Pepper Chicken Kuzhambu

Description

Pepper Chicken masala / Kozhi Milagu Kuzhambu / Chicken Kozhambu

Ingredients
1 lb	Chicken (1/2 kg approx, cut into small pieces)
3 nos	Onion (very finely minced)
3 no	Tomato (finely chopped or crushed)
1 no	Green chilli (finely chopped)
1 tsp	Ginger garlic paste
10 nos	Curry leaves
6 stks	Corrainder leaves (chopped)
1 no	Bay leaf
½ tsp	Cumin seeds
¼ tsp	Fennel seeds
2 tsp	Red chilli powder
3 tsp	Corrainder/dhania powder
¼ tsp	Turmeric powder
3 tsp	Black pepper powder (freshly ground preferred)
1 tsp	Salt (or to taste)
4 tbsp	Oil
½ cup	Water

Instructions

Take a deep sauce pan , heat oil toast cumin, fennel seeds and bay leaf , saute chopped onions and green chillies until golden brown, add ginger garlic paste, chopped tomatoes and cook till tender. Add chicken pieces at this stage along with turmeric powder, red chilli powder, dhania powder, black pepper powder, salt and water. Stir to combine, reduce to simmer for few minutes. Let the chicken cook thoroughly and when the gravy thickens to required consistency garnish with fresh curry and corrainder leaves. Excellent side for paratha, hot idlis and kal dosais.

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Tried out this recipe today

Submitted by Priyadharshini on Sat, 10/25/2008 - 2:49pm.

Tried out this recipe today & it came out well.
I have also tried the pepper chicken gravy a few weeks back & it was also good.
I think there is no failure when trying out mullai's recipes.
Thanks a lot mullai.

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thanks a lot for this

Submitted by Ramya.B on Sun, 05/11/2008 - 6:09am.

thanks a lot for this receipe...
it came out very vell and its very delicious too..

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I tried this recipe today

Submitted by Lakshmi Mani on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 10:59pm.

I tried this recipe today and it came out really well.We had this for lunch with plain white rice and with parottas in the night.Was good with both..The only difference is mine came out in a dark brown colour compared to the picture.Thanks for the recipe..

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hi mullai, i am doing this

Submitted by priyam (not verified) on Thu, 11/15/2007 - 3:01pm.

hi mullai,

i am doing this receipe right now. but i was confused with the comments that u have given to nandhini is that this receipe has 3 tomatoes. but when i see the ingredients it says just 3 onions and 1 tomato. ususlly i read the comments and then start doing it. but today otherway round. but i have the confidence it will turn well. as i used to do the spicy mutton this way slight different.. its always been good.

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Priyam, I got it fixed, it

Submitted by Mullai on Thu, 11/15/2007 - 3:24pm.

Priyam,

I got it fixed, it has to be 3 tomatoes. Hope you finished it right, even then, it doesn't make much difference, its mainly added for gravy and can be adjusted. You can always add them at the final stage too, see that they are nice and ripe.

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Hi Mullai, Thankyou for

Submitted by Nandini (not verified) on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 7:11pm.

Hi Mullai,
Thankyou for your prompt reply. I added water, but maybe i boiled it for too long..i really dont know., i guess i need lots of practice!:)
Will keep trying out recipes from ur site & recommending it to all my friends n family.
Thanks so much.

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Hi Mullai, I tried out this

Submitted by Nandini (not verified) on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 1:28pm.

Hi Mullai, I tried out this recipe today but it became dry and did not even resemble the kozhambu in the picture, but it tasted ok. Does it make a difference if you use white onions instead of red? Is it better to grind the onions?
(for all recipes not only for this)
Please let me know, Thanks in advance.
By the way the pics of all the recipes are excellent...feel like trying everything on ur site!

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Nandini, Did you add

Submitted by Mullai on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 2:03pm.

Nandini,

Did you add water???? There is no way for it to turn dry, as it has 3 tomatoes and 1/2 cup water which would give good gravy. Recipe doesn't say anything about grinding, but anyways, grinding raw onions and then frying might be a long procedure. Its OK for some recipes, take care to fry until you get away with the raw smell. Regarding onions, anything is ok, see that you buy light pink ones as dark red ones are really strong. Thanks for your feedback.

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HI MULLAI, I LIKE ALL THE

Submitted by Visitor (not verified) on Tue, 04/17/2007 - 1:39pm.

HI MULLAI,
I LIKE ALL THE DISHES IN YOUR WEBSITE.AND I TRY TO PREPARE TOO. AND TASTE IS SUPERB, U BELIEVE ME OR NOT I HAVE BECOME VERY GOOD COOK WHICH WAS WEAK POINT ONCE UPON ATIME. AND THID IS POSSIBLE BECOS OF U AND UR WEBSITE, THANKS A LOT.

I HAVE A DOUBT, I HAD PREPARED PEPPER CHICKEN CURRY CAME OUT VERY WELL. NOW AM SEEING PEPPER CHICKEN KUZHAMBU. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM?

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