30 mins

Ingredients for Pepper Chicken Chettinad
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How to Cook Pepper Chicken Chettinad
- Remove any skin from the chicken, cut it into large bite-size pieces then set it aside. Peel and slice the onion and roughly chop the tomatoes.
- Heat the oil in a large frying pan (skillet) and add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds, sliced onion, turmeric, ginger-garlic paste, curry leaves and green chilies. Mix together and sauté for 2-3 minutes over a medium heat. Add the tomatoes, coriander powder, cumin powder and salt and mix well. Allow to cook for 2-3 minutes, then stir in the cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and red chili powder and cook for several minutes until the raw smell of masala vanishes.
- Add in the chicken pieces, mix well, cover and cook over a low-medium heat for 10-15 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. When the chicken is almost done, add the ground pepper into the mixture and mix well. Garnish with freshly chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with bread or steamed rice.

You can also use lamb instead of chicken with the same recipe. Make sure you take the thigh meat of a lamb and cook to 30-40 minutes on low to medium heat before you add pepper.
Reviews of Pepper Chicken Chettinad
![]() Cooked this yday and it had the real pepper chicken taste. It was simply marvelous. I'm crazy of chettinad cuisine and have been hunting in vain for the recipes until yday. Thanks a lot for the brilliant receipe. Pls post more:)) Sangeetha (4 reviews) |
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