Pepper Chicken

Posted by Angela Steffi on 12:49:00 PM Pepper chicken is a Hot & Spicy recipe which brings out the true flavor of chettinad cuisine. Black pepper has a lot of medicinal properties and there is no better way to include pepper in your diet than pepper chicken.Pepper Chicken is one of the easiest chicken recipes to make and has lots of flavour in it.The Chicken is going to be soft tender and mouthwatering.



Serving Size: 4

Cooking Time : 30 mins

Difficulty:

Spice Level:

Quantity	INGREDIENT
750 g	Chicken (with bone)
1	Onion
1	Tomato
1.5 tbsp	Pepper powder
2,1,4,4,3	bay leaves, Cinamon stick, Cloves, Cardamom, Red chilies
1/2 tsp	turmeric powder
2 tsp	chili powder
2 tsp	Coriander powder
2 Tbsp	Oil
	Required salt
	curry leaves for garnishing

Cooking Method

Step 1) heat some oil and add mustard seeds, cinnamon sticks, Cardamom, cloves ,bay leaves, 3 red chilies to temper and the add 1 chopped onion,salt and saute until the onions are golden brown be careful do not burn the onions (it will taste bitter).

Step 2) Once the onions are golden add 1 tbsp of ginger garlic paste and saute for a couple of minutes.For the masalas add turmeric powder, Chili powder and coriander powder and mix it well and

Step 3)  Add 1 chopped tomato (you can also continue without adding tomatoes,instead add 1 tsp of lemon juice to it) and then the cleaned chicken pieces and mix it well with the masalas, cover and cook for 8- 10 minutes until the chicken is 100% cooked.



 Note:

• If you are making dry chicken do not close the lid after cooking before the dish is cooled,if you close then the water vapor will fall inside and the dish will become soggy.it wont be dry
• Pepper add a unique taste to the recipe so always add freshly ground pepper powder while making pepper chicken.