Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Chicken Pepper Fry


Ingredients:

  • Chicken - 1/2 kg (washed,marinated and boiled)
  • Oil - 5 to 6 Tea spoons
  • Sompu - 1/4 tea spoon
  • Jeera Seeds - 1/4 tea spoon
  • Chakka - 1 to 2 pieces
  • Cloves - 3 to 4
  • Onions - 2 - medium - Sliced
  • Tomatoes - 1 - medium - Finely chopped
  • Green chillies - 3 - Make a slit in the middle
  • Garlic - 4 to 6 pieces
  • Ginger - a medium size piece
  • Curry leaves - 1 stem
  • Pepper Powder - 3 Tea spoons
  • Coriander - As required
  • Salt - To taste
Procedure for Marination:
  • Take washed chicken in a bowl.
  • Add 1/4 tea spoons of turmeric powder, chilli powder, dhaniya powder and 1/2 tea spoon salt, mix them well along with the chicken and leave the mixture aside for 1 hour.
Procedure for making chicken Pepper Fry:
  • After one hour, just heat 1 tea spoon of oil in a pan and add few curry leaves and later add this marinated chicken and fry it for 2 minutes.
  • Later on add water (chicken should be covered by water) and allow the chicken to boil. (Normally it will take 7 to 13 minutes to boil).
  • Meanwhile, prepare masala. Take ginger, garlic, corriander and grind the ingredients well as a fine paste.
  • Now heat pan with  5 to 6 tea spoons of oil. Add sompu, jeera seeds, cloves, chakka and fry them for a while.
  • Later on add chopped onions, curry leaves, green chillies and saute them till the onion pieces become transparent.
  • Now add chopped tomatoes and fry for 2 more minutes and later on add the paste which has been grounded already. stir the mixture till the oil comes out of masala and also the masala should leave the borders of the pan.
  • Later add boiled chicken, along with the water in which the chicken has been boiled. Add salt if required.
  • Just stir fry the chicken till it roasts well. Finally add pepper powder and fry it for 5 more minutes.
  • Switch off the stove and serve hot.
* Easy to prepare
* Great combination with Tomato Dhal, Rasam and also this item serves as a side dish for fried rice etc.,, based on your choice.

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