# Chicken Pepper Fry

A delicious chicken pepper fry recipe from south India, made with a flavorful blend of spices and fresh herbs.

- Servings: 5 servings
- Total time: 7 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 tbsp black peppercorns
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 3 tbsp oil
- 0.25 tsp cumin seeds
- 0.25 tsp fennel seeds
- 1 handful curry leaves
- 15 cloves garlic
- 3 nos onion
- 2 tbsp ginger garlic green chilli paste
- 0.25 tsp turmeric powder
- 0.25 tsp garam masala
- 1 kg chicken
- 1 to taste salt
- 1 as required hot water
- 1 handful curry leaves
- 2 nos green chilli
- 0.5 lemon lemon juice
- 1 handful fresh coriander

## Instructions

1. Set a small pan over high heat & once it gets hot, lower the flame & add fennel seeds, cumin seeds & black peppercorns, keep stirring & dry roast them over low flame until fragrant. Then transfer them into a bowl, cool them down completely & grind into a fine powder.
2. Set a kadhai over high heat, add oil & let it get hot.
3. Add cumin & fennel seeds, garlic & curry leaves, stir well & cook briefly.
4. Then add the onions, stir & cook over high heat until the onions turn light golden brown.
5. Then add the ginger garlic & green chilli paste, stir & cook for 1-2 minutes.
6. Further lower the flame & add turmeric powder & garam masala, stir & add the chicken along with salt.
7. Stir & cook the chicken over high flame for 4-5 minutes, then add a splash of water, cover & cook over low flame until the chicken is cooked.
8. Once the chicken is cooked, remove the lid & add the pepper fry masala along with curry leaves & green chilli & cook over high flame while stirring gently until all the moisture gets evaporated.
9. Lastly taste & adjust salt if required & add lemon juice & fresh coriander, stir well.

## Equipment

- small pan
- bowl
- mixer grinder
- kadhai

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/5R6nNJC-FVE?si=Hhoig_f52w514lfJ
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/67363ef1-a597-49be-b21b-d20b3ebe6f34
- Extracted: 2025-02-02

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