with your cook skills. Tell us in the comment section how you liked it!
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