Spicy Pepper Chicken Recipe

Total Time: 45 minutes

Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients:

  • tomato
  • salt
  • coriander (dhania) leaves
  • fennel seeds (saunf)
  • red chilli powder
  • water
  • black peppercorns
  • ginger garlic paste
  • curry leaves
  • onion
  • cumin seeds (jeera)
  • chicken breasts
  • turmeric powder
  • sunflower oil

Instructions:

  • To begin making the Spicy Pepper Chicken recipe, heat kadhai over medium heat and add oil in the kadhai
  • Once the oil is hot, add chopped onions
  • Cook them until they become transparent and tender
  • Add ginger garlic paste to the onion mixture and cook until the raw smell goes off
  • Now, add chicken pieces to the kadai and give them a stir
  • You could see the chicken changes its colour as they are getting cooked
  • To the tender chicken, add turmeric powder, chilli powder and toss them well so that the chicken pieces are coated evenly with the spices
  • Add a cup of water and cook chicken over the medium flame with lid covered
  • The secret of the chicken is in the cooking style
  • Cook in medium flame
  • So though it is a bit time-consuming, it?s worth every second when you taste the luscious juicy chicken
  • Meanwhile, heat a heavy bottomed pan and add black peppercorns
  • Wait till the peppercorn pops out
  • You will hear popping sound
  • Add cumin seeds and fennel seeds to the pepper and roast until they become slight brownish
  • Ensure you switch off the flame and remove them on a right time
  • Allowing them for a long time on the stove top will burn the cumin and fennel seeds
  • Cool down the roasted spices and grind them coarsely
  • Once the water is completely absorbed by the chicken, reduce the flame and add deseeded tomato to the tender cooked chicken
  • Tomato should be added to the end to prevent them from turning mushy
  • The pieces should not become mushy but should be tender
  • Add the grounded masalas to the chicken and combine them well
  • You could feel the aroma emanating from the chicken in the kadai
  • Add curry leaves and give them a stir and switch off the flame and garnish with chopped coriander leaves
  • Serve Spicy Pepper Chicken as part of a meal along with Chettinad Style Poondu Rasam Recipe and Steamed Rice Recipe for a comforting weekday meal