Prepare Galinha Cafreal

Ingredients :

(Chicken marinated and fried)
1 large chicken (1¼ kg) jointed
6 green chillies/peppers
1 ¼ inch piece ginger
10 cloves garlic
1 tbsp coriander seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
½ tsp garam masala
1 tbsp lemon juice
3 tbsp oil
2 medium onions, chopped fine
4 large tomatoes, halved
6 medium potatoes, boiled, halved
Salt as per taste


Preparation :

Grind to a fine paste, the ginger, garlic and all the spices in the lemon juice, including the green chillies/peppers and half chopped onions, adding salt as per taste.

Joint the chicken and apply the ground spices to the chicken pieces.
Marinate the chicken for 2 hours.

Heat oil in a pan on medium flame and saute the rest of the chopped onion.
Fry the chicken turning them over both the sides till the pieces are browned and cooked (approx. 20 mins).

In a separate pan: heat 1 tbsp oil and fry potatoes and then very lightly the halved tomatoes.

Serve the chicken with the fried potatoes and tomatoes..

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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.