🇮🇳 Indian

Goan Chicken Cafreal

Name: Goan Chicken Cafreal
Prep time: 21 min
Cook time: 38 min
Total time: 59 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 500 g, bone-in pieces Chicken; 2 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste; 1 tsp Garam Masala; to taste Salt; 3, finely sliced Onion; 2, chopped Tomato; 2 Green Chili; 2 tsp Coriander Powder; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; 3 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 1/2 cup, chopped Fresh Cilantro; 2 Lime; 1-2 tsp Red Chili Powder

🇮🇳 Indian

Goan cafreal, green herb-marinated chicken grilled smoky. The Sunday-special format that every region does differently. Serve with rice, rotis or buttered pav for the gravy.

Prep 21 min Cook 38 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

Chicken500 g, bone-in pieces
Ginger Garlic Paste2 tbsp
Garam Masala1 tsp
Saltto taste
Onion3, finely sliced
Tomato2, chopped
Green Chili2
Coriander Powder2 tsp
Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
Vegetable Oil3 tbsp
Fresh Cilantro1/2 cup, chopped
Lime2
Red Chili Powder1-2 tsp

Optional extras

Kasuri Methi1 tsp

Instructions

1
Give the chicken a quick marinade — salt, turmeric, chili — so it is seasoned to the bone, not the surface.
2
Brown the onions properly in hot oil, eight to ten minutes, till bronze and sweet.
3
Add ginger garlic paste, cook two minutes, then the tomato and ground spices; bhunao till the oil separates.
4
Stir the chicken and fresh cilantro into the masala, cook five minutes till coated, then add water and simmer.
5
Simmer till done — the meat should leave the bone without a fight — then finish with garam masala and cilantro.

Chef's tip

Taste as you go — chili heat, salt and sourness should all lift each other, not fight.

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