Pepper Chicken Recipe
Pepper chicken masala made with basic spices and herbs in south Indian style. It tastes great with plain rice, chapati or parotta.
© Swasthi's Recipes
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 cup onions (finely chopped or pureed)
- ¾ tsp ginger garlic paste (or grated)
- 1 cup tomatoes or ¾ cup tomato puree (optional)
- salt as needed
- 1 to 1½ tsp pepper corn or coarse crushed
- ¼ tsp red chili powder (or paprika)
- ¾ to 1 tsp garam masala powder
- 1 sprig curry leaves or bay leaf or few mint leaves
- ½ tsp cumin or jeera
- 2 to 3 green cardamoms
- 1 inch cinnamon or dalchini
- 3 cloves or laung
- 2 to 3 tbsp oil
marination
- 500 grams chicken (bone-in or boneless)
- ¾ tsp ginger garlic paste (or grated)
- 1/8 tsp turmeric
- salt little
Optional
- 3 to 4 tbsp coconut milk (optional)
Instructions
Preparation
- Marinate chicken with ingredients under marination. Keep it aside until needed.
- Pour oil to a hot pan. Add cumin, cinnamon, cloves and cardamom. Allow them to sizzle.
- Next add curry leaves and ginger garlic paste. Fry till the raw smell of ginger garlic goes off.
- Add onions and fry till they turn golden.
- Then add tomatoes and salt. Fry till the tomatoes turn mushy and soft.
- Add red chili powder, garam masala and coarsely crushed pepper corn.
- Fry everything well till the mixture looses all the moisture.
How to make Pepper Chicken
- Add chicken and fry for about 3 to 4 minutes.
- Cover and cook on a low flame till the chicken turns tender.
- If the chicken doesn't let out enough moisture to cook, then add little water.
- Cover and cook until soft. If you want to have gravy,
- You can take it off while there is moisture. You can also pour 3 to 4 tbsp coconut milk.
- If you prefer a dry version, cook without lid and evaporate the moisture in the chicken. fry till all the moisture dries up.
- Serve pepper chicken hot with rice and Rasam. Squeeze in some lemon juice before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 378kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 93mg | Sodium: 467mg | Potassium: 493mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 370IU | Vitamin C: 20.6mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 2.4mg
