Spicy Pepper Chicken

Spicy Pepper Chicken is an authentic dish from southern parts of Tamilnadu.

The speciality of this dish is that the Pepper is crushed. Pepper plays a major role to get out that hot and spicy taste..Crushed pepper at the end gives out a good flavor and taste.

Dried ground pepper has been used since antiquity for both its flavor and as a medicine. Pepper cures cold, so this curry will be a blessing for those suffering from cold. It is one of the most common spices added to European cuisine and its descendants. It may be found on nearly every dinner table in some parts of the world, often alongside table salt.

Ingredients
Crushed Pepper powder - 2 tsp
Water - 1/4 glass
Lime - 1 small piece
Onion rings - 2 or 3

To Marinate
Chicken - 250 gms
Ginger garlic paste - 1 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Dhaniya powder - 1 tsp
Crushed Pepper powder - 1 tsp
Jeera powder - 1/2 tsp
Lemon Juice - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste

To Season
Oil - 1 1/2 tbsp
Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Dry Red Chilli - 1 or 2 (splitted)
Garlic pods - 5 to 10
Curry leaves - few sprigs
Onions - 1 (chopped)

Preparation

1. Marinate the Chicken pieces with ingredients given in to marinate for half an hour.
2. Heat Oil in a non-stick pan and add jeera to it and wait till it splutters and then add dry red chillies, garlic pods, curry leaves.
3. Then add chopped onions and wait for it to get transparent.
4. Now add little pepper powder.
4. Add the marinated chicken and cook it for few minutes.
5. Pour little water and cook it with a lid covered in a medium flame.
6. Once it is half done, cook it open till it gets dry.
7. Add some more crushed pepper and salt if required.
8. Turn off the stove when it leaves out oil.
9. Garnish the Pepper Chicken with lime and onion rings.