Spicy Chicken Sorpotel

Name: Spicy Chicken Sorpotel
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 300 gms boneless chicken; 4 tbsp oil; 1 medium onion chopped; 1 tbsp tamarind paste; 1 tbsp brown sugar; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi); 1 tsp salt or to taste; 8 dried Kashmiri red chillies; 1 inch piece of ginger; 8 cloves garlic; 1 inch piece of cinnamon; 5 cloves; 10 peppercorns; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds (jeera); 4 tbsp white vinegar

Madhu Bindra @madhubindra

The food of Dadra and Nagar Haveli is heavily influenced by Portuguese cuisine. Try out Chicken Sorpotel, a take on the traditional recipe with tender chicken and a flavorful blend of spices. Perfect as a main or a pickle. #ga24 #chicken #dadraandnagarhaveli

Madhu Bindra @madhubindra

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Ingredients

30 minutes

2 people

300 gmsboneless chicken
4 tbspoil
1medium onion chopped
1 tbsptamarind paste
1 tbspbrown sugar
For the marination
1/2 tspturmeric powder (haldi)
1 tspsalt or to taste
For the sorpotel paste
8dried Kashmiri red chillies
1 inchpiece of ginger
8 clovesgarlic
1 inchpiece of cinnamon
5cloves
10peppercorns
1/2 tspcumin seeds (jeera)
4 tbspwhite vinegar

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Steps

30 minutes

1

To begin, marinate the chicken pieces with turmeric and salt. Small pieces of boneless chicken work best for the recipe. Sorpotel also includes offals but I have not used them in the recipe. Feel free to add them.
Mix well and keep aside for 30 minutes.
2

Prepare the Sorpotel paste by grinding together Kashmiri red chillies, ginger, garlic, cinnamon, cloves, peppercorns, and cumin seeds with white vinegar into a smooth paste. You can de-seed the chillies if you want it less spicy. Keep aside.
3

Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan. Add in the marinated chicken and saute on high heat to retain the juices. Saute for a few minutes until almost done and keep it aside along with the stock if any.
4

Heat 2 tbsp oil in the same pan. Add in the chopped onions and saute until translucent.
5

Add the sorpotel paste. Mix well and cook until the oil begins to appear on the sides.
6

Add water to make the gravy and bring it to a boil.
7

Add the cooked chicken with stock and mix well. Add in the tamarind paste and sugar. Mix well, reduce the heat, cover with a lid, and continue to cook for another 10 minutes.
8

Check the salt and add more if required. Once done, turn off the heat. Allow it to rest until room temperature. The Spicy Chicken Sorpotel is ready to serve.