Easy Tasty Pepper Chicken

Ingredients

Chicken (bone or boneless) – 500 gm

Ginger (slivered) -1 tsp

Garlic pods(sliced and finely chopped) – 1tsp

Green Chillies (finely chopped) – 4

Coriander powder – 2 tsp

Garam masala – 1 tsp

Curry leaves

Cloves – 2

Cinnamon – 1

cardamom – 2

Dried red chilli – 1

Onions –  2 (finely chopped)

Coriander leaves/Cilantro for garnishing

For Dry Roasting

Whole Pepper corns – 1 tbsp

Fennel Seeds (Sombu) – 1 tbsp

Cumin/Jeera seeds – 1/2 tsp

Marination

Chilli powder – 1 tsp

Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp

ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp

pepper powder – 1/4 tsp

lemon drops

Method

Wash and drain the chicken pieces and apply the marinade and set aside for 20  minutes.

Dry roast peppercorns, fennel seeds and cumin seeds and grind into a coarse to fine powder.

Pressure cook the chicken without water for up to 1 whistle.

Heat oil in a large pan. Add in cinnamon stick, cloves, cardamom,dried red chilli and few fennel seeds.

Add curry leaves and saute.

Now add in chopped onion and saute till golden brown. Add a pinch of salt.

Add chopped green chillies, ginger garlic paste and saute.

Now add in the pressure cooked chicken along with the juices and mix well.

Add the dry roasted masala, coriander powder, garam masala powder and salt to taste.

Cook until the chicken gets  cooked completely and the moisture dries up. Make sure to check at frequent intervals and add water or oil as and when required.

Turn off heat. Garnish with freshly chopped coriander leaves and serve hot.

 

Note:

You may serve this as a semi gravy without completely drying up the masala too.