Indian Parsi Meat and Potatoes
My go to dish every week cooking in USA – Meat and Potatoes. We call it “Papeta ma Gos” in Indian Gujarati . Gos is avancular for any meat like mutton, chicken, lamb, goat, etc.
Recipe
Serves four
Ingredients:
- 2 finely chopped green chilies
- 2 large finely chopped onions
- A tiny piece of ginger
- Half a teaspoon of cinnamon powder
- Half a teaspoon of turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon of Garam Masala
- Half a teaspoon of cumin seeds
- 7 or so curry leaves
- 6 cloves of garlic
- Salt
- 1 kilo of boneless chicken thighs, 10 pieces or so, cut in thirds
- 2 tablespoons of oil
On the side to serve:
- 1 small sliced onion
- 1 lime cut into wedges
- 3 cups of thin and crispy fried potato stick chips
- Naan or Rotli
Or make these Sali yourself – See Deep Fried Potato Sticks/Parsi Sali
Method:
1. Make a thick paste out of the garlic, ginger, Garam Masala, cinnamon and turmeric and set aside.
2. Drop curry leaves and cumin seeds in a pan with hot oil and stir slightly. After a few seconds, when the seeds start to splutter, add the chopped onions and chilies, let it cook and stir occasionally for about five minutes. Add the spices and stir for a minute or so.
3. Now bring in the chicken and stir in the pan till it’s well coated with the spices. Pour two cups of water, add salt and bring to boil. Cover with a lid, reduce heat and let the chicken cook for half an hour.
4. Uncover the dish and let it to simmer in low flame for another thirty minutes until the chicken is soft and tender.
5. In a deep plate, place the chicken and arrange a nice, thick layer of fried potatoes or potato sticks around the edges. Serve piping hot with juicy lime wedges and onion.
Ron
Jul 7, 2020, 12:17 pmThere is no need to add water?
Anonymous
Jul 7, 2020, 4:49 pmHi Ron, Depends on the meat used. Instead of mutton, I used chicken, which releases a lot of water. add if you see the need 🙂
Avan N. Cooverji
Jul 7, 2020, 7:00 pmRita, I love your recipes, easy to follow and cook. Thank you
Rita Jamshed Kapadia
Jul 7, 2020, 8:12 pmThanks for your support Avan. What did you make? Do let me know.
I am having many recipes for pateti and Navroz soon.
Keep visiting!
Rita
Anonymous
May 5, 2021, 6:49 amI tried this with chicken and turned out very well. Everyone loved it. Thanks for sharing this simple but yummy recipe.
Rita Jamshed Kapadia
May 5, 2021, 10:43 amThanks. It is my everyday go to food for my family.
Best regards,
Rita
Avan N. Cooverji
Jun 6, 2021, 3:39 pmRita, you excel yourself every time. Lovely person cooking lovely food.
Farida
Jun 6, 2021, 3:35 amDear Rita all recipes looks yummy…Can i ask for Parsi style curry powder recipe to make at home. and in absence of dhansak masala powder and Parsi Sambhar Masala Power if we want to make sambhari murghi and dhansak what immediate whole masala ingredient should we use to get same taste recipe made with these two masala powders.I case we ran out of these two masala powders?kindly reply.Thanks
Rita Jamshed Kapadia
Jun 6, 2021, 9:31 amI will post a curry powder recipe of my mother soon. In a pinch, I use store bought curry powders.
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