Chettinad Pepper Chicken

Chettinad Pepper chicken is one of my favorite chicken dish. If my family members does not go for any choice in chicken, then I always go with this. I always love the peppery flavor in it. 

Ingredients I

• Chicken - 750 gms
• Onion - 1 big (chopped finely)
• Tomato - 1 big (chopped finely)
• Curry leaves - 10 to 12
• Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Fennel seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Cardamom - 2 
• Cloves - 5 to 6
• Bay leaf - 1 (crushed)
• Star anise - 2
• Cinnamon stick - 2 (crushed)
• Green chilli - 2 (chopped finely)
• Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp
• Black Pepper - 1 tsp (coarsely grinded)
• Salt - as per taste
• Oil - 2 tsp
• Lemon juice - 1/2 tsp
• Coriander leaves for garnishing

Ingredients II (For marination)

• Chilli powder - 1.5 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• White Pepper powder - 1/4 tsp (optional)
• Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
• Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
• Salt - 1/2 tsp
• Oil - 1 tsp

Method

• Wash the chicken nicely with salt.
• Marinate the chicken with the ingredients in II for 40min to 1 hr atleast.
• Meanwhile, you can start with the recipe.
• In a kadai or wok, add oil.
• When hot, add the cumin seeds, fennel seeds, cardamom, cinnamon stick, cloves, star anise and bay leaves and fry for a minute.

• Add curry leaves.
• Add in the onion and salt and fry till onion translucent.
• Add the Ginger Garlic paste, till the raw smell goes off.
• Now add in the tomato and cook till it becomes mushy or the oil starts oozes out.

• Now add the marinated chicken pieces and close with a lid.
• Do not add any water, as the chicken itself leaves enough water to cook and it cooks with all the masala's in it. 
• Keep the flame in low to medium, so as to take care, it is not burnt at the bottom.

• When chicken is cooked, add in the crushed pepper corns and mix well and allow to cook again for 5 min.
• Add the lemon juice and switch off the flame. 
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with any rice or roti. 

Note:

• Marination enhances the taste. You can do without the marination also. If you prefer without marination, then you can add the powders, after the tomato is cooked. 
• Pepper can be reduced or increased as per your family taste. 

Other Chicken recipes in this blog

Chicken 65

Chicken Kurma

Chicken cashew gravy

Chicken tikka in skewer

Chicken franks in Indian Style