Chicken cafreal

l Chicken cafreal

Serves: 02

Preparation Time: 45 Minutes

Level: Easy

Chicken cafreal

Ingredients

• Cooking oil - 4 tablespoon + for deep fry
• Onion - 1 medium sized
• Green chili - 2 no.
• Chicken - 500 gram
• Coriander powder - 1 teaspoon
• Cumin powder - 1/2 teaspoon
• Fennel powder - 1/2 teaspoon
• Garam masala powder - 1 teaspoon
• Black pepper powder - 2 teaspoon
• Ginger-garlic paste - 1 tablespoon
• Salt - to taste
• Vinegar - 1 teaspoon

Preparation

• Finely chop (or grind) to a coarse paste
• Marinate chicken with all ingredients in the list expect onion and oil
• Keep the chicken in your fridge for minimum one hour
• Thinly slice onions

Cooking

• Heal oil in a kadai, deep fry onions, drain and keep aside
• Heat oil in a pan over medium flame
• Add marinated chicken and stir to coat evenly with oil
• Cook covered; check occasionally, 
• to ensure the chicken not stick to the bottom, sprinkle water and stir slightly
• When the chicken is tender, add vinegar, toss and remove from fire
• Serve with deep fry onions on top

Note:

• Chicken cafreal is one of those rare Indian recipe where u can try adding alcohol
• Add a tablespoon of brandy or rum  instead of vinegar and toss
• Rather than using powders of cumin, fennel, coriander and black pepper, you can also dry roast whole spices and grind along with green chili, ginger and garlic
• Try prawn cafreal using the same recipe, you will seriously enjoy it unless you dislike seafood.