Chicken Cafreal

A community recipe by sangeetasbash

Not tested or verified by Nigella.com

Introduction

This is a main course dish..orignally a part of Portuguese cuisine..but to date a favourite amongst all the Goans and generally people world wide..it is a flavoursome and aromatic dish slightly robust but delightfully succulent..

Ingredients

Serves: 4

Metric Cups

4 chicken legs (skin removed)
1 bunch fresh coriander
3⅕ centimetres piece of fresh ginger
11 cloves garlic
2 lemons (juiced)
3⅘ centimetres cinnamon sticks
6 cloves
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
5 black peppercorns
1 star anise
1 teaspoon coriander seeds
1 teaspoon fennel seeds
3 green chillies (to taste)
1 pinch of salt (to taste)
2 onions
2 tomatoes (for salad)
½ lemon (for wedges)

4 chicken legs (skin removed)
1 bunch cilantro
1¼ inches piece of fresh gingerroot
11 cloves garlic
2 lemons (juiced)
1½ inches cinnamon sticks
6 cloves
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
5 black peppercorns
1 star anise
1 teaspoon coriander seeds
1 teaspoon fennel seeds
3 green chiles (to taste)
1 pinch of salt (to taste)
2 onions
2 tomatoes (for salad)
½ lemon (for wedges)

Method

Chicken Cafreal is a community recipe submitted by sangeetasbash and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

wash chicken legs and make two to three small slits on either sides.

dry roast all the spices till the aroma is let out..then grind together the ginger,garlic,coriander,chillies along with the dry roasted spices to a fine paste.

apply the paste evenly to the chicken legs,then add the lemon juice and some salt to taste and marinate well.

keep the chicken legs covered with a cling film for six to eight hours in the refrigerator.