Here comes yet another chicken curry from the God’s own country! Pepper Chicken Curry is one of our family favorite chicken curry that I regularly prepare, which all of us love to eat, especially my my husband’s..He just love adding freshly ground pepper to any dishes. Like any other spice, freshly ground pepper is much more flavorful and aromatic than the ground powder in a tin, and once you’ve had freshly ground black peppercorns to your dishes, there is no turning back..
In this recipe freshly ground pepper powder and fennel seeds powder are used, which enhances the flavor of the curry tremendously. Aside from culinary deliciousness and unique flavor, these black beauty have lots of medicinal benefits that includes, antioxidant and antibacterial effects, improving circulations, reduces intestinal gas, helps in digestion, etc.
It’s very simple yet tasty and very easy to cook curry that goes well with Rice or Biryani or with any Indian breads. So, incorporate black pepper in your diet and stay fit and healthy…Do give it a try & Enjoy!
Preparation Time : 20 minutes
Cooking Time : 30-45 minutes
Serves : 5-6
Chicken : 2.2 lb /1 kg (washed and cut into medium sized pieces)
Onions : 2 large (chopped & crushed)
Ginger : 2 tsp (crushed)
Garlic : 2 tsp (crushed)
Green chillies : 3-4 slit length wise
Tomato : 1 large (finely chopped)
Turmeric Powder : 1/2 tsp
Coriander Powder : 1 tbsp
Freshly Ground Fennel Seeds Powder /Perum Jeerakam : 1 tsp
Freshly Crushed Black Pepper /Kurumulaku : 2 tsp or (according to your spice level)
Home made Garam masala : 1 tsp (To Make Fresh Homemade Garam Masala : Fennel Seeds /Perum Jeerakam : 1 tsp, Cinnamon Stick/karugapatta : 2 inch pieces, Cloves/Grambu : 2, Star anise / Takkolam : 2, Green Cardamom //elakka : 2 pods (or) Use Store Bought Garam Masala : 1 tsp)
Coriander leaves for garnish
Salt to taste
Oil : 2 tbsp
Method of Preparation :
To make Fresh Homemade Garam Masala :
1. Dry roast all the ingredients listed above for “To Make Fresh Garam Masala” and grind to fine powder and keep it aside. (Note : You can prepare this in bulk and store, but fresh masala taste too good or use store bought garam masala.)
Preparation Method of Pepper Chicken Curry :
1. In a pan, heat the oil, add the chopped onions and saute till it turns to translucent and light pink color.
2. Add the green chillies, crushed ginger, crushed garlic and saute for couple of minutes on medium heat.
3. Add the chicken pieces and cook on high heat for 4-5 mts, stirring once in a while.
4. Add the turmeric powder, coriander powder, fennel seed powder, crushed black pepper and salt, combine well.
5. Reduce heat to medium, cook covered for another 5 mins
6. Open the lid and add the chopped tomatoes and let it cook for couple of minutes and combine well; cook till oil separates.
7. Cover the pan and cook for 4-5 mins and let the chicken cook in its own water.
8. Now add half a cup of water and cook covered for another 5 mins or till you get the desired gravy consistency.
9. Finally add the home made garam masala powder, combine well and garnish with fresh coriander leaves.
10. Serve hot with white steamed Rice or Biryani or with any Indian breads. and Enjoy!
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Happy Cooking!
Sangeetha
Hi Prabhat, You're welcome! Happy to know that this recipe worked well for you and you and your friend enjoyed it. Hope you could take a pic next time, would love to see it :)coming to difference in pics… may be dependent on a lot of things for eg: bascially it's image use see here it purely depends upon the lighting we use while taking pictures or may be because of ingredients what we use; always keep in mind all varieties and brands of the products are different and might impart different colors to a dish. Anyway I'm happy you reached the goal. The goal is not to get the exact color to match the photographs, but to get closest to the taste of the recipe.:) Thank you very much for trying the recipe and sharing your feedback here đŸ™‚ Much appreciated!
Please do try out other recipes too when you have time. Hope you will like it.
Hope to see you again…
Cheers!
Sangeetha
Hello Sangeetha. I tried your nadan pepper chicken curry..it looks a bit different from the picture you have shown but it's absolutely awesome in taste, as my friend told me after tasting. I want to upload a photo to show how your apprentice has performed ;-). Thanks again for sharing the recipe.
Thanks and you're welcome!
You're welcome Sajeesh!
Cheers!
Sangeetha
It was yumm. Thanks so much for sharing .
Delicious…Thank you verymuch
Thanks Nisha for trying this recipe and also for leaving your feedback here đŸ™‚ Glad to know that your mum-in-law liked it.I hope you do try more recipes from hear!
Cheers!
Sangeetha
Hi dear, tried ur recipe. My mum in law is a difficult to please person. But she loved this curry. so kuddooos…and thanks.
Hello Reshmi, You're welcome! Thanks a lot for trying this recipe. I am so glad it worked out for you! Thanks again for sharing your feedback here.I hope you do try more of my recipes.
Cheers!
Sangeetha
Hi Sangeetha, I tried this recipe today and it really came out well. I always wanted to make this, as I had tasted this once from a small restaurant. And now I am happy that I could also make this with your help. Thank u so much.
Reshmi
Thanks you for your kind words.Much appreciated! Hope to see you around more!
Cheers!
Sangeetha
Your recipes are mouthwatering. So tempting that I can't decide which one to try first.
Thank You đŸ™‚ I did visit your blog and its good, keep going!
Happy blogging!
Sangeetha
Great to know that the recipes here reminds you of your muthashi cooking đŸ™‚
Cheers!
Sangeetha
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Loved this recipe…reminded me of my Muthashi's cooking
Hoo!This was amazing…spicy tasty chicken curry.
@ Sangee Vijay thanks for that sweet note and for letting me know that, I am glad you liked the recipe đŸ™‚
Thanks for this wonderful recipe dear…I tried this yesterday n loved it a lot…Mmmm still lingering đŸ™‚
Thanks everyone for dropping by and leaving some encouraging words.:)
@ Sangi..its good one for sure..do try and let me đŸ™‚
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it luk delicous….wil try dis soon
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I made the dry version of pepper chicken today, love pepper in chicken !
Spicy and flavorful chicken curry,adipoli
kothiyavunnu….
ammamarude kaipunyam makalkku kittukaa ennal athoru bhagyam thanneyanu….super chicken curry…especially pepper the royalspice koode aanel pinneeii noo comments….kalkkan…
Hot n spicy it looks ~ love all the pics!
USMasala
looks so delicious and tempting…lovely clicks dear …
Yum yum,fingerlicking chicken curry,seriously am drooling over that super delicious curry..
A total Knockout Chicken curry loaded with black pepper…. My kind of curry with steamed rice!! Yum
wow…truly flavorful and spicy chicken curry…wonderful recipe dear…looks so tempting,will try this Sunday n let u know..
Just to let u know that my blog title was changed to "Spicy Treats" (before it was Typical Indian Cooking)
Super super delicious. I am bookmarking this.