Name: Kerala Simple Pepper Chicken
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 no Whole chicken (cut into small pieces); 4 tbsp Freshly ground pepper; 3 tbsp Coconut paste; 2 tsp Red chilly powder; 2 tsp Cumin powder (Jeerakam); 3 tsp Coriander powder; 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder; Salt (As reqd); 2 nos Onion (sliced finely, large); 2 nos Cloves (Grambu); 1 stick Cinnamon (Karugapatta); 2 - Cardamom (Elakka); 2 nos Tomato (cut into small cubes); 1 no Tomato (blended to a smooth paste); 3 tbsp Cooking oil or ghee; 1" piece Ginger; 2 - Garlic pods

Kerala Simple Pepper Chicken

A Tasty Dish which can be had with Chappathis and Rice

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

1 no Whole chicken cut into small pieces
4 tbsp Freshly ground pepper
3 tbsp Coconut paste
2 tsp Red chilly powder
2 tsp Cumin powder Jeerakam
3 tsp Coriander powder
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
Salt As reqd
2 nos Onion sliced finely, large
2 nos Cloves Grambu
1 stick Cinnamon Karugapatta
2 - Cardamom Elakka
2 nos Tomato cut into small cubes
1 no Tomato blended to a smooth paste
3 tbsp Cooking oil or ghee

For paste:-

1" piece Ginger
2 - Garlic pods

Instructions

Marinate the chicken in salt and 2 tbsp of pepper for 1/2 an hour.
Fry the chicken in 1/4 of the oil, drain and set aside.
Fry the onions in rest of the oil till it turns translucent.
Add the cloves, cinammon and cardamom and fry for a minute.
Add the ginger-garlic paste and fry till the paste turns brown.
Add the spices(red chilli powder, etc) and stir in for a minute.
Add tomato, coconut paste and the remaining pepper.
Fry for a while till the whole mixture loses all moisture.
Add the tomato paste.
Add the chicken pieces and stir till all the chicken is well covered with the masala.
Add a little water and keep covered for 10 mins.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
:- You can add more water to get a gravy.
:- Serve hot with either roti or plain rice/dal.

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Kerala Simple Pepper Chicken