Chicken Cafreal Dish Goa

Chicken Carfreal is a Goan dish that has its roots in Africa. The Portuguese brought this recipe along when then came to Goa. Also known as Galinha Carfreal, it means grilled chicken. Though in Goa, this chicken is fried instead of being grilled. If you want to cut down on the calories, you may want to grill the chicken.

Ingredients:

2 pieces chicken
1 cup water
½ tsp salt
2 tbsp chopped coriander
1 piece cinnamon
6 cloves
1 small piece ginger
5 green chillies
6 pieces garlic
½ tsp cumin seeds
2 pieces cardamom
1 tsp vinegar
4 tsp white rum
4 tbsp oil
10 onion rings

Preparation:

Add salt to chicken and cook in water on full flame for 3 minutes. Grind coriander, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, green chillies, garlic, cumin seeds, cardamom, vinegar and white rum to a paste.

Add paste, two tbsp oil and onion rings to the cooking chicken and reduce flame to low. After ten minutes add two more tbsp oil and white rum. simmer on fire till all the water evaporates and the chicken readies.

Serve hot with salad and chips.