Question regarding preparing Parsi Chicken with Apricots??

Question

Hi,

I am planning on cooking this dish tomorrow. The recipe calls for sun-dried apricots. It does not say to chop the apricots. I am wondering if the sun-dried apricots liquify while cooking?

Also any tips on preparing this dish would be appreciated.

Thanks

Answer 1

Dried apricots even if chopped may  soften a bit but will not normally liquefy.

recipes -

(for Parsi special chicken farcha - it doesn't have dried apricots)

Parsi Special Chicken Farcha

Ingredients

1 kg chicken, cleaned, washed and cut into medium sized pieces

6  garlic cloves

2 inches piece fresh ginger

4 tablespoons fresh coriander leaves, washed and chopped

6  green chilies, washed and slit

1 teaspoon cumin seeds

1 small sized onion, chopped

1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce

1 tablespoon salad oil

1 teaspoon all-purpose flour

1  egg, beaten

breadcrumbs, to coat the chicken pieces

oil, to deep fry

Directions

1In the grinder, grind together the garlic, ginger, corriander leaves, green chillies, cumin seeds and onion.

2Transfer to a bowl.

3Add the salad oil, flour and Worcestershire sauce to the prepared masala paste.

4Dip the chicken pieces in this mixture and coat well with the masala on both sides.

5Allow to marinate for 8 hours.

6Thereafter, beat an egg in a bowl and dip the chicken pieces in the beaten egg.

7Coat the chicken pieces dipped in egg with breadcrumbs.

8Heat oil in a wok.

9Deep fry the chicken pieces in the oil until lightly browned on either side and thoroughly cooked.

10Drain on a clean kitchen paper towel.

11Serve hot.

12Enjoy!