Spicy Pepper Chicken Recipe
A high protein Indian recipe with chicken breasts - cut into medium sized pieces, sunflower oil - as required, onions - sliced finely. Ready in 45 min, serves 4.
Curated byAarav Mehta🇮🇳
Instructions
25 steps- 1
To begin making the Spicy Pepper Chicken recipe, heat kadhai over medium heat and add oil in the kadhai
chicken breasts - cut into medium sized pieces(2 cups) - 2
Once the oil is hot, add chopped onions
onions - sliced finely(3) - 3
Cook them until they become transparent and tender
- 4
Add ginger garlic paste to the onion mixture and cook until the raw smell goes off
ginger garlic paste(1 tablespoon) - 5
Now, add chicken pieces to the kadai and give them a stir
chicken breasts - cut into medium sized pieces(2 cups) - 6
You could see the chicken changes its colour as they are getting cooked
chicken breasts - cut into medium sized pieces(2 cups) - 7
To the tender chicken, add turmeric powder, chilli powder and toss them well so that the chicken pieces are coated evenly with the spices
chicken breasts - cut into medium sized pieces(2 cups)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)red chilli powder(2 teaspoon) - 8
Add a cup of water and cook chicken over the medium flame with lid covered
chicken breasts - cut into medium sized pieces(2 cups)water(1 cup) - 9
The secret of the chicken is in the cooking style
chicken breasts - cut into medium sized pieces(2 cups) - 10
Cook in medium flame
chicken breasts - cut into medium sized pieces(2 cups) - 11
So though it is a bit time-consuming, it’s worth every second when you taste the luscious juicy chicken
chicken breasts - cut into medium sized pieces(2 cups) - 12
Meanwhile, heat a heavy bottomed pan and add black peppercorns
tablespoons whole black peppercorns(1) - 13
Wait till the peppercorn pops out
- 14
You will hear popping sound
- 15
Add cumin seeds and fennel seeds to the pepper and roast until they become slight brownish
cumin seeds (jeera)(1 tablespoon)fennel seeds (saunf)(1 tablespoon) - 16
Ensure you switch off the flame and remove them on a right time
- 17
Allowing them for a long time on the stove top will burn the cumin and fennel seeds
cumin seeds (jeera)(1 tablespoon)fennel seeds (saunf)(1 tablespoon) - 18
Cool down the roasted spices and grind them coarsely
- 19
Once the water is completely absorbed by the chicken, reduce the flame and add deseeded tomato to the tender cooked chicken
chicken breasts - cut into medium sized pieces(2 cups)water(1 cup)tomato - deseeded(1) - 20
Tomato should be added to the end to prevent them from turning mushy
tomato - deseeded(1) - 21
The pieces should not become mushy but should be tender
chicken breasts - cut into medium sized pieces(2 cups) - 22
Add the grounded masalas to the chicken and combine them well
chicken breasts - cut into medium sized pieces(2 cups) - 23
You could feel the aroma emanating from the chicken in the kadai
chicken breasts - cut into medium sized pieces(2 cups) - 24
Add curry leaves and give them a stir and switch off the flame and garnish with chopped coriander leaves
curry leaves - handfulcoriander (dhania) leaves - handful - 25
Serve Spicy Pepper Chicken as part of a meal along with Chettinad Style Poondu Rasam Recipe and Steamed Rice Recipe for a comforting weekday meal
chicken breasts - cut into medium sized pieces(2 cups)
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Spicy Pepper Chicken Recipe
A high protein Indian recipe with chicken breasts - cut into medium sized pieces, sunflower oil - as required, onions - sliced finely. Ready in 45 min, serves 4.
Curated byAarav Mehta🇮🇳
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Directions
25 steps- 1
To begin making the Spicy Pepper Chicken recipe, heat kadhai over medium heat and add oil in the kadhai
chicken breasts - cut into medium sized pieces(2 cups) - 2
Once the oil is hot, add chopped onions
onions - sliced finely(3) - 3
Cook them until they become transparent and tender
- 4
Add ginger garlic paste to the onion mixture and cook until the raw smell goes off
ginger garlic paste(1 tablespoon) - 5
Now, add chicken pieces to the kadai and give them a stir
chicken breasts - cut into medium sized pieces(2 cups) - 6
You could see the chicken changes its colour as they are getting cooked
chicken breasts - cut into medium sized pieces(2 cups) - 7
To the tender chicken, add turmeric powder, chilli powder and toss them well so that the chicken pieces are coated evenly with the spices
chicken breasts - cut into medium sized pieces(2 cups)turmeric powder (haldi)(1/4 teaspoon)red chilli powder(2 teaspoon) - 8
Add a cup of water and cook chicken over the medium flame with lid covered
chicken breasts - cut into medium sized pieces(2 cups)water(1 cup) - 9
The secret of the chicken is in the cooking style
chicken breasts - cut into medium sized pieces(2 cups) - 10
Cook in medium flame
chicken breasts - cut into medium sized pieces(2 cups) - 11
So though it is a bit time-consuming, it’s worth every second when you taste the luscious juicy chicken
chicken breasts - cut into medium sized pieces(2 cups) - 12
Meanwhile, heat a heavy bottomed pan and add black peppercorns
tablespoons whole black peppercorns(1) - 13
Wait till the peppercorn pops out
- 14
You will hear popping sound
- 15
Add cumin seeds and fennel seeds to the pepper and roast until they become slight brownish
cumin seeds (jeera)(1 tablespoon)fennel seeds (saunf)(1 tablespoon) - 16
Ensure you switch off the flame and remove them on a right time
- 17
Allowing them for a long time on the stove top will burn the cumin and fennel seeds
cumin seeds (jeera)(1 tablespoon)fennel seeds (saunf)(1 tablespoon) - 18
Cool down the roasted spices and grind them coarsely
- 19
Once the water is completely absorbed by the chicken, reduce the flame and add deseeded tomato to the tender cooked chicken
chicken breasts - cut into medium sized pieces(2 cups)water(1 cup)tomato - deseeded(1) - 20
Tomato should be added to the end to prevent them from turning mushy
tomato - deseeded(1) - 21
The pieces should not become mushy but should be tender
chicken breasts - cut into medium sized pieces(2 cups) - 22
Add the grounded masalas to the chicken and combine them well
chicken breasts - cut into medium sized pieces(2 cups) - 23
You could feel the aroma emanating from the chicken in the kadai
chicken breasts - cut into medium sized pieces(2 cups) - 24
Add curry leaves and give them a stir and switch off the flame and garnish with chopped coriander leaves
curry leaves - handfulcoriander (dhania) leaves - handful - 25
Serve Spicy Pepper Chicken as part of a meal along with Chettinad Style Poondu Rasam Recipe and Steamed Rice Recipe for a comforting weekday meal
chicken breasts - cut into medium sized pieces(2 cups)
Rate this recipe
