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Chicken Shakuti Recipe
(Chicken in Coconut Gravy)

Ingredients:

One Kg chicken medium sized pieces,

Five-six tbsps ghee,

Eight-ten onions,

Juice of two limes,

Thick and thin milk extracted from one coconut and

One coconut-grate and roast with two of the onions(sliced lengthwise) and a little ghee,until coconut turns pale brown.

For roasting and grinding:

Roasted coconut and onion mixture,

Two tbsps coriander seeds,

Five pepper corns,

Ten-fifteen dried red chillies,

One tbsp turmeric,

Four-six cloves,

Half inch piece cinnamon,

Half nutmeg,

Three-fourth tbsp aniseed and

One tbsp poppy seeds

Chopping four of the onions,fry until they turn light brown.

Add the chicken and light brown oninons.

Adding the grounded paste,fry for a minute and then add the thin coconut milk.

Now cook the mixture until chicken is tender.

Cut the remaining onions into quarters,adding to the chicken.

Cook on high flame for a few minutes then lower flame.

Now add the thick coconut milk.

Add salt as required.

Simmer on low flame for 10 minutes or so until sauce/gravy has thickened.

Sprinkle some lime juice over it prior to serving.