Pepper Chicken

Pepper Chicken

Pepper Chicken... Chicken pieces cooked into a thick saucy gravy with pepper and spices. It is a perfect preparation to serve with rice or chapati (Indian bread). Always prefer to use freshly ground pepper to the store bought pepper powder.

Ingredients

• Chicken : 1 kg
• Ground pepper: 3 Tbspn
• Curry leaves
• Green chilly: 3-4 slit length wise
• Onions: 2 finely sliced
• Turmeric: 1/4 tsp
• Chicken Masala: 1.5 Tsp
• Cashews: 8 - 10 pieces
• Ginger garlic paste: 2 Tbspn
• Tomato: 2 Small finely chopped
• Thick coconut milk: 1/4 to 1/2 cup ( optional)
• Salt
• coconut oil: 3 Tbspn

Method

  1. Heat oil and splutter the curry leaves.
  2. Add ginger garlic and saute for a minute, then add onions, green chilly and salt

  3.Once the onion is light golden add the turmeric and chicken masala and saute for 2-3 minutes. To       this add the pepper powder, tomato and cashews and mix well

 

  4. To this masala add the chicken and mix well, cover the pan and cook until done with occasional          stirring.

5. Once chicken is done add the coconut milk , if preferred and switch off the flame and mix well.

Note: The coconut milk in this recipe is just to thicken the gravy a bit and give a saucy consistency. That makes this dish a great combination for paal appam or any roti. The cashews are also optional and can be added if you prefer a little bit of cashews in between this spicy saucy pepper chicken.

Spicy Cooking!

Shabana