GOALONDO CHICKEN CURRY / STEAMER CURRY

Goalondo Chicken curry / Steamer curry or boatmen style chicken curry is a very special dish made with fresh chicken and basic spices. This chicken curry used to be made by the muslim boatmen on these river routes. Ofcourse, there were very limited resourses to make the chicken curry in boat or steamer. So this chicken curry usually made with fresh basic un-ground spices.

(Picture of Goalondo Ghat in undivided Bengal) Photo Courtesy: Google

Here is a brief on the importance of 'Goalundo Ghat' in earlier years: "If one goes from Calcutta to Dacca the rail journey is broken at Goalundo and from there to Narayanganj is continued by steamer. The night mail from Calcutta deposits one at Goalundo in the early hours of the morning. It is situated at the junction of the Padma (branch of the Ganges) and the Brahmaputra. Daily services of steamers connect it with the railway systems at Narayanganj and chandpur, and with the steamer services to Madaripur, Baisal, Sylhet and Cachar.(from wikipedia)

INGREDIENTS:

500 gm Chicken, Cut into Medium Sized Pieces
1 Cup Chopped Onion
2 tsp Minced Ginger
1&1/2 tsp Minced Garlic
5-6 Chopped Green Chilies (according to taste)
3/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
4 tbsp or 1/4 Cup Mustard Oil
Salt to taste

METHOD:

Clean and wash the chicken nicely, drain water completely and make it pat dry.
In a wok or frying pan, combine chicken, ginger, garlic, onion and turmeric powder. Mix well. Set it aside for atleast an hour.
Add oil and stir over medium heat for 5 minutes.
Now add green chilies and salt in it. Cover and cook about 30 minutes on medium heat or till the chicken is tender. Stir occassionally. Turn off heat now.
Serve Goalondo chicken curry with warm steamed rice.

TIPS: Ginger, green chilies and garlic need to be fresh to get the                exact flavor of spices.

          No water is used in this recipe.
          Except Mustard oil, no other cooking oil is to be used for 
          getting the   authentic taste.

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