Chettinad Pepper Chicken
Are you tired of plain regular chicken curries? Try this juicy flavorful lipsmacking pepper chicken with the vibrant zing of freshly cracked black pepper corns. It makes a perfect choice to go along with almost all prime dishes like roti, naan, chapathi, rice dishes etc. Enjoy this hot and simple chicken preparation.
Ingredients
To marinate:
Chicken - ½ kg
Yoghurt - 1 tbsp
Oil - 1 tsp
Turmeric pwd - ¼ tsp
Red chilly pwd - ½ tsp
Pepper pwd - ½ tsp
Salt to taste
To make Curry:
Oil - 2 tbsp
Curry leaves - a twig
Cardamom - 2
Cinnamon -1
Cloves - 3 to 4
Red chilly -1
Onions sliced - 1 cup
Ginger garlic paste- 1 tbsp
Fresh pepper corns- 1 tsp
Garam masala pwd- ¼ tsp
Lemon juice - few drops
Salt to taste
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Instructions
1.
Wash and clean the chicken pieces
2.
Marinate with yoghurt, salt, turmeric pwd, red chilly pwd and pepper pwd
3.
Allow to rest for 2 hours
4.
Heat oil in a frypan
5.
Add curry leaves, cardamom, cinnamon and cloves
6.
Wait to splutter
7.
Add red chillies and toss
8.
Add finely sliced onions and fry till light brown
9.
Add ginger garlic paste and stir for a minute
10.
Add the marinated chicken pieces
11.
Add turmeric pwd, coriander pwd, kashmiri red chilly pwd and salt
12.
Add ¼ cup of water and mix well
13.
Cover and cook till the chicken is done
14.
Simmer the flame and cook till the gravy thickens
15.
Once the curry attains desired consistency, sprinkle freshly crushed pepper pwd
16.
Sprinkle garam masala pwd and turn off the flame
17.
Squeeze few drops of lemon juice and transfer to serving plate
18.
Lipsmacking hot & delicious Pepper Chicken is ready