The Taste of Goa

Today I am posting the 3rd main dish of goan cuisine that is..

3. Chicken Cafreal

Cafreal chicken is a spicy green coloured dish that will leave your mouth watering. Grinding green chillies, herbs and various spices together make the masala for the chicken. Then, the chicken is mixed with this masala and fried. This Goan dish does not require anything on the side but it may be served with salads.

Recipe

• 7 – 8 Green Chillies
• 8 Stocks Coriander leaves.
• 2 inch piece of Ginger
• 13 – 14 Flakes of Garlic
• 1 tbsp Khus Khus
• 7 Peppercorns
• 1 Big Piece Cinnamon
• 1 tsp Jeera
• 1/2 tsp Haldi
• A Small ball of Tamarind
• 4 – 6 Cloves

Procedure

Firstly take the chicken cut it into pieces clean them and ..marinate it with salt or some ginger garlic paste if you want and keep it aside for some time.
Grind all the ingredients into a fine paste. and then you can see the nice green color of the masala. Then marinate the chicken with that paste and keep it for a overnight for a better taste. Later heat a pan add some oil or butter to it and when it gets heat add the marinated chicken to it and cook for 10-15 min till the chicken is edible enough.

So now the chicken cafreal is ready to serve .

Chicken Cafreal goes well with Bread, Pav or Rice as well. Or served with only salad as well.