Pepper Chicken/ Kozhi Milagu Varuval/ மிளகு கோழி வறுவல்

Pepper Chicken is the easiest chicken fry. This is a dry curry and suits well with rice or even rotis. Adding freshly ground pepper powder gives a nice flavor and aroma to the dish. This is really simple ad yummy dish.

Ingredients

Chicken – 1 lb
Finely Chopped Onion – 1
Finely Chopped Tomato – 1
Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder – a pinch
Red Chilli Powder – 1 tsp
Coriander Powder – 2 tsp
Chopped Coriander Leaves – few
To roast and grind
Peppercorn – 2 tsp
Fennel Seeds – 1 tsp
To Temper 

Cumin/Jeera – 1 tsp
Cinnamon Sticks – 2 small pieces
Cloves – 2
Cardamom – 2
Curry Leaves -a handful
Method

Dry roast all the ingredients under named as “to roast and grind” till slightly browned and grind it to a coarse powder and keep aside.

In a pressure cooker, heat oil. Add onion and ginger and garlic paste and saute till slightly browned.

Then add tomato and fry till its mushy and raw smell goes ff. Add the turmeric, red chilli powder, coriander powder and half of the coarse pepper powder along with chicken pieces and fry well till raw smell leaves. Saute till chicken is well blended with the spices.

Then add one more cup water along with salt and pressure cook for 2 to 3 whistles. Heat oil in a kadai, and add the items under “to temper” then add pressure cooked chicken.

Add the remaining pepper fennel powder and saute till it becomes semi dry. Add chipped coriander leaves and switch it off.