I like the taste of pepper in side dishes a lot. So I keep adding pepper to curry in one way or the other. This is again a semi-gravy side dish and is spicy since it has a good amount of pepper in it. If you are a spicy food lover try it out.

Pepper Chicken Recipe

Ingredients:

• Chicken – ½ kg
• Onion – 2  
• Ginger  garlic paste – 2 tsp
• Tomato – 1
• Chilli powder –  ¾ – 1  tsp
• Coriander powder – 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder – ½  tsp
• Curry leaves
• Oil
• Salt

 

To  Grind (For Masala) :

• Fennel seeds (perumjeerakam) – ½ tsp
• Cardamom – 3
• Cloves – 3
• Cinnamon – a small piece
• Whole black pepper – 1 ½  tsp

 

To Marinate :

• Lemon Juice – 1 tsp
• Coriander powder – 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder – ½  tsp
• Ginger garlic paste – 2 tsp
• Salt

 

Method:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Grind all the ingredients for the masala. Add little water and make it to a good paste
• Mix all the ingredients to marinate. Add the masala paste prepared and mix well
• Add it to the chicken pieces and mix well. Pressure cook the marinated chicken pieces without adding any water (I usually go for 1 whistle and immediately remove cooker from the stove)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Heat oil in a pan. Add curry leaves and sliced onions.
•  Cook with the pan covered till onion turns  brown. Give a stir in between.( It takes approx 15-20 mins for this step)
• Add sliced tomato and cook till it turns soft

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Add ginger  garlic paste. Cook for 2-3 mins.
• Add chilli, coriander, turmeric powder, salt  and cook for 2-3 mins.
• Add chicken pieces and mix well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Cook with the pan covered for 5-6 mins.
• Now remove the lid and cook till the curry almost is 80% dry. Serve hot

 

 

 

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