Pepper Chicken

   Pepper  Chicken:

Ingredients :

·        Chicken – 200 gms (washed and cut into pieces)

·        Onion – 1 big chopped

·        Tomato – 1 finely chopped

·        Ginger garlic paste – 2 spn

·        Turmeric powder – ¼ spn

·        Chilli powder – 2 spn

·        Garam masala – ½ spn

·        Pepper powder  - 2 to 3 spn

·        Salt as needed

·        Coriander leaves for garnish

To make a paste:

·        Onion – ½ piece

·        Grated coconut – ½ spn

For seasoning :

·        Oil – 2 spn

·        Mustard seeds – ½ spn
     cinnamon - 2 bits
      star anise - 1

·        Curry leaves few

Preparation :

·        Wash and cut chicken into pieces.

Method :

·        Heat oil in a pan, add the mustard seeds and the other seasoning one by one.

·        Then add the chopped onions and sauté till turn brown.

·        Then add tomatoes, ginger garlic paste and sauté for few mins.

·        Then add the chicken pieces and sauté till its colour change to white.

·        Next add turmeric powder and salt, cook for 5 mins.

·        Then add the coconut paste ,chilli powder, garam masala along with enough water. Check the salt.

·        Cover it and cook for 20  mins.

·        Atlast add the Pepper powder and cook it for 2 – 3  mins. Done!

·        Garnish with coriander leaves.

                                    

Pepper chicken is ready.. serve with steamed rice   J