Veg Cafrèal

Cafrèal is a classic Goan recipe originally made with chicken but I tried to make a Veg. Version of it using cottage cheese(paneer). 

Ingredients

1. 1/2 cup cottage cheese

2. 1 cup water

3. 1/2 tsp salt

4. 2 Tbsp chopped coriander

5. 1 piece cinnamon

6. 6 cloves

7. 1 small piece ginger

8. 5 green chilies

9. 4 pieces garlic

10. 1/2 tsp cumin seeds

11. 2 pieces cardamom

12. 1 tsp vinegar

13. 4 tsp white rum

14. 4 Tbsp oil

15. 10 onion rings

16. 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste

Method

1. Marinade cottage cheese with salt and ginger-garlic paste and leave it for 25-30 minutes.

2. Grind coriander, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, green chilies, garlic, cumin seeds, cardamom, vinegar and white rum to a paste.

3. Saute cottage cheese till light golden brown.

4. Add paste, two tbsp oil and onion rings to the cottage cheese and reduce flame to low.

5. After 10-15 minutes add two more Tbsp oil and white rum.

6. Simmer till water evaporates and cottage cheese readies.