Chicken Cafreal

 This week I am sharing with you a very tasty recipe. Chicken Cafreal! This is the equivalent of Portuguese-style grilled chicken and the sauce it is marinated in tastes a lot like the famous Portuguese Peri-peri sauce. Try it out , you'll like it!

Serves: 4
Cooking time (approx.): 23 minutes
Style: Indian Non-Vegetarian
8  medium sized pieces (about 800  grams) of chicken
1  tablespoon(s) soyabean sauce
1  teaspoon(s) each of cumin seeds and black peppercorns
8  green chillies
1  cup(s) chopped coriander leaves
8  garlic flakes
1" piece ginger
2" piece cinnamon broken
4  cloves
2  green cardamom(s)
1  medium onion(s) finely chopped
2  tablespoons clarified butter (ghee) / butter / oil
salt to taste

Make cuts on the chicken pieces and marinate it with a mixture of soyabean sauce and salt for at least two hours. Grind together rest of the ingredients to a paste.
Heat the clarified butter (ghee) / butter / oil in a heavy-bottomed pan till hot. Add the ground paste and saute on medium level for about 3  minutes or till it is aromatic.
Add the chicken pieces and salt to taste. Mix well. Add a little water if gravy is required. Cover and cook on low level for about 20  minutes or till the chicken is fully cooked.
TIP:
This dish can be had dry or with gravy. For thicker gravy, add some cornflour dissolved in water while cooking the chicken.
Can be served with: Green Peas Rice (Matar Pulav), white rice or Indian bread (Roti).
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