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PEPPER CHICKEN FRY/ HOW TO MAKE PEPPER CHICKEN FRY

Jayanthy Asokan
Quick and yet, a simple recipe with minimal ingredients needed to make this pepper chicken fry. It is a spicy chicken recipe, which pairs well with Indian rotis and rice.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course sides
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4
Calories 265.8 kcal

Equipment

Kadhai or Wok

Ingredients
  

  • 500 gm chicken ( bone-in )
  • 2 onion ( chopped )
  • 2 tomatoes ( chopped )
  • 1" inch cinnamon
  • 3 cloves
  • 1 tablespoon fennel seed
  • teaspoon peppercorn powder ( freshly ground powder )
  • teaspoon GingerGarlic Paste
  • HomemadeSambhar Powder ( chilli powder and coriander powder ½ : 1 ratio)
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 2 sprig curry leaves
  • 1 teaspoon salt ( to taste )
  • 3 tablespoon oil ( vegetable oil or sesame oil)

For Garnish

  • onions ( sliced )
  • 2 sprigs curry leaves
  • 1 green chilli

Instructions
 

  • In a wide kadhai or wok add oil on a medium heat. To it add cinnamon and fennel seed and wait until it starts to splutter.
  • Add chopped onions and saute until it turns golden brown. This step of browning onions gives color to the dish. To it, add Ginger Garlic Paste and saute well until the raw smell disappears.
  • Now add chopped tomatoes and saute until mushy and well combined with onions.
  • Now add cleaned chicken, turmeric powder, Homemade Sambhar Powder and salt to taste. You can use chilli powder and coriander powder in ½ : 1 ratio. Mix well until chicken is well coated with the masalas.
  • Crush fresh peppercorns and add to the chicken. It is pepper chicken add more pepper powder and, reduce chilli powder. I love peppercorns! So added two to three tablespoons of pepper powder.
  • Chicken tends to release water. So add a cup of water to boil the meat. If it is boneless chicken, there is no need to add water.
  • It takes fifteen to twenty minutes to cook. Finally, add a teaspoon of peppercorn powder and curry leaves and switch of gas stove.
  • Garnish it with sliced onions, curry leaves and green chilli before serving. Spicy pepper chicken fry is ready to pair with rotis and rice.

Nutrition

Serving: 125gCalories: 265.8kcalCarbohydrates: 9.6gProtein: 12.6gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 3.4gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 45mgSodium: 668.5mgPotassium: 371.5mgFiber: 2.9gSugar: 4.3gVitamin A: 687.1IUVitamin C: 55.2mgCalcium: 55.8mgIron: 1.2mg
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