Chicken Cafreal

Submitted by Girl from India

"A tangy chicken again from the west coast of India. This time from the state of fun and beaches - Goa. From the Sunday Mid-day stored here for reference and sharing."

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 20mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 kg chicken, cut into big pcs with skin left on
• 1 sour lime, juice from (or to taste)
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 potatoes, peeled and sliced
• salt

• For the green masala

• 6 green chilies
• 6 cloves garlic
• 2 green cardamom pods
• 2 cloves
• 200 g coriander leaves (1 bunch)
• 1 inch gingerroot
• 2 tablespoons white vinegar
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1⁄2 teaspoon turmeric powder

directions

1. Pierce the chicken pcs with a fork.
2. Marinate them in salt and sour lime juice Grind the masala ingredients to a paste Spread this paste too over the chicken and keep at room temperature for 2 hours atleast.
3. Heat the oil in a large frying pan and add the chicken pcs and saute for 10-12 mins (or more) until the skin of the chicken is dark and the juices run clear when the chicken pcs are pricked with a knife tip.
4. Halfway through add the potato slices so that they too fry with the chicken.
5. Serve hot.

Reviews

[PetsRus]

Will absolutely make this again!!!I did make some changes but used all the ingredients listed. I made for the two of us, I used half the amount of chicken and added instead some finely chopped green beans, about 1 cup. I increased the cooking time and I let it simmer for about 40 minutes on low after browning, added about 3/4 cup of chicken broth, bit by bit, the potatoes soaked up the broth. It ended up with a nice coating of sauce which tasted wonderful!! It was quite spicy for me but it was also a very fresh clean taste. I served it with cucumber raita, chopped mango and naan bread... Thanks for posting!!!

 

[Chef Edsam]

This recipe was super easy. I marinated the chicken with a bit of salt and ginger garlic paste along with the sour lime.My husband loved it. Will surely make it for the family again and again

 

[MrsMM]

This was so delicious and so simple. Lovely mix of flavors, and now I can say I can cook 'Goan' food! :) Only thing- we had to cook the chicken for at least double the time indicated. Beyond that, superb recipe- you are one of my fav. chefs!

 

[JacquelineS]

This was SO good! I didn't need to add broth as mentioned above...I just put a lid on the pan and let the steam make enough water to keep it from sticking. We will definatly have this again!

 

[Rhea in USA]

Awh! this is a great recipe. I cut the marinade time to 15mins and the dish still turned out well. Its so simple to make and a pleasure to dig into. Served it with hot rotis. Was a delight! Sure will be a regular at our household.