India

Chicken Cafreal

Name: Chicken Cafreal
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 800 g Chicken pieces; 1 bunch Coriander & mint; some of each Green chilies & garlic; some of each Spices (cinnamon, cloves, cumin); 2 tbsp Vinegar; 3 tbsp Oil

Goan chicken in green spice paste

Chicken cafreal is a Goan dish with Portuguese-African roots, its name tracing back to the cooking of the Caffres.

A green paste of coriander, mint and spices marinates the chicken, which is then fried juicy.

Servings4

Time50 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Chicken pieces800 g
Coriander & mint1 bunch
Green chilies & garlicsome of each
Spices (cinnamon, cloves, cumin)some of each
Vinegar2 tbsp
Oil3 tbsp

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Grind herbs, chilies, garlic and spices into a green paste.
Marinate the chicken with the paste and vinegar.
Let it rest at least an hour.
Sear all over in oil.
Finish juicy with a little water.

Make it original

Whole spices are in the Asia Boutique.

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