My ” Ka ” cannot get bored of eating Chicken , so every time he buys chicken he make sure that I cook it in a different way , but his personal favorites are  ” Dahi Murg” and  “Methi Murg ” . So this time I thought of making ” Murg Kalimirch ” as it’s been a long time that I cooked it.It’s a very simple yet unique recipe ,Chicken pieces cooked and roasted with pepper and other aromatic Indian spices.

“You don’t have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces – just good food from fresh ingredients.” ― Julia Child.

This recipe is simple and  hearty and is cooked with easily available ingredients at home . Its a versatile dish that you can serve with rice, pulao or any kind of Indian bread like naan, parathas or plain rotis.

Ingredients

• For marinating Chicken 
• 1 kg, chicken with bone, cut into medium size pieces
• 1/2 teaspoon, black pepper powder
• Juice of one lemon
• Salt To taste
• For Pepper Chicken Gravy
• 2 nos, medium onions, finely chopped
• 1 tspoon shazeera ( caraway seeds) or cumin
• 6-7 cloves
• 5 green cardamom
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tbsp, black peppercorn, coarsely crushed
• 1 1/2 cup , yogurt, whisked well
• 1 tbsp garlic paste
• 1 tbsp  ginger paste
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 1 tsp garam masala powder
• 2-3 green chilies, slit (add more or less as per your prefrence)
• 1 tsp, kasuri methi ( dried fenugreek leaves) crushed
• Salt to taste
• 3+ 3 tablespoon oil

Process

• Marinate chicken with the ingredients mentioned under marination, cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• After 30 min in a heavy bottom pan heat 3 tbsp oil , add marinated chicken pieces, fry on high heat until they are nicely seared and light golden brown.
• Remove the fried chicken from pan and keep aside.
• In the same handi, add 3 tbsp oil . Add shazeera/cumin seeds , bay leaf, green cardamom, and cloves, saute for few seconds.
• Now add chopped onions and fry until soft and translucent. Add ginger and garlic paste, sautè for few minutes.
• Now add coriander powder, green chilliy, coarsely crushed peppercorn, salt and fried chicken, mix well.
• Add whisked yoghurt and stir until blended well aand mixed.
• Cover and cook until chicken is just tender.
• Adjust the consistency of the gravy with adding little water if required.
• Add kasuri methi and and garammasala and cook for another minute or two.
• Serve hot with paratha or phulkas or  pulao of your choice.

I hope you will surely try this easy recipe and so let me know your feed back on it 🙂

Stay blessed and happy

Love

CK