Pepper Chicken with curry leaves recipe with step by step photos and short video . Pepper and Curry leaves Chicken is a tasty side dish/ starter made with lots black pepper powder and curry leaves . This chicken has a distinct flavours from black pepper , curry leaves and fennel seeds. It's a simple chicken recipe that can be made easily without any fancy ingredients and tastes delicious.

In Bangalore there is chain of Andhra restaurant known has Meghana Foods, I love the boneless pepper chicken in that restaurant. It tastes too good with simple ingredients. So I was longing to recreate the same dish . After too many trail , error and correction , made this Pepper Chicken in Meghana Restaurant Style , taste came very close to that of original recipe from Meghana Foods . But I couldn't get that dark black color but later I realised its addition of dark soya sauce that gives deep dark black colour. Which I tried in my other similar vegetarian recipe Paneer Pepper Dry .

This tasty pepper chicken recipe has lots of curry leaves in it. Rather than naming has pepper chicken , I can even call it as Curry leaves Chicken . You can serve this chicken has starter or as a side dish with a mug of beer , tastes good in all the ways.

Other similar chicken recipes on blog are :

RECIPE CARD FOR PEPPER CHICKEN WITH CURRY LEAVES:

Pepper Chicken with Curry leaves

Name: Pepper Chicken with Curry leaves
Prep time: 8 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 32 min
Ingredients: 750 grams Chicken , skin out curry cut pieces; 3 no's Onion , finely chopped; 6-8 no's Garlic Cloves , crushed 1/2 Tbsp paste; 1 inch Ginger , crushed 1/2 Tbsp paste; 1 no Tomatoes , finely chopped; 3 no's Green Chilli,finely Chopped; 12 Sprigs Curry leaves; 1 1/2 Tbsp Black Peppercorns; 1 Tsp Fennel Seeds; 1/2 Tsp Jeera/Cumin Seeds; 1/2 Tsp Turmeric Powder; 1 Tsp Salt or as required; 2 Tbsp Oil; 2 Tbsp Coriander Leaves , chopped; 1 Tsp Lime Juice; 1 Tbsp Ghee / Clarified Butter; 1 Tbsp Cashews; 3 no's Green Chilli , chopped; 3 sprigs Curry leaves

Pepper Chicken with Curry Leaves is a spicy and tasty ,Andhra style chicken which has distinct flavours from black pepper corns ,curry leaves and fennel seeds .

4.5 from 2 votes

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Course: Side Dish, Starters

Cuisine: Andhra, Indian, South India

Prep Time: 8 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 32 minutes

Servings : 5 people

Calories / Serving : 469

Author: Muktha H S

Ingredients

750 grams Chicken , skin out curry cut pieces
3 no's Onion , finely chopped
6-8 no's Garlic Cloves , crushed ½ Tbsp paste
1 inch Ginger , crushed ½ Tbsp paste
1 no Tomatoes , finely chopped
3 no's Green Chilli,finely Chopped
12 Sprigs Curry leaves
1 ½ Tbsp Black Peppercorns
1 Tsp Fennel Seeds
½ Tsp Jeera/Cumin Seeds
½ Tsp Turmeric Powder
1 Tsp Salt or as required
2 Tbsp Oil
2 Tbsp Coriander Leaves , chopped
1 Tsp Lime Juice

To Temper

1 Tbsp Ghee / Clarified Butter
1 Tbsp Cashews
3 no's Green Chilli , chopped
3 sprigs Curry leaves

Instructions

Wash and clean the chicken thoroughly and keep aside, for water to drain completely.
Finely chop onions,tomatoes and slit green chillies.
Dry roast black peppercorns, jeera/ cumin seeds, and fennel seeds . Add 6-7 sprigs of curry leaves and dry roast till curry leaves turns crisp .
Then transfer it into a blender/ mixer jar and blend to a fine powder.
Take a wok, add oil add 3 sprigs of curry leaves, onions, ginger , garlic paste , green chillies and fry well till the raw smell goes off .
Add tomato,turmeric powder,and saute for a minute.
Now add chicken,1 Tsp salt and 1 Tbsp of ground jeera ,pepper , fennel seeds and curry leaves powder mix well.
Close the lid and cook on a medium heat for about 15 minutes or till chicken is almost cooked. (Don't overcook the chicken or else it becomes hard).
Whilst take a small pan/ tadka pan ,add ghee once its hot add cashews, chopped garlic cloves, 3 green chilies and remaining curry leaves fry well .
Once curry leaves turns crisp add ¼ tsp of salt and 1 tsp of curry and pepper powder and mix well.
Add this mixture to above prepared chicken.
Add remaining curry leaves and pepper powder, ½ tsp of salt and mix well .
Keep on a high flame, fry for a minute till it becomes semi dry. Turn off the stove .
Finally add lemon juice and garnish with coriander leaves.
Serve as a starter or a side dish .

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Notes

You can also add ½ cup of water in the last step and cook on a high heat till you get a thick semi gravy chicken ..
This is a spicy chicken dish , you can reduce the amount of green chillies , for less spice.
150 grams per serving

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Step by Step Direction to make Pepper Chicken with Curry Leaves:

Wash and clean the chicken thoroughly and keep aside, for water to drain completely.

Finely chop onions,tomatoes and slit green chillies.

Dry roast black peppercorns, jeera/ cumin seeds, and fennel seeds . Add 6-7 sprigs of curry leaves and dry roast till curry leaves turns crisp .

Then transfer it into a blender/ mixer jar and blend to a fine powder.

Take a wok, add oil add 3 sprigs of curry leaves, onions, ginger , garlic paste , green chillies and fry well till the raw smell goes off .

Add tomato,turmeric powder,and saute for a minute.

Add chicken,1 Tsp salt and 1 Tbsp of ground jeera ,pepper , fennel seeds and curry leaves powder mix well.

Close the lid and cook on a medium heat for about 15 minutes or till chicken is almost cooked. (Don't overcook the chicken or else it becomes hard).

Whilst take a small pan/ tadka pan ,add ghee once its hot add cashews, chopped garlic cloves, 3 green chilies and remaining curry leaves fry well .

Once curry leaves turns crisp add ¼ tsp of salt and 1 tsp of curry and pepper powder and mix well.

Add this mixture to above prepared chicken.

Add remaining curry leaves and pepper powder, ½ tsp of salt and mix well .

Keep on a high flame, fry for a minute till it becomes semi dry. Turn off the stove .

Finally add lemon juice and garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve as a starter or a side dish .

Comments

Raghunath Krishnappa

January 13, 2014 at 5:42 pm

Wonderful Muktha !

I like all the recipes. I think you have to update your facebook with this URL so it can reach to many people.

Anonymous

March 10, 2019 at 8:27 am

Hi muktha...I tried this receipe,it came out well and tasted good too... simple process regular ingredients...yet very delicious

- Muktha
  
  March 11, 2019 at 10:27 am
  
  Hi , I'm glad that u tried this, thanks a Ton....! May I request you to give the star ratings as well , It becomes easy for other readers too. Also its my sincere request to fill in your name as I feel connected to you. Thanks again.
  
Anonymous

April 06, 2020 at 10:05 am

It's very tasty thank you

- Muktha
  
  April 06, 2020 at 11:04 am
  
  Hey , I'm glad you liked it . Thank U
  
Hema

January 07, 2021 at 12:23 pm

Thanks For Sharing this Amazing Recipe. My Family Loved It. I will be sharing this Recipe with my Friends. Hope They will like it.

- Muktha
  
  January 10, 2021 at 11:54 am
  
  Thank you