Pepper Chicken Recipe

1 whole chicken, cut into small pieces

4 tablespoons of freshly ground pepper

3 tablespoons of coconut paste

2 tsp chilli powder

2 tsp cumin powder

3 tsp dhania

1/2 tsp turmeric

2 large onions, sliced finely

2 cloves

1 cinammon stick

2-3 cardamoms

2 tomatoes , cut into small cubes.

1 tomato , blended to a smooth paste

3 tbsp cooking oil or ghee(clarified butter)

Blend to a smooth paste:

1 piece ginger

2-3 garlic

DIRECTIONS:

Marinate the chicken in salt and 2 tablespoon of pepper for 1/2 an hour.

Fry the chicken in 1/4 of the oil, drain and set aside.

Fry the onions in rest of the oil till it turns translucent.

Add the cloves, cinammon and cardammom and fry for a minute.

Now add the ginger-garlic paste and fry till the paste turns brown.

Add the spices(red chilli powder, etc) and stir in for a minute.

Now add tomato, coconut paste and the remaining pepper.

Fry for a while till the whole mixture loses all moisture.

Now add the tomato paste.

Add the chicken pieces and stir till all the chicken is well covered with the masala.

1-2 water and keep covered for 10 minutes.

You can add more water to get a gravy.

Serve hot garnished with chopped coriander leaves.

You can eat this with either roti or plain rice/dal.