Pepper Chicken

 

What is pepper chicken?

Pepper chicken or also known as pepper dry chicken is an Indian recipe. It is prepared with home made pepper masala which is added with chicken and cooked. You can prepare this spicy delicious recipe any day. It fits perfectly as a starter for any party or gathering also as a main course to enjoy with rice or roti. I personally love it with roti because of its spicy pepper taste. This delicious recipe is almost loved by everyone irrespective of regions.

Origin of pepper chicken

Pepper dry chicken is most common found in southern states of the India mainly in Malnad regions and also few parts of north east India, as the people there love spicy and tangy food due to the cold climatic conditions. I came to know about this recipe from one of Coorg friend where it is very popular. I have prepared little bit different variation of it as the original one is way too dry and I like little gravy with it. The preparation is also very simple and you can easily prepare this in your home.

How to eat pepper chicken?

Pepper chicken is generally served as a starter or appetizer as it is little dry. I prefer it as both starter as well as main course and consume it with naan or tandoori roti. You can also eat it with rice just add little more water to make it like gravy and you are good to go.

Shelf life

The shelf life of prepared pepper chicken is upto 3 days if stored in refrigerator. You can prepare the spice mix for pepper chicken before hand and store it in an air tight container for upto 2 months.

In this article today I am sharing my pepper chicken recipe along with detailed steps with photos as well. You will definitely love to prepare this as it also very simple to prepare only the masala is which you have to prepare according to your spice level as it is very hot and spicy.

Serving

1. Serve mild hot
2. You can serve it with roti, chapati or rice

Important points

1. prepare the pepper masala according to your spice levels
2. Mix in between while cooking until fully cooked

I have also prepared other chicken recipes like Chicken pahadi kebab and chicken tikka masala

Printable recipe pepper chicken

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Pepper chicken recipe with step-by-step with photos

1. First add dry red chillies, peppercorns, cumin seeds and fennel seeds in a pan
2. dry roast it until it turns aromatic
3. turn off the heat and let it cool
4. transfer it to a blender
5. grind it fine
6. now to prepare pepper dry chicken add oil and onion in a pan
7. fry until turns brown and crispy
8. add ginger garlic paste and fry a little
9. Now add curry leaves and and fry it a little
10. add turmeric and add chicken
11. mix it well
12. add the prepared masala
13. add salt and mix it well
14. cover and cook o medium heat for 10 minutes
15. give it a mix and add water
16. mix it well
17. cover and cook the pepper chicken on medium heat for 15 minutes
18. add garam masala and lime juice
19. mix it well
20. pepper dry chicken is ready