Chicken Cafrael

Chicken Cafrael a spicy chicken dish is one of the most famous Goan Dishes ,introduced into the Goan Cuisine by the portuguese.I don't want to say much about this dish...except just go ahead and try it out....m sure ul be in love with this dish!!!!

INGREDIANTS:

For the masala:

•  6 Green Chillies
• Coriander leaves,a bunch
• 1 Tbsp Ginger-Garlic paste
• 6-7 Peppercorns
• 1 Big Piece Cinnamon
• 1 Teaspoon Jeera
• 1/2 Teaspoon Haldi

Others:   

•  1 Kg Chicken,cut into pieces 
• I large Onion,chopped  
• 1 potato,cut into
• 2 tbsp oil
• A bunch of chopped Corainder leaves,garnishing

Method:

• Cut clean and wash the chicken, and keep it aside.
• Grind all the inrediants for the masala and coat the chicken with this masala and keep overnight in the fridge or atleast for 4 hours
• Heat oil in a pan and when hot add the chopped onions
• When the onions turn brown, add the marinated chicken pieces and cook on high flame for about 4 minutes.
• Now reduce the flame to the lowest setting, add about 1/2 cup water,potatoes and cook till chicken is cooked.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with salad.

Goan Fish Curry

Goan Fish Curry along with boiled Rice,is the staple food in any Goan home,whether rich or poor.Goans just can't seem to eat their food without their fish Curry.This is a slightly spicy-tangy dish.So guys go ahead and try this amazing dish ....am sure that you all will be in love with this dish,just like us Goanese:)

Ingrediants:

• 2 Pomfrets,large-Clean,cut and apply salt,keep aside
• 1 medium size onion,chopped
• 1 medium sized tomato,chopped finely
• 1 Green Chilli ,slit
• 1tbsp,coconut Vinegar
• 2 tbsp oil
•  Salt,to taste
• A bunch of finely chopped coriander leaves, for garnishing

Ingrediants for Masala:

• 6 Kashmiri Chillies
• 1/2 Scraped Coconut
• A Small Piece of Ginger
• 3 Flakes Garlic
• 1 Tea spoon Corriander seeds 
•  1/2 Tea spoon Haldi Powder
• 1/2 Tea spoon Jeera seeds

Grind all the ingrediants for the masala  with water or a little vinegar and keep aside.


Method:

• Heat a deep pan on a medium flame, add the oil and heat. 
• Add the onions,green chilli and fry till golden brown
• Add the chopped tomato and cook till the mixture leaves the side of the pan.
• Now add the  masala paste you just ground to the oil and fry for 5 minutes.
• Now add the 2 cups of water (add more water if you would like more gravy) and bring the gravy to a boil. Reduce the flame to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes. Add salt to taste.
• Gently add the pieces of fish to the gravy and cook for 10 more minutes. Do not cover the pan at any time during the cooking. 
• Incase this dish turns out a little too spicy for your taste ,you can add a tablespoon of coconut vinegar.
• Turn off the fire and garnish with corainder leaves
•  Serve immediately with plain boiled rice.

Roasted Beef Tenderloin

A beef tenderloin, known as an eye fillet in New Zealand and Australia, filet in France and fillet in England, is cut from the loin of beef. The tenderloin refers to the muscle near the kidneys. This muscle does very little work, so it is the most tender part of the beef. This makes it one of the most popular cuts. This also makes it one of the more expensive cuts as well. The tenderloin can either be cut for roasts or for steaks.

Ingrediants for the marinade:

• ginger-garlic paste-1 1/2 tsp
• juice of 1/2 a lemon
• 1/2 tsp pepper powder
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• vinegar-1/2 tsp
• a pinch of clove powder
• a pinch of cinnamon 

Apply 1/2 tsp salt to 1/4 kg beef cut  and keep aside for 5-6 mins.Throw out the water. 

•  2 onions sliced
• 2 green chillies slit
• 1 tomato sliced
• 2 potatoes wedges , fried
• 5 tbsp cooking oil

Method:

• Marinade the beef overnight in a refrigerator with the above marinate.
• Now heat a frying pan with 4 tbsp of oil and when hot add the meat pieces and fry till done.Takes 3 minutes each side.
• Remove the meat from the pan and keep aside
• Now heat 1 tbsp of oil in the pan and when hot add the sliced onions and chillies and fry trill translucent.
• Now add the tomatoes and cook for a minute
• Than add the fried potatoes,and beef and mix well and cook for another 3 mins.
• Turn of the heat and enjoy.

This meat is succulent and tender all by itself.