Chicken Xacuti (2)

you will need
1 Kg chicken
1tsp. salt
20 flakes garlic
5'' ginger
1/2 bunch coriander leaves
4 green chillies
1 tsp. turmeric powder
1 coconut grated
4 large onions chopped
8 red chillies
3'' cinamon
2 cardamons peeled
1 poppy flower
1/4 nutmeg
2 tbsps. coriander seeds
1/2 tsp. fennel seeds
1 tbsp. poppy seeds
1 mace
2 tbsps. ghee
2 large onions chopped
2 tsps.peppercorns
20 cloves
oil
2 large tomatoes cut in quarters

Method
Clean chicken and cut into small pieces. Apply salt and keep aside. Grind the next 5 ingredients and apply to the chicken.

Take a frying pan and roast the grated coconut along with half of the sliced onions till light brown. Grind to a thick paste and keep aside.

Heat 1 tablespoon oil and roast the chill dry chillies lightly and keep aside . In the same pan roast rest of the spices . Grind all the roasted spices to a fine paste.

Take a large pan , heat 2 tablespoon ghee and fry the onions. Add marinated chicken, cover the pan and cook till tender. Mix spice paste and coconut paste into the meat. Cook for about 10 minutes. Add tomato quarters and simmer for 5 minutes. Serve with lemon slices.

Chicken Xacuti

This is what you need
1 Chicken
1 tsp. salt
1 cup grated coconut and 1 tbsp fresh diced coconut to garnish
1 and 1/2 tbsp coriander seeds
1 tsp. cumin seeds
1 tbsp. poppy seeds
1 tsp. turmeric powder
8 dry red chillies
1 tsp. grated nutmeg
6 stars aniseed
2 tsp. fennel seeds
1/3 cup oil
2 onions chopped fine
4 green chilies chopped fine
2 tbsp tamarind or lime juice

Method
Wash Clean and cut the chicken into small pieces. Apply salt and keep aside.Take a flat pan and roast the grated coconut till light brown. Transfer to a plate. In the same pan put 1 tsp. oil and roast the rest of the spices along with 1 chopped onion except the nutmeg and the green chillis and the diced coconut. Grind all the roasted spices and roasted coconut to a paste .
heat oil in a pan ,add the chopped onion and the green chillies and fry for sometime. Now add the chicken, cover the pan and cook till tender. Add the spice paste, diced coconut and nutmeg to the chicken. cook for about 10 minutes. remove from heat and serve.