PEPPER CHICKEN GRAVY RECIPE - HAPPIEE EATZ

There is a home - style  cloud kitchen near my home which is functioned only by women. Few weeks back, when my mom and I felt lazy to cook😅, we just prepared hot rice and bought  pepper chicken gravy from them. I don't know why it felt heavenly. Since I had cold, pepper chicken gravy and rice was so soothing to me😄. Suddenly, today I had same cravings and  prepared Pepper Chicken Gravy. This is a simple recipe  with very few ingredients. One highlight is you don't need tomato for this ( most people can understand for the current scenario😅). Do try this recipe by following the method given below.

           

Preparation Time - 10 minutes | Cooking Time - 20 minutes | Total time - 30 minutes | Course  - Gravy| Cuisine  - South Indian | Servings  - 3

Ingredients:

For Pepper Masala Powder:

1. Peppercorn - 3 tbsp
2. Cumin / Jeera -1 tsp
3. Fennel seed / Saunf - 1 tsp
4. Dry Red Chilly - 1
5. Cinnamon - 1 inch

For Gravy:

1. Oil - 3 tbsp
2. Chicken - 750 gms
3. Ginger Garlic Paste - 1.5 tbsp
4. Onion - 4 ( sliced lengthwise)
5. Dry Red Chilly - 2 ( De - seeded)
6. Turmeric Powder -1 tsp
7. Red Chilly Powder - 1/2 tbsp
8. Rock Salt / Normal salt - Required amt.
9. Coriander Leaves - 1 handful( finely chopped)
10. Curry Leaves - 8 

Method:

For Pepper Masala Powder:

1. Dry roast peppercorn, cumin /  jeera, fennel seed/ saunf, dry red chilly and cinnamon in a kadai at low flame. Switch off the flame once you can sense the aroma. Kindly do not over roast and burn the ingredients.
2. Bring the roasted ingredients to room temperature and grind it to a fine powder in the blender.

For Gravy:

1. Clean the chicken with turmeric powder and rock salt. Wash them 2 to 3 times thoroughly without any blood stains.
2. Take a pressure cooker. Add 3 tbsp of oil and allow it to heat.
3. Add curry leaves, sliced onion and dry red chilly . Fry until the onion changes to golden brown at medium flame.
4. Add 1.5 tbsp of ginger garlic paste and saut'e until its raw smell goes off.
5. Add the chicken and close the lid for few minutes under low flame. 
6. After the chicken leaves its own water, add turmeric powder, rock salt and red chilly powder. Give a nice mix so that everything combines well.
7. Add 1 cup of water. Lock the lid and pressure cook for 1 whistle at high flame.
8.  After the pressure settles on its own, add the grounded Pepper Masala Powder. Mix it well and leave it for few minutes at low flame so that its raw smell goes off.
9. After the raw smell of the masala powder goes off, turn off the flame add handful of finely chopped coriander leaves and mix well with the gravy.

Step By Step Instructions with Images:

For Pepper Masala Powder:

Step 1:

Dry roast peppercorn, cumin /  jeera, fennel seed/ saunf, dry red chilly and cinnamon in a kadai at low flame

Step 2:

Finely grind the roasted ingredients in a blender 

For Gravy:

Step 1:

Add 3 tbsp of oil. Let it heat and add curry leaves

Step 2:

Add sliced onion and  de- seeded dry red chillies

Step 3:

Add chicken, turmeric powder and rock salt.
Close the lid until the chicken leaves its water
under low flame

Step 4:

Add 1/2 tbsp of red chilly powder

Step 5:

Add 1 cup of water

Step 6:

Pressure cook to 1 whistle and open after the pressure settles on its own

Step 7:

Add the finely ground pepper masala powder and leave it
for few mins until its raw smell goes off under low flame

Step 8:

Turn off the flame.
Add handful of finely chopped coriander leaves and mix well

Step 9:

Gravy is ready. Transfer it hot to a serving bowl.

Serving Suggestions:

1. Serve it hot with any of the following : boiled rice, dosa, chapathi, naan, roti, phulka, biryani, ghee rice and parotta.

Notes:

1. You can add extra peppercorns while grinding or black pepper powder if you need more spicy.
2. Do not avoid a coriander leaves and be generous while adding😁

        

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