Celebrating New Year Eve with Pepper Chicken

New Year eve is the time for celebration. And no celebration is complete without food. This time I have prepared my special ‘Pepper Chicken’ to have for dinner. Let me share the recipe with you, and of course I have a picture of the one that I prepared.

I dedicate this recipe to my friends—Rinku Mohapatra. About a couple of year back she once had prepared a similar dish for me—‘Pepper Pork’. I liked it very much and derived my ‘Pepper Chicken’ from the ‘Pepper Pork’.

Jag’s Special Pepper Chicken

Ingredients: Chicken (500 gm), Chopped Onion (3 medium size onions will be enough), Cooking Oil (100 ml), Ginger Paste (3 tsp), Garlic Paste (2 tsp), Green Chilli (2 pcs),Turmeric Powder (2 tsp), Red-Chilli Powder (1 tsp), Coriander Powder (1 tsp), Cumin Powder (2 tsp), Salt (2 tsp) and Black Pepper (25 gm).
Preparation: Roast the black pepper for about a couple of minutes and grind them. Marinade the chicken with Ginger Paste, Garlic Paste, Turmeric Powder, Red-Chilli Powder, Coriander Powder, Cumin Powder, Salt, Black Pepper (keep aside about 1 tsp of black pepper powder for later use), Oil (use 75 ml of the oil and keep 25 ml of the oil aside for later use). Let it marinade for about half an hour.
In a pan heat 25 ml of oil and fry onion and green chilly in it till onion turns golden brown. Add the marinated chicken and stir well and cook for about 10 minutes. By now the oil should separate from the chicken. Add a cup of water and boil for 3-4 minutes. Add the remaining pepper powder and remove it from the heat.
Garnish: Chopped Coriander leaves
Server: Pepper chicken goes well with steamed rice. You can also have it with roti.