Chicken Cafreal

Name: Chicken Cafreal
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 kg Chicken (Drumsticks or maryland cuts); 1/2 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 1 tbsp lime juice or vinegar; 1 tsp salt; as required Cafreal Masala; 1 cup tightly packed coriander leaves and stalks; 4-6 hot green chilies (adjust as per spice tolerance); 1 & 1/2 inch piece ginger; 8-10 fat cloves of garlic; 2 tsp poppy seeds; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 inch stick of cinnamon; 3-4 cloves; 8-10 whole peppercorns; 1 lime, juiced or 1 tsp tamarind pulp or 1 tsp vinegar; to taste Salt; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1/4 cup oil to cook add more if needed

Trisha Rudra @cook_15543317

Kolkata

A fiery, tangy green curry with a hint of sweetness makes this Goan chicken dish an ever-so popular dish

Trisha Rudra @cook_15543317

Kolkata

A fiery, tangy green curry with a hint of sweetness makes this Goan chicken dish an ever-so popular dish

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Ingredients

1 kgChicken (Drumsticks or maryland cuts)
1/2 tbspginger garlic paste
1 tbsplime juice or vinegar
1 tspsalt
as requiredCafreal Masala
1 cuptightly packed coriander leaves and stalks
4-6hot green chilies (adjust as per spice tolerance)
1 & 1/2 inch pieceginger
8-10fat cloves of garlic
2 tsppoppy seeds
1 tspcumin seeds
1 inchstick of cinnamon
3-4cloves
8-10whole peppercorns
1lime, juiced or 1 tsp tamarind pulp or 1 tsp vinegar
to tasteSalt
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1/4 cupoil to cook add more if needed

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Steps

1

Wash and pat dry chicken before preparing the marinade. Apply ginger garlic paste, salt and lime juice and keep aside for 10 mins
2

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.
3

Apply half of this marinade on the chicken and keep it in the refrigerator for an hour to overnight if required.
4

Before cooking, take chicken out and bring to room temperature.
5

Heat a non-stick pan with oil and gently lower the masala coated chicken pieces in.
6

Sear the chicken on high heat for 2 to 4 mins before turning down the flame.
7

When chicken starts browning on both sides, add the reserved marinate, and 1/2 cup of water. Mix well.
8

Add a lid and cook until chicken is tender and the masala has dried up.
9

Switch off the flame when masala has cooked chicken well and chicken is cooked through.
10

Serve Chicken Cafreal with rice or bread, and some baked or fried potatoes on the side.