‘Chicken Cafreal’: A Popular Goan Green Chicken Curry

Name: ‘Chicken Cafreal’: A Popular Goan Green Chicken Curry
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 Kg Chicken; to taste Salt; 1 tsp Sugar; 6-8 tbsp Cooking Oil Any Vegetable Oil- (To be used in Batches); 1 tbsp Turmeric Powder; 1-2 Large Potatoes Cut into Wedges or Sliced in the Roundels; 12-15 Green Chillies; 1 inch Cinnamon Stick; 8-10 Garlic Cloves; 2 inch Ginger; 1 tbsp Black Peppercorns; 1/8 Cup Fresh Lemon Juice (Approx. Out of 2 Lemons); 1 Bay Leaf; 1 tsp Cumin Seeds; 3-4 Cloves; 2 cup Corinader leaves: With the soft stalks as well for added flavours; 1 spring Fresh Coriander Leaves; 1 Spring Fresh Mint Leaves; 1 Cup Cooking Oil (Any Veg. Oil); 2-3 lemon wedges for Garnishing

Anamika Banerjee @LadyLazarrus_9663

Bangalore- INDIA

This particular recipe is the gift to the Indians by the Africans, through the Portuguese Connect, which has traversed India through the same channels & routes.
It’s basically a Carribean Dish, however since the ages it’s, the most popular & traditional dishes from the land of Goa- India 🇮🇳
It does have a typical & distinctive attributes to its ground Masala Paste & is actually well known for that...!!!

It’s authentically & traditionally prepared with the chicken curry 🍛 but this particular Masala Paste can surely be well prepared & well preserved in the refrigerator (as I definitely do it always, whenever I prepare it), can be later used further in other dishes (veg & non-veg. both) to enhance the taste, flavours & aroma in that particular dish.

A must try for all, at least once ☺️👍🏻

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A must try for all, at least once ☺️👍🏻

#weekgreen
#rainbowchallenge

Anamika Banerjee @LadyLazarrus_9663

Bangalore- INDIA

A must try for all, at least once ☺️👍🏻

#weekgreen
#rainbowchallenge

A must try for all, at least once ☺️👍🏻

#weekgreen
#rainbowchallenge

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Ingredients

30 mins, Prep T

4 people

1 KgChicken
to taste Salt
1 tspSugar
6-8 tbspCooking Oil Any Vegetable Oil- (To be used in Batches)
1 tbspTurmeric Powder
1-2Large Potatoes Cut into Wedges or Sliced in the Roundels
Cafreal Masala Marinade
12-15Green Chillies
1 inchCinnamon Stick
8-10Garlic Cloves
2 inchGinger
1 tbspBlack Peppercorns
1/8 CupFresh Lemon Juice (Approx. Out of 2 Lemons)
1Bay Leaf
1 tspCumin Seeds
3-4Cloves
2 cupCorinader leaves: With the soft stalks as well for added flavours
1spring Fresh Coriander Leaves
1Spring Fresh Mint Leaves
1 CupCooking Oil (Any Veg. Oil)
2-3lemon wedges for Garnishing

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Steps

30 mins, Prep T

1

Wash & Clean the Chicken to set aside.to get marinated, once our very special green Cafreal Masala/Marinade is well prepared.
2

In a Blender Jar Add in the aforesaid ingredients- All including the dry whole & ground spices both.add in the seasonings too
3

Blend it to a smooth paste & now, time to marinate the chicken pieces with this green paste but before that, make a few gashes/slits, to the Chicken pieces, in order to coat it well with this specially prepared green marinade
4

Coat it all over the Chicken pieces- Rub the marinade individually, to all the chicken pieces with this & cover it- Set aside, for at least, 2-3 hrs time (Overnight is always the Best)
5

Heat up a frying pan over the medium flame: Add in the oil, then fry the marinated chicken pieces in 2-3 batches (ensure not to overcrowd the pan & leave sufficient spaces in between them to flip over comfortably while frying)
6

Once, all the Chicken pieces are well fried until nicely golden brown- Drop the entire portion of the chicken into the pan now & add into it some water (the residue from the Cafreal Masala blender jar need be all used in this water for the enhanced flavours)
7

Lower the flame to the low-medium at this point & cover it to cook for about 10-15 mins time, stirring occasionally in between, to avoid burning or sticking to the bottom of the pan
8

If some more splashes of water is required in between, apply the same until its completely cooked. Heat up another frying pan, on the other side over the medium flame
9

Now, apply some salt on the potato wedges/roundels/cubes (I like it this way & with its skin, hence kept it that way- You can choose your own), fry it on either of its sides- it need be kinda charred nicely on its both sides
10

While, frying the potatoes- Keep a close look on the chicken as well, if it’s well prepared by now.once done, put off both the the ovens & let them sit on the hot ovens for another 5-7 mins time before arranging/layering the fried potatoes on the serving platter
11

On the top of this special arrangement- Transfer the Chicken pieces & then, pour in the green masala cafreal gravy- as much is required. Enjoy your meal with this Special & Popular Goan Green Chicken Curry Chicken Cafreal

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Anamika Banerjee @LadyLazarrus_9663

on April 08, 2021 19:46

Bangalore- INDIA

A hardcore Bong- that has a tremendous wanderlust in her blood as well as that much passion for cooking new ideas and recipes & also, camouflaging certain recipes across the globe-Of course, all that maintains its heritage and cultures in its looks and taste both yet caters to the day’s call/requirement to be health conscious but a great foodie that’s innate in her genes and tries to satiate the crowd- Be ANY, with all that 😊💁🏻‍♀️👍🏻