Easy pepper chicken

Pepper chicken recipe

Ingredients

• Chicken cleaned and cut into medium sized pieces- 1 kg
• Onion ( large) sliced thinely - 2
• Ginger chopped - 2 tsp.
• Garlic chopped - 2 tsp.
• Kashmiri chili powder - 1 1/2 tsp
• Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp.
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp.
• Malabar tamarind soaked in water- 3 small pieces
• Coconut oil- 1 tbsp.
• Salt to taste
• Curry leaves and red chilies for garnish

Method

• Grind ginger, garlic , chili powder, pepper powder, turmeric powder and enough salt into a fine paste. You can use  half a cup of water after grinding it for 30 seconds.
• Marinate the chicken pieces with the ground masala and keep aside for half an hour.
• Meanwhile Microwave the sliced onion for 5 minutes. Heat oil in a pan, add the cooked onions and saute till light brown.
• Add the chicken pieces and malabar tamarind and cook the chicken.
• Remove the tamarind pieces add curry leaves and red chilies and dry roast it till the masalas are well coated on the chicken pieces and it deepens its color.
• Transfer it to a serving plate and enjoy!