Prepare Galinha com Coentro

Ingredients :

(Chicken with coriander)


2 chickens
100 gm coriander leaves
80 gm ginger
80 gm garlic
4 green chillies
10 gm hot masala (cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, peppercorn & cumin seeds)
½ tsp turmeric powder
15 gm cashew nut paste
Oil to fry
1 ½ tbsp lemon juice
Salt as per taste


Preparation :

Clean, remove skin and de-bone the chicken and cut into eight pieces.
Marinate the chicken with salt, lemon juice and turmeric powder and keep aside.

Grind the spice and other ingredients together to a fine paste.

Rub the chicken with ground paste. Keep it at least one hour for marination.
Heat oil and quickly fry the chicken on both sides, thereby sealing in its juice.

Do not over fry. Add remaining ingredients and cook for 3 to 4 minutes.
Add salt as per taste. Remove and serve in its own pan juice.

Serve with local bread/garlic fried rice.

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