Pepper Chicken Recipe | How to Make Black Pepper Chicken

Pepper chicken recipe - A mild spicy aromatic South Indian Style chicken recipe that can be prepared under an hour with a few ingredients. Pepper chicken Recipe | How to make black pepper chicken

I love South Indian recipes whether it's a vegetarian or non vegetarian recipe. This pepper chicken also falls in that category. I first prepared it few months back and since then I have making very regularly. Recently I have posted few chicken recipes and I found that this pepper chicken recipe is easier than them to prepare.

In this pepper chicken I have used dried curry leaves, as fresh ones were not available but use fresh if possible. I have not used red chilli powder as black pepper gives curry a nice hot taste. So adjust if you want it more spicy. Make this delicious chicken recipe and enjoy.

Ingredients

400 grams boneless chicken
1 teaspoon ginger garlic (paste or grated)
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/4 teaspoon salt

Whole spices required
1 teaspoon black cumin seeds(shahi jeera )
1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds(saunf)
1 teaspoon black pepper, crushed
1 teaspoon curry leaves dried or fresh
2 bayleaves
3 green cardamom pods
5 cloves
1 black cardamom
1 inch cinnamon

2 tablespoon oil
2 small red onions, chopped
2 small tomato, chopped
1/4 teaspoon garam masala
1/2 teaspoon coriander powder
salt to taste

Step by step pepper chicken

Step 1. Wash and clean chicken thoroughly under running water. Pat dry it with kitchen tissue. Marinate chicken for 30 minutes with the ingredients mentioned under marination.

Step 2. Gather all whole spices required.

Step 3. Place a wok on medium heat and add oil to heat up . Add bay leaves, green cardamom pods, black cardamom pod, cloves and cinnamon stick. Saute for 10 seconds.

Step 4. Add cumin seeds, fennel seeds and curry leaves. Let them sizzle for 20 seconds.

Step 5. Add chopped onion and saute for 2- 3 minutes until it becomes golden in colour.

Step 6. Then add chopped tomato and cook for another 2-3 minutes till they become mushy.

Step 7. Once mixture is cooked and starts to ooze oil. Add garam masala, coriander powder, black pepper and salt to taste.

Remember we added salt in marination so adjust the quantity here.

Step 8. Saute the mixture for about 1-2 minutes on low heat until raw aroma of spice goes away.

Step 9. Add marinated chicken and mix with spice mixture. Cover the wok with a lid and allow chicken to cook on low heat. It will take around 5-6 minutes.

Step 10. I didn't add any water; chicken is cooked in its own moisture. But if you want gravy and don't want to make dry chicken, go head and add water to adjust consistency. When chicken is cooked, put the lid off and fry chicken on high flame to dry up. Switch off the gas.