Ingredients (Serves 6)
1. Chicken, bone-in – 1 – 1.25 kg, cut into medium pieces
2. Coconut oil – 3 tbsp
3. Onion – 3.5 cups, thinly sliced
Ginger-garlic paste – 1.5 tbsp
Green chilly – 1, slit
Curry leaves – 1 sprig
4. Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder – 1.5 tbsp
Garam masala powder – 1 tbsp (Recipe below)
Pepper powder – 1 – 1.5 tbsp (Adjust according to your spice tolerance)
Nirapara mutton masala powder / Eastern meat masala powder – 3/4 tbsp
5. Hot water – 3/4 cup
Thick coconut milk – 1/3 cup
6. Curry leaves – A few
7. Salt – To taste
Method
Heat coconut oil in a heavy-bottomed pan at medium-high heat. Add sliced onion, ginger-garlic paste, green chilly, curry leaves and little salt. Saute for 10 – 15 minutes until onion turns brown (take care not to burn them). Bring down the heat to low. Add turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder and pepper powder. Stir for a few seconds and then add chicken pieces. Mix well and cook for a minute. Add 1/2 cup hot water, enough salt and bring to a boil at medium heat. Cook covered for 30 – 35 mts stirring occasionally, until the chicken pieces are almost done. Add thick coconut milk and few curry leaves. Mix well. Taste-check for salt. Cook for another 5 – 7 minutes until the gravy turns dark and thick. Switch off. Serve this super-yummy pepper chicken curry with chapathi/ porotta/ appam.
Recipe for Garam Masala (Yield – Around 3 tbsp)
- Fennel Seeds (Perumjeerakam) – 2 tbsp
- Cloves (Grambu) – 12
- Cinnamon stick (Karuvapatta) – 1 inch
- Cardamom (Elaikka) – 5
- Star anise (Thakkolam) – 2 small
- Whole pepper (Kurumulaku) -15
- Poppy seeds (Kus Kus) – 1 tsp (optional)
Grind the above ingredients for garam masala to a fine powder. You need only 1 tbsp garam masala powder for this recipe. Store the remaining in an airtight container to use later.
Recipe Courtesy – Cijo Thomas
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Hi made your Kerala Style Pepper Chicken Curry with slight changes and it was awesome 🙂
A few changes I did was adding MDH garam masala instead of making my own Masala and added potato as well to the chicken curry.
Thank you for your sharing your lovely recipe.
I have made this recipe many times now, sometimes with modifications, sometimes without – and it comes out awesome each time. Very versatile, thanks for sharing!
Pepper chicken curry came out sooo goood. Made it atleast 2 times in last 2 weeks
Thanks for your feedback! Great to know that you enjoyed it..