Easy Chicken Pepper Fry

Ingredients:

• Chicken - 500gm

• Onion - 1 big

• Ginger - 1/4 inch piece

• Garlic - 2 to 3 cloves

• Fine Pepper Powder - 1 tbsp

• Fennel Seeds - 1 tbsp

• Whole Peppercorns - 2 tbsp

• Cumin Powder - 1 tbsp

• Coconut Oil - 2 tbsp

• Curry Leaves - a few

• Salt to taste:

Method:

• Clean chicken and keep aside.

• Dry roast fennel seeds with whole peppercorns till fragrant. Let it cool and grind to a coarse mix.

• In a thick bottom saucepan, add cleaned chicken along with finely chopped onions, crushed ginger and garlic, lightly crushed curry leaves, coarsely ground pepper-fennel mixture and salt to taste. Mix well with hands to combine.

• Switch on the stove and maintain low-medium flame throughout the cooking process. Cover and cook. Saute in between to prevent burning.

• When chicken is cooked well (it took 15-20mins for me), add a tbsp of coconut oil and a few more crushed curry leaves. Further add fine pepper powder and cumin powder to taste. 

• Let it cook uncovered for 5-10minutes. 

• Drizzle some more coconut oil and switch off the stove when the desired gravy consistency is reached. Keep it covered for atleast 10mins before serving.