Pepper Chicken is one of the easiest chicken recipes I’ve learnt recently.I’ve slowly started to cook nonveg dishes especially chicken. I got a chicken recipe handbook from a broiler shop long back even before blogging, and now I am trying dishes from it one by one. This pepper chicken is one recipe I tried from there …should say this is a keeper.
Pepper Chicken Recipe – Ingredients
Preparation Time : 10 mins | Cooking Time : 30 mins | Serves : 2
Recipe Category: Sidedish | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Recipe Category: Sidedish | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Chicken – 400 gms
Onion – 1 finely chopped
Tomato – 1 finely chopped
Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
Turmeric powder – a generous pinch
Red Chilli powder – 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder – 1 tsp
Coriander leaves – 1 tsp chopped finely
To roast and grind:
Pepper – 1.5 tsp
Fennel seeds – 1/2 tsp
To temper:
Jeera – 1 tsp
Cinnamon – 1/4 inch piece
Cloves – 2
Cardamom – 1
Curry leaves – 10
Green Chillies – 1 chopped
Method:
- Dry roast the ingredients under the list ‘to roast and grind’ till slightly browned and grind it to a coarse powder(I used my hand motar pestle to do that). Keep aside. In a pressure cooker heat oil – add onion and ginger garlic paste and saute till slightly browned.
- Then add tomato and fry till its mushy and raw smell leaves. Add the turmeric,red chilli, coriander and half of the coarse pepper powder along with chicken pieces and fry well till raw smell leaves. Saute till chicken is well blended with the spices.
- Then add water till immersing level say 1 cup along with salt and pressure cook for 4 to 5 whistles.Meanwhile heat oil in a kadai and add the items under ‘to temper’ then add pressure cooked chicken.
- Add the remaining pepper fennel powder and saute till it becomes semi dry.Taste and adjust salt.Add chopped coriander leaves and switch it off.
This is a spicy curry and I served it with rice and chicken kuzhambu. I love it with rotis too.
My Notes:
- This is a dry curry and suits well with rice or even rotis.
- Adding freshly ground pepper powder gives a nice flavour but check the spice level before adding it.
ANU says
June 15, 2012 at 1:23 amwow this is awesome chicken…wow mouth watering!
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DivyaGCP says
June 15, 2012 at 2:07 amLove pepper chicken.. I make it similar too.
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Reshmi Mahesh says
June 15, 2012 at 3:54 amPepper chicken looks irresistible…yummy..
Sangeetha Nambi says
June 15, 2012 at 5:12 amOMG ! Mouth watering Pepper chicken…
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Vimitha Anand says
June 15, 2012 at 7:37 amLove this with a simple rasam… Nice one
Priya says
June 15, 2012 at 7:57 amSalivating here..Droolworthy dry pepper chicken.
Happy Cook / Finla says
June 15, 2012 at 11:03 amI love chicken like this and yours look so good.
Hamaree Rasoi says
June 15, 2012 at 11:56 amI really feel lazy to take step by step pictures…And you have explained it so well here..Very tasty looking dry chicken preparation…
Shabbu says
June 15, 2012 at 12:20 pmyummy pepper chicken…
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Roshan says
June 15, 2012 at 1:14 pmsuper and thoroughly lipsmacking…
Sangeetha says
June 15, 2012 at 3:57 pmvery delicious preparation..love pepper chicken with hot rasam rice…looks so tempting!
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Spandana says
June 15, 2012 at 7:09 pmThis sure looks like a keeper. Delicious pictures 🙂
Sonali Pradhan says
June 15, 2012 at 7:25 pmohhh dear !!!the pepper chicken looks so so delicious n mouthwatering !!!!loved ur wonderful clicks n beautiful presentation !!!!!
Suja Manoj says
June 15, 2012 at 10:48 pmWow delicious chicken,drooling
kalyani says
October 20, 2012 at 6:56 amthankoo for the recepie…am gonna try dis..but where to add cinamon n cloves
Sharmilee! :) says
October 20, 2012 at 10:14 am@Kalyani : Aadd hte to temper along with onions…
Junaid Khan says
October 25, 2012 at 1:40 amthis recipe is great
some12share says
December 10, 2012 at 6:13 pmIt's a nice and simple recipe.. Just one suggestion. 4-5 whistles is a little too much for chicken, especially if it tender. 2-3 should do it, or the chicken will be mushy and overcooked.
