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Chicken Guisado

Chicken Guisado is a traditional Indian recipe (from Goa) for a classic curry of chicken pieces in a spiced tamarind juice base with onions, garlic, ginger and green chillies. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Indian version of: Chicken Guisado.

prep time

20 minutes

cook time

60 minutes

Total Time:

80 minutes

Serves:

6–8

Rating:

Tags : CurryChilli RecipesSpice RecipesChicken RecipesFowl RecipesVegetable RecipesIndian Recipes

Guisado in Portuguese means 'stew' and it was the Portuguese that brought the basis of this dish to Goa. Of course, the dish has changed over the centuries, with the original Portuguese vinegar being replaced with tamarind juice as a souring agent. As a result the antecedent of this dish, is vindaloo, except that this chicken curry has become more native in character, hence the term 'guisado' to distinguish it from vindaloo.

Ingredients:

1kg chicken, divided into 12 serving-sized pieces (or use chicken portions)
1/2 tsp salt
2cm piece of ginger, peeled and chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped
2 tbsp cooking oil
6 onions, chopped
2 green chillies, chopped
250ml tamarind juice (soak tamarind powder in hot water then strain)
1 tsp ground cumin seeds
1/2 tsp freshly-ground black pepper
3/4 tsp ground turmeric
1 red chilli, shredded (remove the seeds for a milder effect)

Method:

Scatter the salt over the chicken pieces and set aside. Combine the ginger and garlic in a mortar and pound to a smooth paste.

Heat the oil in a pan. When hot, add the onion and fry for about 4 minutes, or until translucent but not coloured. At this point, stir in the ginger-garlic paste and the green chillies. Stir to combine and fry for 2 minutes.

Add the chicken pieces and fry for 3 minutes. Now add the tamarind juice, ground cumin seeds, ground black pepper and turmeric. Bring to a simmer, cover with a tight-fitting lid and cook gently for about 45 minutes, or until the chicken pieces are tender.

Turn into a dish, garnish with the shredded red chilli and serve.