Mrs Ammu Mathew recipes: Chettinadu Pepper Chicken

Mrs Ammu Mathew recipes: Chettinadu Pepper Chicken

To cook this dry chicken, you will need the following:

½ kg Chicken pieces, 4 Small onions, 6-8 Curry leaves , 2 tbsp Coriander leaves,
1 tsp Coriander powder and crushed cardamom, 3 tsp Pepper powder and 3 cloves,
¼ tsp turmeric powder, 2 pinches of Fennel and 2 cinnamon sticks. Salt and Oil are required in proportion.
You will need to make a paste for which these ingredients are required:
¾ cup grated Coconut, 2tbsp Pepper corns, 6 cloves of Garlic and ¼” Ginger piece

Here’s how to prepare Chettinadu Pepper Chicken:

-Oil needs to be heated and cardamom, cloves, fennel seeds and cinnamon are to be added in it.

-Add the mixed ground paste and chicken. Add all the powders, some water and cook after adding salt to taste.

-When chicken is cooked keep an eye on the water (almost all water should have evaporated and only little should remain), and add oil into a pan. In this oil, sauté the small onions chopped and curry leaves.

-Add the cooked chicken and gravy to the small onions when they turn brown.

-Keep stirring till all the water evaporates and the chicken is dry

-Garnish with coriander leaves