Pepper Chicken Masala

There are many different Pepper Chicken recipes; some are dry and some with little gravy…. Even I have a couple of different recipes … This recipe I got from my aunt and ever since I have been making this at least once a month… This goes very well with Indian pulavs and flat breads… Addition of coconut milk makes this curry very creamy…

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Pepper Chicken Masala

Ingredients:

Chicken-1kg, cleaned and cut in to pieces

Ginger 2” pieced, chopped

Green chillies-3, cut into small rounds

Onion – 3, Sliced thin

Ground to a Smooth paste:

Garlic– 10 cloves

Fennel Seeds / Perum Jeerakam -1 tsp

Whole Black Pepper -1 tsp

Red chilly powder – ½ tsp

Turmeric Powder – 1 tsp

Vinegar – 1 tbsp

To be crushed in a pestle and mortar (do not powder):

Cinnamon Sticks / Karuvapatta- 2” piece

Cloves / Grambu – 4

Cardamon / Elakka – 3

Coconut milk – 1 cup

Coconut oil / Sunflower oil – 2 tbsp

Coriander leaves- ¼ cup, chopped (optional)

Method:

• Clean chicken and cut in to medium sized pieces. (Since I use boneless chicken I cut chicken into bite size pieces).
• Crush cinnamon, cloves and cardamom and keep aside (Do not powder it).
• Grind garlic, fennel seeds, black pepper, red chilly powder and turmeric with vinegar to a smooth paste and keep aside.
• Heat a non-stick pan and sauté sliced onion, ginger and green chilly.
• When onion becomes light golden add ground masala and sauté well.
• In to this add crushed masala and mix well and add chicken pieces and salt to taste.
• Mix well and roast the chicken pieces in the masala until half cooked.
• Now add coconut milk and let it simmer in low heat until chicken pieces are fully cooked and gravy is thick.
• Sprinkle coriander leaves if using.
• Serve with Indian flat bread or pulav or with steamed rice.