Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Pepper Chicken Chettinaad

This is one of my favorite recipe's, its simple, quick and sooooooo delicious !

Ingredients :
300 gms chicken (breast/ thigh - boneless) chopped into approx 1 sq. inch pcs
1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds (rai)
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)
2 pcs. green cardamom pods
2 pcs. cloves
1/4 cinnamon quill
1-2 bay leaves
1 large onion finely chopped
2 tomatoes finely chopped
1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste (fresh is best !!)
2 split green chillies
8-10 curry leaves
1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
1/2 - 1 tsp chilly powder (depending on the strength of the chilly powder & personal preference)
1 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder
1 teaspoon cumin powder
1/2 teaspoon black pepper powder
salt - to taste
fresh coriander
oil to cook !

Method:

Add oil to a pan (always use non stick pans ...... makes life very very very easy)
crackle mustard seeds
then add cumin seeds

when the cumin starts to sizzle
add - green cardamom pods, cloves, cinnamon quill, bay leaves

add onions and saute till light brown (on a medium flame)
add - turmeric pwdr, ginger garlic paste (sorte till you can smell the ginger & the garlic .... you will)
then add curry leaves & split chillies - mix up
follow up by adding - tomatoes, chilly pwdr, coriander pwdr & cumin pwdr

on a low to medium flame cook till the oil separates ..... this will happen pretty quickly with a non stick pan .....

add the chicken & salt .... mix
cover & cook till chicken is done .... this'll take about 7 - 10 mins

add pepper powder & fresh coriander stir in and serve.

Savored best with steamed rice !!

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