Goan Xacuti Chicken curry

After an awesome, whirlwind trip to Goa, I feel as if I came back to the spot where and how I left.Home is home, but I still have a strange craving of hunger for travel.Goa is an addicting place. Right from the stunning cathedrals, beautiful churches, those amazingly spectacular Temples structures having, Portuguese, Hindu and Islamic influence. To name a few are Mahalakshmi,Nageshi,Shanta Durga,Shri Damodar,Ramnathi, Shri Mahalasa Narayani etc. The weather was just perfect to hit the beach,Amazing blue sky and the brightly shining sun, the white sand with black lava rocks, the shimmering sands by the beaches, where we sat listening to the soothing sounds of waves, splashing sound of sea,strolling up and down the beach, watched the sunset while on cruise, with some wonderful Goan and Portuguese folk dance. The taste of actual shopping in Goa is it's flea market. You need to know the art of bargaining.There's a huge collection of, spices, crafts, jewellery,clothes,etc. A one stop shop for all your needs. But as they truly say, that there's more to Goa than just its beaches. It is a haven for foodies, with mouth watering heavenly treats. You can find fingerlicking delicacies every nook and corner. 
Goan Xacuti chicken curry caught my fancy and I got the recipe from a localite. Today I tried my hand at it and yes it indeed is awesome :-)

INGREDIENTS

FOR CHICKEN

1 Kg chicken

½ tsp turmeric

FOR THE PASTE

Salt to taste

5 ½ cm piece ginger

10 cloves garlic

1 sprig of coriander

5-6 green chillies

ONION MIXTURE

1 Tsp- groundnut oil

2 medium sized onions finely sliced

2 green chillies finely chopped.

2½ cm piece ginger

5-6 garlic cloves

1 coconut

SPICE MIXTURE

5 ½ cm cinnamon

3-4 peeled cardamoms

2 Star Anise

1 tsp Black peppercorn

1 Tbsp Poppy Seeds

1 Tbsp Coriander seeds

8-10 red chillies

1 star anise

¼ cm nutmeg

1 mace flower

¼ th cm turmeric

Finally:

2tsp groundnut oil

2 medium sized onions finely sliced.

2 green chilli

A little less than 1 litre of water

1bunch of coriander

  Wash and clean the chicken, marinate in the turmeric and salt and set aside.  Make a paste of ginger, garlic, coriander, chillies and add to the chicken and marinate for ½ hour. Heat 1 tsp oil in pan, add 2 sliced onions and sauté along with, green chillies, ginger, garlic for 2 minutes. Add 1 grated coconut and saute for another 5 minutes. Once the mixture turns crispy, remove from flame and set aside. Now dry roast cinnamon, cardamom, aniseed, black pepper corn, poppy seeds, coriander seeds, Kashmiri red chillies, star anise, mace flower, nutmeg and turmeric. Dont burn them and turm. Grind the spice mixture along with onion mixture to make Xacuti Masala. In the same pan add 2tsp oil and add the remaining 2 sliced onions and green chillies. After a minute add the marinated chicken. Cook on high flame for a minute, now add Xacuti masala and water. One’s the chicken is tender and cooked, remove from flame and garnish with coriander leaves.