Sharmilee! :) says
December 11, 2012 at 1:02 am@Some : We get broiler chicken so 4-5 whistles is needed. As you can see in the pic its firm, so it depends on the chicken…
blogboost says
December 30, 2012 at 4:14 pmWill the Chicken be cooked if we cook like this.I thought First pressure cook the Chicken with water and salt in it and then follow the process you did to cook.
Please clarify my doubt?
Sharmilee! :) says
February 4, 2013 at 2:50 pmPlease read through the steps I have pressure cooked the chicken along with the spice powders
chittara r says
March 21, 2013 at 8:44 amnice and simple recipe..thanks for sharing
thiru murugan says
March 31, 2013 at 6:15 amI tried in my home very nice dish.. it's my first non veg dish.. thanks a lot
Saranya Gunasekaran says
April 21, 2013 at 3:56 amI have tried this and it came out really well.. I visit ur blog ALL THE TIME for even a simple recipe 🙂 Each an every dish is explained so clearly.. I usually refer ur blog whenever I chat with my friends.. Really thanks for all the hard work u have put in for the viewers like me.. Keep going..
Lisa says
July 18, 2013 at 2:31 pmThis came out really well. Thanks sooooo much !
Saranya ChandraMohan says
August 11, 2013 at 9:30 amHi I have tried this came out superbbbbb thaks
Fatema Aziz says
September 25, 2013 at 12:51 amHey… Thanks.. I cooked it last night n it turned out very well… My hubby n FIL couldn't stop talking abt it… 🙂
Fatema Aziz says
September 25, 2013 at 12:53 amHey.. I tried it last night n it turned out just Superb!!! My hubby n FIL couldn't stop talking about it.. 😉
shilpa says
October 18, 2013 at 3:25 pmloved it………..success. n yum it is,,,,,,,,,
thanks a bunchiness!
shilpa says
October 18, 2013 at 3:33 pmit id fantastic…..every step was clear……thanks a ton mam
u are a really good cook /////
O i coudn stop licking my fingers
exact restaurant material….even better infact
thanks
Sim Bhattacharya says
October 26, 2013 at 1:41 amFollowed your recipe and made this dish and it was yumm :).. thank you so much for posting such wonderful dishes with so much clarity and clear steps
Chankey Pathak says
November 7, 2013 at 1:15 pmLooks awesome. I'll try it tonight, thanks 🙂
Child care says
November 9, 2013 at 3:42 pmHi Sharmi, just tried this receipe..It came out very well. Awesome taste….Its taste is divine.. Thanks a lot pa….
Keep up the good work.:-)
Maya says
December 25, 2013 at 4:56 pmHey Sharmi… I tried this recipe today….. Taste & Color is so delightful just loved it 🙂 Loads of hugs & Thanks !!! Maya
Maya says
December 25, 2013 at 4:58 pmHey Sharmi.. i just tried this recipe today it came out so well color & taste is delightful & finger licking 🙂 Loads of hugs & thanks !!!
Fiona johnson says
January 9, 2014 at 6:55 amThis was a treat to my taste buds
Dharannya Kannan says
February 9, 2014 at 9:29 amHi..
I tried this dish..
It really came out well..
Thanks a lot
Malathi ganesh says
February 22, 2014 at 4:59 pmAkka.. I have the very similar iron kadai.. I love it to cook in that. Ha ha…I got in town hall
A~N~U~S~H~A says
April 11, 2014 at 6:04 ami tried this receipe,, it came out well,, ty for the receipe..
Deep Thoughts says
May 18, 2014 at 6:52 pmdoes this not require marinating?
SHARMILEE J says
May 19, 2014 at 2:32 pmNo marination needed…
Pushpavalli says
August 23, 2014 at 5:46 pmthank u so much fr the recipe 🙂 pepper chicken came out really yummy .
The Mystic says
November 22, 2014 at 4:59 pmTried it today and we all loved it. thanks for the recipe
Shalini Parthasarathy says
August 2, 2015 at 6:01 amTried it.. Came out really well.. My hubby started asking for this dish all the time ?? thanks a lot for the simplest recipe ??
Shalini Parthasarathy says
August 2, 2015 at 6:03 amTried this recipe.. Came out well.. My hubby started asking for this dish all time ?? thanks for the simplest yet a delicious recipe??
grasshopper says
November 17, 2015 at 5:14 pmVery nice nd mouth watering
Food Gola says
January 22, 2018 at 4:32 pmThis is the best chicken because my bestie like this very much me too