Goan Chicken Cafreal is one of the spicy weekend dishes I enjoyed to prepare with my wife. We enjoyed the preparation process together and it was so much fun throughout.
Recipe:
Marination:
Take large pieces of chicken. You can choose breast or leg pieces based on your preference.
Add salt to taste
Add 1 lime juice
Add 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
Mix it well and refrigerate for 30 mins
For the Chicken Cafreal Masala / Paste :
6- 7 Green Chilies
4- 5 Cloves
1 tbsp of Black Pepper Corns
1 tbsp of Jeera (Cumin Seeds)
1 inch piece of Cinnamon
1 Fresh Ginger
8-10 cloves of Garlic
Chopped coriander leaves. Take at least a medium bunch.
1 tbsp of poppy seeds
1 tbsp of tamarind pulp
Add little water and grind it.
Preparation:
You would need two different pan to cook Chicken and Veggies separately.
In one pan add some oil and heat it on medium flame.
Add marinated chicken and Boiled Potatoes cut into wedges
Add Extra Cafreal Masala. Mix this well and cook on medium heat till the chicken start turning light shade of brown.
In the Veggies Pan
Add Diced Zucchini
Add Yellow Bell Pepper
Add 1 Medium Sized Onion
Add Diced Capsicum
Add Salt to taste
Add 2 Tomatoes
Add some olive oil and on low flame cook the veggies for 2-3 minutes. We want them just raw so enhance the taste of veggies.
Serve the Veggies on a plate with Chicken Cafreal with masala on top. Any sweet drink will go well with this dish as its extra spicy and mouth-watering!
You can have this with crispy Garlic bread or any other toast.
We hope that you likes this article and it will help you prepare authentic Chicken Cafreal Goan style at home. You may also want to check out my recipe on Homemade Chicken Hakka Noodles.
