Prepare Chicken Baffad

Ingredients :

1kg chicken, cut into serving size pieces, either on or off the bone
8 dried red kashmiri chillies
1 tsp turmeric
15 peppercorns
1/2 tsp cummin seeds
4 cloves
1 inch piece cinnamon
2 onions, finely chopped
3 green chillies, finely chopped
1 inch piece ginger, finely chopped
12 cloves garlic, finely chopped
thick and thin milk extracted from 1 coconut
salt and vinegar to taste


Preparation :

Fry the onions in a little oil until browned.
Meanwhile grind together the spices.

Add the chicken, chopped chillies, garlic and ginger to the pan and cook
for a minute or so.

Add the ground spices and salt and again cook for a minute or so.
Now add the thick and thin coconut milk so that the milk just covers the
chicken.

When chicken is cooked (about 20-30 minutes) add the vinegar and simmer until the sauce has thickened.
Serve with rice



Posted By: Sameer, US.
20/04/2005

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Today chicken features in almost every cuisine. Its universal popularity is due to the fact that the flesh combines with an array of different ingredients. It is used in soups, salads, stir-fries, curries, roasts and braised dishes. Most parts of the bird is utilised. Cafrial is a method of preparation, usually used with chicken, in which the meat is marinated in a sauce of chillies, garlic and ginger and then dry-fried. This results in a light elegant spicy dish where there is a ray of sunshine in every mouthful.