Goan Chicken Cafreal Recipe, Chicken Cafreal Goan Style

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Chicken Cafreal Recipe is a very famous and common Goan dish. This Galina cafreal was introduced in Goa by Portuguese, and now in demand at goan restaurants. It’s prepared with authentic goan chicken cafreal masala of simple ingredients. Check how to make chicken cafreal goan style at home.

This goan chicken cafreal is my favorite dish from childhood. I still remember the recipe for my first goan style cafreal, which I prepared during my college days.

Chicken cafreal is also my family’s tasty dish. On every visit to Goa, our family prefers having this best chicken cafreal as starters at Florentine Restaurant. But on occasion, I always prepare this recipe of chicken cafreal at home.

The chicken is marinated with green-colored cafreal masala for at least one hour or overnight. For better taste, it is good to marinate it for a longer time or overnight.

This dish also goes well with goan pork vindaloo, pork sorpotel or chicken xacuti.

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What is Chicken Cafreal

Chicken Cafreal originated from the Portuguese colony called Mozambique in Africa. This dish was adapted from a well-known dish called Galinha (Frango) Piri-Piri. Then the Portuguese made some changes to it before reaching Goa. And now it’s the famous Goan Chicken Cafreal.

Tips For Making Chicken Cafreal

• I used chicken legs in this recipe, it is my favorite. But you can also use chicken breasts, chicken thighs, or whole chicken (cut into pieces).
• It’s better to apply cafreal masala on the chicken and marinate it overnight for a tastier cafreal.
• This recipe is a dry version, but you can also make a chicken cafreal semi-dry or gravy version.
• Make small slits or cuts on the chicken to absorb the cafreal masala
• Use the leftover marination masala while cooking

How To Store The Cafreal

Goan Chicken cafreal can be stored in an air tight container for 3 – 4 days in the refrigerator

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Cafreal Masala Ingredients

Goan Style Chicken cafreal masala contains very simple ingredients available in the market.

• fresh green coriander/cilantro leaves with tender stalks
• large garlic cloves
• ginger piece (roughly chopped)
• green chilies (adjust to taste)
• cloves
• cinnamon sticks
• cumin seeds
• black peppercorns
• coriander seeds
• fennel seeds
• granulated sugar
• goan vinegar / palm vinegar
• salt (adjust to taste)

How To Make Goan Cafreal Masala

• For Cafreal Masala Goan Style, take all Chicken Cafreal Masala Ingredients (coriander leaves, garlic cloves, ginger, green chilies, cloves, cinnamon sticks, cumin seeds, black peppercorns, coriander seeds, fennel seeds, granulated sugar, goan vinegar, salt), and grind together into a smooth paste of goan cafreal masala.

Chicken Cafreal Ingredients

For Goan Chicken Cafreal Ingredients

• chicken legs OR any chicken pieces
• turmeric powder
• lime juice
• salt (according to taste)
• oil

How To Make Chicken Cafreal Step By Step

1. For chicken cafreal goan style, take the chicken legs and dry pat them. Make deep slits on them. Take turmeric powder, lime juice, and salt and apply them. Keep it aside for 15 minutes. In the meantime make the chicken cafreal masala as mentioned above.
2. Take the goan cafreal masala, and rub it over the chicken legs and inside the slits. Marinate them for at least 1 hour or for overnight in the fridge.
3. After marination, take a heavy bottom pan and heat 2 tablespoons oil. Add the chicken pieces and fry them on high heat for at least 1 minute. On low heat, cover the lid and cook them for at least 10 minutes on each side.
4. Then open the lid, and cook till the chicken turn brown and cooks through. Then open the lid, and cook till the chicken turns brown and cafreal masala thickens and well coats the chicken. Remove the chicken from the pan and transfer it to a bowl.
5. Serve Chicken Cafreal Goan Style with caramelized onions, fried potatoes, or goan wheat bread (poey).

Delicious Chicken Cafreal Recipe in Goan Style cooked at occasions like Christmas, Easter, New Year and Parties. Also prepared at weekends and very famous restaurant goan dish. It’s prepared with mouthwatering chicken cafreal masala ingredients at home.

How To Serve Goan Chicken Cafreal

Chicken Cafreal Goan Style is mostly served with potato wedges, onion slices and lemon as starters. It can also be served with refreshing salads. It also goes well with pulav, goan pork sopotel, pork vindaloo goan style and chicken xacuti.

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