Wednesday, June 06, 2012

White Pepper Chicken

I have a recipe for Kali Mirch Chicken (Black Pepper Chicken) in my blog but this one is different as it not only uses a different pepper (white pepper) but the procedure is also different.

Ingredients:
Chicken Breast Tenders - 250 gms

Onion - 1 medium chopped
Coriander Powder - 2 to 3 tsp
Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp
White Pepper powder - 3 to 4 tsp / per taste
Black Pepper powder - 1 tsp
Salt - to taste
Any refined oil - 2 tbsp
Ginger little piece - 1/2 chopped and 1/2 julienne

 
Procedure:

  1. Chop the chicken into medium pieces. Prick the pieces with the fork.
  2. Marinade the chicken pieces with salt, white pepper and curd for an hour.
  3. Heat the oil in kadai and cook chicken till it becomes white and is half cooked and the curd becomes a part of the chicken.
  4. Heat the oil in kadai. Saute onions till they turn pink. Add coriander powder and garam masala. Blend the onions with some ginger.
  5. Add onion paste in chicken.  
  6. Cover and cook till the chicken is 3/4 cooked.
  7. Make a paste of cashews and add it to the chicken. 
  8. Add a bit of black pepper.
  9.  Cover the chicken till it is completely cooked.
  10. Top it with julienne ginger and serve hot.

Pudina Chicken

Pudina Chicken is very minty and very simple to make. With few ingredients, wala you have a tasty chicken.
  • Chicken Breast Tenders - 250 gms
  • Onion - 1 medium chopped
  • Coriander Powder - 2 to 3 tsp
  • Green Chillies - 3 to 4
  • Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp
  • Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
  • Red chilli powder - 3 to 4 tsp / per taste
  • Lemon juice - one lemon
  • Salt - to taste
  • Pref Mustard Oil or Any refined oil - 2 tbsp
  • Mint Leaves - a bunch. Because it is pudina chicken, pudina needs to be more but make sure that its not a lot as it might become bitter and overwhelming.
  • Ginger little piece
  • Garlic - 2 to 3 cloves
Procedure:

  1.  Chop the chicken into medium pieces. Prick the pieces with the fork.
  2. Marinade the chicken pieces with salt, lemon juice, red pepper and turmeric for an hour.
  3. Blend the onion, mint leaves, garam masala, coriander, green chillies,garlic, ginger to make a paste
  4. Heat the oil in the kadai. Add chicken pieces and cook till the chicken becomes white in color and half cooked.
  5. Add onion pudina paste to the chicken.
  6. Cover and cook till the chicken is completely cooked.
  7. Garnish with mint leaves and serve hot.