Chicken Chacuti

Name: Chicken Chacuti
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 05
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken 1.5 kg+-; 3 Tbsp dried coriander; 2 bunch fresh coriander; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 15 black pepper corns; 6 whole cardamon; 1 strand of saffron; 1 tsp cloves; 2 stick cinnamon; 4 clove garlic fresh; 4 slices fresh ginger; 1 whole nutmeg; 1 tin 450ml coconut milk; 1 Tbsp red sweet pimento; 1 to 2 birds eye chilies, optional; 2 bay leaves; 3 whole onions

By Luis Antonio Farinha-Ferreira
@Afrobraz

A recipe brought into Mozambique by the Goaon people. Now adopted by them and it is amazing. Not by any means a common dish, it's a very fragrant curry without the burn, yet a punch in the mouth of flavor.

A bit of work but not too bad, and as always, timing is critical in some of the steps.

This is for people who are curious and have a Joie de vivre.

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

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Serves:

Prep:

30 Min

Cook:

35 Min

Ingredients

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1

whole chicken 1.5 kg+-
3 Tbsp

dried coriander
2 bunch

fresh coriander
1 tsp

cumin seeds
15

black pepper corns
6

whole cardamon
1

strand of saffron
1 tsp

cloves
2 stick

cinnamon
4 clove

garlic fresh
4

slices fresh ginger
1

whole nutmeg
1

tin 450ml coconut milk
1 Tbsp

red sweet pimento
1 to 2

birds eye chilies, optional
2

bay leaves
3

whole onions

How to Make Chicken Chacuti

Step-by-Step

Roast all spices separately in a pan - be careful not to burn them and watch out for latent heat.
Roast 3 onions in the oven until golden brown
Blend one onion with roasted spices in a blender.
Brown cut up chicken pieces in a casserole sauce pan large enough for full chicken
Add half of the spice mix,coconut milk,some tamarind and the rest of the blended spices and onions plus bay leaves to the chicken.
Allow to simmer until cooked and serve with a top of the range aromatic rice of you're choice and a great side salad