Spicy Pepper Chicken Recipe

Step 1: To begin making the Spicy Pepper Chicken recipe, heat kadhai over medium heat and add oil in the kadhai

Step 2: Once the oil is hot, add chopped onions

Step 3: Cook them until they become transparent and tender

Step 4: Add ginger garlic paste to the onion mixture and cook until the raw smell goes off

Step 5: Now, add chicken pieces to the kadai and give them a stir

Step 6: You could see the chicken changes its colour as they are getting cooked

Step 7: To the tender chicken, add turmeric powder, chilli powder and toss them well so that the chicken pieces are coated evenly with the spices

Step 8: Add a cup of water and cook chicken over the medium flame with lid covered

Step 9: The secret of the chicken is in the cooking style

Step 10: Cook in medium flame

Step 11: So though it is a bit time-consuming, it’s worth every second when you taste the luscious juicy chicken

Step 12: Meanwhile, heat a heavy bottomed pan and add black peppercorns

Step 13: Wait till the peppercorn pops out

Step 14: You will hear popping sound

Step 15: Add cumin seeds and fennel seeds to the pepper and roast until they become slight brownish

Step 16: Ensure you switch off the flame and remove them on a right time

Step 17: Allowing them for a long time on the stove top will burn the cumin and fennel seeds

Step 18: Cool down the roasted spices and grind them coarsely

Step 19: Once the water is completely absorbed by the chicken, reduce the flame and add deseeded tomato to the tender cooked chicken

Step 20: Tomato should be added to the end to prevent them from turning mushy

Step 21: The pieces should not become mushy but should be tender

Step 22: Add the grounded masalas to the chicken and combine them well

Step 23: You could feel the aroma emanating from the chicken in the kadai

Step 24: Add curry leaves and give them a stir and switch off the flame and garnish with chopped coriander leaves

Step 25: Serve Spicy Pepper Chicken as part of a meal along with Chettinad Style Poondu Rasam Recipe and Steamed Rice Recipe for a comforting weekday meal