Pepper Chicken Roast ( Kerala style)

Chicken pieces cooked with pepper and spices. This dish goes well with rice. Never replace actual black pepper with pepper powder in this recipe.

Servings: 6

Ingredients

1 Kilogram

Chicken

1 1⁄2 Teaspoons

Pepper Powder

1⁄2 Teaspoon

Turmeric Powder

1 1⁄2 Tablespoons

Lemon Juice

—

Salt

4

Onions

1 1⁄2 Tablespoons

Ginger, Crushed

1 1⁄2 Tablespoons

Garlic, Crushed

3

Green Chilli, Slit Lengthwise

3 Tablespoons

Whole Black Pepper

2 Teaspoons

Garam Masala

1 Teaspoon

Aniseeds Powder ( Perinjeerakam Powder)

—

Curry Leaves

—

Coconut Oil

Preparation steps

• 1
  Marinate the cleaned chicken pieces with salt, pepper powder, turmeric powder and lemon juice. Keep it aside for 30 minutes.
  
  
• 
  
  
  
  
  
  Crush the whole black pepper and keep it aside.
  
  
• 3
  In a kadai, heat the oil. when hot enough, add the sliced onions and curry leaves and saute well.
  
  
• 
  
  When the onions are brown, add the ginger, garlic and green chilli. Saute well till the aromatics release their flavour.
  
  
• 
  
  Add garam masala, aniseeds powder and crushed black pepper. Saute well.
  
  
• 
  
  Add marinated chicken pieces and stir around till the chicken pieces are well coated with the masalas. Don't add water.
  
  
• 
  
  Cover and cook for 20 minutes.
  
  
• 
  
  Now open the lid and cook until the water evaporates.
  
  
• 
  
  Add 1 tbsp oil and saute it till it gets roasted well. Best served with rice :)