Goanese Chicken Shakuti (Chicken Cooked In Coconut)


Course : Curry
Serves: 1
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Ingredients:


1 kilogram chicken -- cut up

---Dry Roast---

2 teaspoons coriander seeds

8 medium dried Kashmiri chiles

1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds

1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds

5 whole peppercorns

2 teaspoons peanuts (unsalted)

1/4 cup coconut, grated

1 teaspoon turmeric

4 teaspoon cardamom pods, use seeds only

6 teaspoon cloves

1 piece cinnamon

1 medium lemon, juice of

1 teaspoon salt to taste
 

Preparation / Directions:


Cut chicken up into desired pieces. Dry roast the spices and coconut in a large pan (until coconut is a light brown, taking care not to burn the spices). Add the turmeric, cardamom, cloves and cinnamon to the roasted spices and grind to a powder. Fry the spice mixture in some ghee for a few minutes. Add the chicken and brown. Add salt and a little water and simmer until chicken is cooked. Sprinkle lemon juice over dish a few minutes before serving.


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