Pepper Chicken Fry
- 25 min
- medium
- Serves 3
- 100% liked
- 26 people cooked this
Tamil Nadu pepper chicken fry in a kadai with curry leaves, onion and a coarse peppercorn masala. Medium-spicy, serves 3, 25 minutes, step-by-step video.
Good for: Party, Rainy Day
Ingredients
Chicken, Diced500 grams
Lemon Juice2 tsp
Ginger Garlic Paste2 tsp
Turmeric Powder¼ tsp
Salt¾ tsp
Black Peppercorns1½ tsp
Red Chilli1
Coriander Seeds½ tsp
Cumin1 tsp
Cloves2
Cinnamon½ inch
Oil2 tbsp
Curry leaves10
Onion1
Water¼ cup
Black Pepper Powder½ tsp
Coriander Leaves¼ cup
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 3 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 3 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 354kcal | 1062kcal |
| Protein | 36g | 107g |
| Carbohydrate | 8.7g | 26g |
| Fat | 21g | 62g |
| Fibre | 2.6g | 7.8g |
| Sugar | 1.7g | 5.1g |
Cookd masalas for chicken
Method
Take Chicken in a bowl and add Lemon Juice, Ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder and salt and mix well.
Coarsely grind the ingredients.
Heat oil in a Kadai, and add the curry leaves and thinly sliced onion.
Once the onions are golden brown, add the powdered spice.
Add the Chicken immediately and fry on low heat for about 5 mins.
Add ¼ cup of water and simmer on low heat covering the pan with a lid.
Once all the water evaporates, keep frying the chicken until the chicken is coated with masalas, add pepper powder and coriander leaves.
Before you start
- How long does Pepper Chicken Fry take?
- 25 minutes from start to finish. That is 10 minutes of preparation and 15 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Pepper Chicken Fry serve?
- 3. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Pepper Chicken Fry vegetarian?
- No, it contains meat or fish.
- Is Pepper Chicken Fry spicy?
- It is medium: 2 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Pepper Chicken Fry?
- 500 grams Chicken, ½ tsp Black Pepper Powder, ¼ cup Coriander Leaves, 1 Red Chilli, 2 Cloves, 10 Curry leaves, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Pepper Chicken Fry?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Pepper Chicken Fry?
- About 354 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
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km tejOctober 2022
It was soooo delicious!! 🤌 thanks for the recipe! we love you ❤️
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Pranesh NallamuthuApril 2023
nice
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yojithaDecember 2021
it came out soo good
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Pradeep Kumar VDecember 2025
good
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A Cookd cookNovember 2025
it came out yum and approved by kids
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keerthySeptember 2025
it was yummy
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A Cookd cookAugust 2024
taste very good
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Prasanna ThiruvediMay 2024
looks and smells gud :)
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Nisha UnnikrishnanJune 2022
turned out awesome ... your recipes are just top quality ones!!! thank you from the deepest of my ❤️
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Sandhya KumarJanuary 2022
I tried this recipe for the very first time....taste also came well.... thank u for this wonderful recipe...
