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Chicken Cafreal is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Chicken Cafreal is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chicken cafreal using 18 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken Cafreal:
- Prepare 1 kg Chicken (Drumsticks or maryland cuts)
- Prepare 1/2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
- Get 1 tbsp lime juice or vinegar
- Take 1 tsp salt
- Take as required Cafreal Masala
- Get 1 cup tightly packed coriander leaves and stalks
- Make ready 4-6 hot green chilies (adjust as per spice tolerance)
- Get 1 & 1/2 inch piece ginger
- Take 8-10 fat cloves of garlic
- Take 2 tsp poppy seeds
- Prepare 1 tsp cumin seeds
- Take 1 inch stick of cinnamon
- Prepare 3-4 cloves
- Take 8-10 whole peppercorns
- Get 1 lime, juiced or 1 tsp tamarind pulp or 1 tsp vinegar
- Make ready to taste Salt
- Take 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- Take 1/4 cup oil to cook add more if needed
Learn how to make this Goan delight with step by step pictures. No festive occasion is complete without chicken cafreal on the menu along with the popular sorpotel, vindaloo's/vindalho's, xacuti and the likes. Cafreal is a Goan delicacy that was introduced in the state during Portuguese rule. Ever since then, it has become an important part of Goan cuisine.
Instructions to make Chicken Cafreal:
- Wash and pat dry chicken before preparing the marinade. Apply ginger garlic paste, salt and lime juice and keep aside for 10 mins
- Prepare the cafreal masala; make a smooth paste of the coriander leaves & stalk, poppy seeds, dry spices (cinnamon, cloves, cumin and peppercorns) as well as the ginger and garlic.
- Apply half of this marinade on the chicken and keep it in the refrigerator for an hour to overnight if required.
- Before cooking, take chicken out and bring to room temperature.
- Heat a non-stick pan with oil and gently lower the masala coated chicken pieces in.
- Sear the chicken on high heat for 2 to 4 mins before turning down the flame.
- When chicken starts browning on both sides, add the reserved marinate, and 1/2 cup of water. Mix well.
- Add a lid and cook until chicken is tender and the masala has dried up.
- Switch off the flame when masala has cooked chicken well and chicken is cooked through.
- Serve Chicken Cafreal with rice or bread, and some baked or fried potatoes on the side.
Chicken Cafreal, a traditional Goan dish, which is not only tasty but also easy to prepare. The dish can be used as a starter as well as a side dish. Wash and cut chicken into big pieces. Grind all the ingredients mentioned for marination with very little water to a smooth thick paste. Next day remove the chicken out.
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