Goanese Chicken Curry
Chicken Boneless 1-1/2 kg Cut into 12 Pieces
Ginger & garlic 2 tsp paste
Onion 1 medium
Green chillies 10 Long Paste
coconut powder 5 tbsp
Tamarind water 1 tbsp
Curry patta 3-4 stalks
Potatoes 3-4
Red chillies 6 dried
Masala
Coconut powder 1 tbsp
Poppy seed 1 tbsp
Sesame seeds ¾ tbsp
Almonds 15 skinned
Peanuts 2 tbsp skinned
Chickpeas 2 tbsp skinned and roasted
Cinnamon stick 2 inch
Cloves 4
Pepper corns 6
Cumin seeds ¾ tsp
Turmeric 1 tsp
Salt To taste
Preparation
Boil chicken in ½ cup of water with ground ginger, garlic, green chillies and salt. Cook until all liquid is absorbed and chicken is half-cooked. Roast whole onion on fire, peel and grind.Heat oil, fry all masala including the onion on low heat, add curry patta and red chillies. When masala changes colour to a light pink and gives off an aroma, add milk of coconut, chicken pieces and quartered potatoes. Add tamarind water. Cook for another 10-15 minutes.
Serve with boiled rice.