Goan-Style Chicken Moelho
- 1 1/2 teaspoons whole cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon whole brown mustard seeds
- 1 1/4 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs, extra fat removed and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 3/41 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 teaspoons nice red paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar, plus a little more, as needed
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed to a pulp with a garlic press
- 3 tablespoons olive or canola oil
- 1 medium onion (about 5 ounces) cut into fine half rings
- Put the cumin seeds and mustard seeds into the container of a clean coffee grinder and grind finely.
- Put the chicken in a nonreactive bowl along with the cumin-mustard mixture, cayenne, paprika, turmeric, salt, 1 tablespoon vinegar, and the garlic.
- Mix well with your hands, cover, and set aside for 12 hours, refrigerating if needed.
- Pour the oil into a large, preferably nonstick frying pan and set over medium-high heat.
- When hot, put in the onions.
- Stir and fry until the onions turn translucent, about 45 minutes.
- Keep stirring and frying another 2 minutes or until the onions brown a bit.
- Now add all the marinated chicken.
- Stir and fry another 78 minutes or until the chicken turns opaque and browns a bit.
- Add 1/2 cup water and another 2 teaspoons vinegar.
- Bring to a boil.
- Cover, turn heat to low, and simmer gently for 5 minutes.
- Check the salt, adding more if needed.
cumin seeds, brown mustard seeds, chicken, cayenne pepper, nice red paprika, ground turmeric, salt, red wine vinegar, garlic, olive, onion
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/goan-style-chicken-moelho-373775 (may not work)