Last Updated on February 23, 2014 by Akila
Pepper Chicken Chettinad is a authentic recipe. I tried this recipe from here and it came out very nicely. I already posted a pepper chicken version and this is slightly different from that. Everybody in our family loved this. Lets see how to prepare this tasty pepper chicken chettinad dry version.
Below are some chicken recipes to try if you like.
Nadan kozhi curry
Chicken Kuzhambu – step by step
Simple Chicken Gravy
Country chicken Biryani
Chicken 65
Country chicken Roast
How to make Pepper Chicken Chettinad
Preparation time: 10 min | Cook Time: 25 min
Total Time: 35 min | Serves: 5
Total Time: 35 min | Serves: 5
Recipe Category: Side dish | Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
Ingredients
Chicken – 1/2 kg
Oil – 3 tbsp
Onion – 2 chopped lengthwise
Tomato – 1 big or 2 small
Fennel seeds – 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds – 1/4 tsp
Cloves – 6 to 8
Cinnamon stick – 3 to 4 (2 inch length)
Cardamom – 3
Bay leaf – 3 crushed
Chili powder – 1 tsp
Coriander powder – 1.5 tsp
Cumin powder – 1 tsp
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Salt – as per taste
Ginger garlic paste – 2 tsp
Fresh black pepper powder – 1/2 tsp ( or crush the black pepper coarsely)
Water – 1 cup ( + or – )
Coriander leaves for garnishing
Method
1. In a wok/ kadai, add oil and when it is hot add the cloves, fennel seeds, cumin seeds, cinnamon stick, cardamom, bay leaf one by one and fry for 1 min in medium heat. ( don’t let them become black ).
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2. Add the onion and sauté till transparent. Add the ginger garlic paste. Add the tomatoes when the raw smell of ginger garlic goes off and sauté till mushy.
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3. Add the chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder and salt. Add the chicken pieces now and mix it well.
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4. Cover and cook the chicken. Chicken leaves the water and mostly that water would be enough for the chicken to cook. If you feel, chicken is not cooked properly, just add 1 cup of water.
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5. Cook the chicken until the oil oozes out. Add the crushed pepper powder now. Mix it well. Cook fur another 5 min and switch off. Garnish with coriander leaves.
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6. Serve the hot hot chicken with steamed rice or roti.
Yummy and tasty Pepper Chicken Chettinad is ready
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looks fantastic dear !! make me hungry now 🙂
vah, vah, vah, super tempting, this chicken is just killing me…
Looks super tempting !
Chicken looks so yummy..
Looks spicy and yummy…
looks so yummy ….very tempting curry
I'm still trying to make this dish. Been seeing it in so many foodies blog and the temptation is killing me. Your dish has the same effect on me now. I love the spiciness, I love the flavors and I would love to have with lots of rice.
Wow! nice colourful and delicious pepper chicken.
Chicken sounds Great!!! Love it…