Name: Pepper Chicken In Coconut Gravy
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 lb Chicken (cut into medium pieces); 3 tbsp Pepper powder; 4 pods Garlic (crushed); Ginger (A small piece, crushed); 1/2 cup Grated coconut; 3 - Butter; 3 - Cinnamon (Karugapatta); 3 - Cloves (Grambu); 3 - Cardamom (Elakka); 2 nos Tomatoes (cut into small pieces); 3 tsp Coriander powder; 3 nos Onions (chopped, medium); 1 tsp Chilly powder; 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp Cuminseeds or powder (Jeerakam); Salt (As reqd); Coriander leaves for garnishing

Pepper Chicken In Coconut Gravy

Pepper chicken in coconut gravy

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

2 lb Chicken cut into medium pieces
3 tbsp Pepper powder
4 pods Garlic crushed
Ginger A small piece, crushed
1/2 cup Grated coconut
3 - Butter
3 - Cinnamon Karugapatta
3 - Cloves Grambu
3 - Cardamom Elakka
2 nos Tomatoes cut into small pieces
3 tsp Coriander powder
3 nos Onions chopped, medium
1 tsp Chilly powder
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1/2 tsp Cuminseeds or powder Jeerakam
Salt As reqd
Coriander leaves for garnishing

Instructions

Smear 2 tbsp of pepper powder and salt onto the chicken pieces.
Pierce the chicken pieces with a fork and let the chicken marinate for a few hours.
Heat butter in a pan and fry the chicken pieces one by one. They should not be deep-fried, but just like frying onions. Keep the fried chicken pieces aside.
In the same butter, fry the sliced onions, cardamoms, ginger, garlic, cloves and cinnamon.
When the onions turn brown, add the coriander powder, chilly powder, turmeric and cumin powder and fry for 1-2 minutes.
Add the grated coconut, tomatoes and keep frying. Do not add any water.
Add the remaining pepper powder and fry for a minute.
Add water, enough to get a thick gravy.
Drop the fried chicken pieces into the gravy.
Add salt to taste and boil for 10-15 minutes, till chicken is well mixed with the pepper masala.
Garnish with coriander leaves.
:- Serve hot with rice.

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Pepper Chicken In Coconut Gravy