CHICKEN PEPPER FRY

CHICKEN PEPPER FRY

This is one of the easiest chicken recipes with minimum ingredient and with almost no effort you get a tasty chicken dish in no time at all. Garlic and Pepper combine to give this Chicken dish an out of the world taste.
This recipe is featured in my Cookery Book ANGLO-INDIAN CUISINE - A LEGACY OF FLAVOURS FROM THE PAST 

Serves 6   Preparation Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

1 kg chicken cut into medium size pieces     

3 large onions sliced finely

2 teaspoons pepper powder                           

1 teaspoon turmeric powder

1 teaspoon chopped garlic

2 tablespoons oil                                             

Salt to taste

Heat oil in a pan and fry the onions and chopped garlic lightly.

Add the chicken and mix in the pepper powder, turmeric powder and salt. Fry for a few minutes till the oil leaves the sides of the pan.

Add ½ cup of water and cook on low heat till the chicken is tender and semi dry.

Alternately, the chicken can be par boiled with a little water and then added to the sautéed onions and pepper

You could add boiled potatoes towards the end and mix it with the chicken.

Serve with Bread or as a side dish. This is a good starter for Parties as well.

MEAT PEPPER FRY

Serves 6 Preparation Time 45 minutes


½ kg Meat (Beef / Mutton / lamb)

3 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper

1 teaspoon chopped ginger

¼ teaspoon turmeric powder

2 big onions sliced finely

2 tablespoons oil

3 large potatoes

Salt to taste




Wash the meat and keep aside. Wash the Potatoes, peal and cut into quarters.


Heat oil in a pan and sauté the onions and chopped ginger for a few minutes. Add the meat, salt, turmeric and pepper powder and mix well. Fry for 5 minutes on low heat turning the meat well till the pieces get firm. Add sufficient water and the potatoes and cook till done. Continue simmering on low heat till all the water is absorbed and the meat and potatoes are brown. Serve hot with bread or rice.