Pepper Chicken ( Kurumulaku Chicken)

Author: Abhilash Kumar

Recipe type: Main, side dish, appetizer

This is my first post so let me start from my own mom's Kerala style Pepper chicken curry. This recipe comes all the way from Gods own country. Its Spicy and am sure you all will love it

(pic shown here is just for reference....)

Preparation time:  35 mins  

Serves: 3 

Ingredients

•Chicken – 400-450 gm, cut into medium size pieces

For Masala

•Onion – 2 med-large, sliced

•Ginger & garlic – 2 – 21/2 tsp each, grated/crushed

•Green chilli – 1-2, slit lengthwise

•Whole Black pepper – 1¼ tsp

•Garam masala – ½ tsp

•Fennel  powder – ¼ tsp

•Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp

•Chicken/meat masala – ½ tsp (optional)

•Soya sauce – 1 tsp

•Tomato sauce – 1 tsp

•Curry leaves

•Coconut oil

•Salt

• Use crushed pepper in the masala for the flavour and taste

For Marination

•Pepper powder – ¼ tsp

•Lemon juice – 1 tsp

•Salt

Instructions

1.Marinate the cleaned chicken pieces with salt, pepper powder & lemon juice. Crush the whole black pepper take care not to powder it.

2.Heat oil in a pan & add sliced onion. Let it become golden brown. Add grated/crushed ginger and garlic, green chilli and curry leaves. Let it cook till the raw smell goes, around 3-4 mins. Add crushed pepper, turmeric powder, garam masala,

fennel powder. Mix well. Cook for another 2-3 mins. Add soya and tomato sauce/ketchup. Mix well. Keep stirring in between.

3.Add ¼ cup water and salt and mix well. Add marinated chicken pieces. Combine everything well and make sure that chicken pieces are coated with masala. When chicken starts changing the color add ½ cup water & mix well.

4.Let it boil. Reduce flame and cover and cook it till the chicken is done. Check in between, give a stir and add more water only if required. Once the chicken is done, remove the lid, add some curry leaves and continue cooking for another 5-7 mins on low flame, just to roast it a little more. Remove from fire. The dish will get a darker shade once it rests.

5.Garnish with onion.