Pepper Chicken

Easy Pepper Chicken

Preparation Time : 30 mins | Cooking Time : 30 Mins |   Serves : 2-3

Ingredients:

500 gms chicken boneless cut into medium pieces

2-3 tbsp. oil

2 onions chopped

Handful of curry leaves

2 green chilies slit

2 tbsp. garlic-ginger paste

1 tomato chopped

1 tsp. turmeric powder

2 tbsp. coriander powder

1 tbsp. cumin powder

1 tbsp. garam masala powder

salt

1 tsp of red chilli powder

2 tbsp. pepper powder, coarsely ground

1/2 juice of lime

handful coriander leaves chopped

yogurt for marination

How to Make: 

• Wash and Marinate the chicken with salt, red chilli powder, yogurt, G&G paste at least for 30 mins  

• Heat oil in a kadai/wok on medium flame, add finely chopped onions and sauté till onions turn soft.

• Once the onions are soft, add ginger garlic paste and cook till the raw smell of the paste is gone. Add curry leaves and mix well.

• At this stage add finely chopped tomatoes and cook till tomatoes turn soft and mushy. This will take about 3-4 minutes. 

• Now add the marinated chicken and let it cook for 5 minutes. Add all the spice powders- cumin powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, crushed pepper or pepper powder and salt and add the green chilles.

• Mix the Pepper Chicken and cook for another 5 minutes. 

• Now add about 1/4 cup water. Cover and cook till the  Pepper Chicken is fully cooked and all water is evaporated. Once done, check the salt and spices and adjust accordingly.

• Hot, spicy, flavourful Pepper Chicken is ready to be served.