Chettinad Pepper Chicken Masala
  1. Clean, wash and marinate the chicken for 30 mins with red chilly pwd, turmeric pwd, pepper pwd, salt and lemon juice

  2. Pour 3 tbsp of cooking oil to a fry pan

  3. Add cumin, saunf, cloves, cinnamon, mustard and wait to splutter

  4. Add finely chopped onions and sauté well

  5. Add ginger garlic paste, turmeric pwd, red chilly pwd, pepper pwd and stir well for 2 mins

  6. Add coriander pwd and finely chopped cilantro leaves

  7. Cook further for few minutes

  8. Add tomato slices and smash it well

  9. Add ½ cup of water to the masala and close the fry pan

  10. Allow it to cook for 5 to 7 mins in a medium flame

  11. Then add the marinated chicken pieces to the masala and sauté it well

  12. Add salt as required

  13. Add thick yoghurd and stir well

  14. Close the fry pan and allow chicken to cook for 10 to 15 mins in medium flame

  15. Keep stirring once in a while, so that the masala doesn’t get stick to the bottom

  16. When the chicken is cooked, add the crushed pepper, garam masala pwd lemon juice to it

  17. Switch off the flame

  18. Garnish the hot & spicy Pepper Chicken Masala with fresh coriander leaves

  19. This delectable dish from Chettinad Cuisine is a great treat for spice lovers and it pairs up excellent with parathas or steamed rice

Course🍽️Main Course

Diets🌾Gluten-free🥩Carnivore...

Category🍗Chicken Dish

Cuisine🇮🇳Indian

Occasions📆Everyday🎉Festive

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyMedium ⏰ 45m

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