Pepper Chicken

Ingredients list for Pepper Chicken

• 1 tablespoon Crushed Black Peppercorns
• 2 Boneless Chicken Breasts cut into dices
• to taste Salt
• 1 teaspoon Coriander powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder
• 2 teaspoons Red chilli powder
• 1 Egg
• 16-18 Curry leaves
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1 tablespoon Ginger-garlic paste
• 3 tablespoons Rice flour
• for deep-frying Oil
• 1 tablespoon Coconut oil
• 12-45 dried coconut slices
• 1 teaspoon Mustard seeds

Method

1. Combine chicken pieces, salt, coriander powder, turmeric powder, 1 tsp red chilli powder, 1 tbsp crushed peppercorns and egg in a bowl and mix well.
2. Finely chop 5-6 curry leaves and add alongwith lemon juice and mix well
3. Add ginger-garlic paste and rice flour and mix well.
4. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai. Deep-fry chicken pieces till golden and crisp. Drain on absorbent paper.
5. Heat coconut oil in anon-stick pan. Add dried coconut slices and sauté till well browned and crisp. Add mustard seeds and let them splutter.
6. Add remaining curry leaves, 2 tsps crushed peppercorns, little water and mix well.
7. Add salt, remaining red chilli powder and cook for a minute.
8. Add fried chicken and toss to mix. Let it get heated through.
9. Serve hot.

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