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    Home » Recipes » Chicken » Pepper Chicken

    Pepper Chicken Recipe

    Published: October 17, 2020 by Sangeetha Vel | Updated: January 16, 2023 Leave a Comment

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    Pepper Chicken is a delicious, aromatic, and traditional side dish which has its origin in Chettinad cuisine, South India. The pepper powder, green chilly, lemon, and fresh curry leaves seasoned make this dish unique and flavorful when compared to other chicken recipes and it can be prepared in under 30 minutes. This is perfect comfort food for lunch and dinner. And it can be served with Plain white rice, biryani, or roti.

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    Pepper Chicken
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    What is pepper chicken?

    This is a spicy, flavorful chicken side dish that is popular in southern India. This dish varies from mild to high spice level depending on the preference of an individual. Pepper chicken masala has different versions from dry to gravy adopted from Chettinad, Karaikudi, Kongunadu, Kerala, and Andhra cuisines.

    What are the variations in pepper chicken masala?

    Following are some of the variations or types of pepper chicken recipes.

    Chettinad Chicken Masala
    Nadan Chicken Kerala Style
    Andhra Chicken Fry
    Murgh Kali Mirch
    Kongu Nadu Chicken

    About this Pepper Chicken

    This Pepper chicken is prepared with fresh Indian spices and herbs which gives an unique taste and flavor. This dish does not require any roasting or grinding of spices which makes this dish easy that can be made in under 30 minutes. And this chicken can be best served with rice and biryani recipes.

    Please find similar recipes below. Click chicken recipes for more.

    • Chicken Sukka
    • Chicken Chinthamani
    • Andhra Chilli Chicken
    • Chicken Fry
    • Chicken Ghee Roast

    Looking for different chicken recipes to cook for your next meal or a party? Then you could also check this collection of Indian Chicken Dry and Semi Gravy Recipes to enjoy with your family and loved ones.

    Pepper Chicken Recipe video

    I have also shared a detailed video instruction of this Pepper chicken recipe below which I believe will help you to make this delicious dish easily at home. For a quick reference, you could also find this recipe in story format.

    Pepper Chicken Video

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    Pepper Chicken

    Pepper Chicken is a delicious, aromatic, and traditional side dish originated from South India. This pepper chicken is a perfect comfort food for cold and cough and can be served for lunch or dinner with Plain white rice or chapati.
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    Author: Sangeetha Vel
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    Course: Side Dish
    Cuisine: Chettinadu, Indian
    Diet: Halal
    Prep: 10 minutes mins
    Cook: 20 minutes mins
    Adjust 3 servings

    Ingredients
     
     

    • 2.25 lb Chicken, cut and cleaned
    • 1 cup Onion, finely chopped
    • 2 Tomato, finely chopped
    • 1 tsp Ginger garlic paste
    • 1 tsp Fennel seeds
    • 2 Kalpaasi, small flower
    • 1 Bay leaves
    • ¼ cup Oil
    • 1½ tsp Chili Powder
    • 3 tsp Coriander Powder
    • 1 tsp Turmeric powder
    • 1 tsp Pepper Powder
    • 1 sprig Curry Leaves
    • 1 tsp Lemon Juice
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    Instructions
     

    To Prepare Pepper Chicken Masala

    • In a pan with medium heat pour oil and add bay leaves, Indian black stone flower, bay leaves and give a quick saute
      Poring oil and ingredients in a pan
    • Add onion and saute until it turns soft
      adding onion and sauteing
    • Add turmeric, chili, coriander powder, salt and ginger-garlic paste and combine everything well
      adding more ingredients and sauteing
    • Add chopped tomatoes and saute well
      Adding chopped tomato and sauteing
    • Close the pan, and cook for five minutes or until it turns mushy
      Closing pan and cooking
    • Open the lid and add in the chicken pieces and combine well with the masala
      Adding chicken and combining well
    • Close the pan with the lid and cook for 10 minutes
      closing pan and cooking
    • Open the lid and add green chili and give a quick mix
      adding green chili and mixing
    • Cook the chicken gravy for another 5 to 7 minutes with the lid closed
      closing pan and cooking
    • Open the lid and add pepper powder, curry leaves and combine everything well
      adding curry leaves and pepper powder
    • Cook until chicken leaves oil from the sides
      combining everything well
    • Squeeze lemon juice to the chicken masala and mix well
      squeezing lemon juice
    • Give a quick final mix for the pepper chicken
      Mixing and cooking

    To Serve

    • Serve the warm pepper chicken masala with plain rice, biryani, or chapati
      Serving pepper chicken

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    Notes

    • Adding green chilly, curry leaves, pepper powder and lemon juice at the end gives a perfect traditional taste to the dish
    • This pepper chicken can be made with coconut, sesame, and mustard oil which adds a unique flavor to the dish
    • To make the gravy version of pepper chicken adjust the consistency by adding water
    • To make a dry version allow the gravy to simmer at low heat to let the chicken absorb all the moisture from the gravy

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1serving | Calories: 570kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 44g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Monounsaturated Fat: 22g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 122mg | Sodium: 139mg | Potassium: 669mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1515IU | Vitamin C: 33mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 3mg
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