Milagu Kozhi Chettinad

Name: Milagu Kozhi Chettinad
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 30 ml/2 Tbs Lemon juice; Salt; 100 ml/7 Tbs Groundnut Oil; 175 g/1 cup Onions; 20 g/2 Tbs Black Peppercorns; 125 g/½ cup Yoghurt; 25 g/4 tsp Ginger paste; 25 g/4 tsp Garlic paste; 150 g/⅔ cup Tomatoes; 5 g/1 tsp Garam Masala; 25 g/⅓ cup Coriander; 1.2 kg/2⅔ lb Chicken (2 birds)

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 10

Appears in

Prashad

By J. Inder Singh Kalra

Published 1990

About

The authentic recipe for a ‘devilled’ chicken curry—done to perfection in a black pepper sauce. Remember, it was South India which ‘exported’ black pepper to the world.

Ingredients

1.2 kg/2⅔ lb Chicken (2 birds)
25

Asia
India
Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Preparation

THE CHICKEN: Clean, remove the skin and cut each into 8 pieces:

THE CORIANDER: Clean, wash and chop.

THE MARINATION: Pound peppercorns with a pestle. Whisk yoghurt in a large bowl, add the pounded pepper, the ginger and garlic pastes, lemon juice and salt, mix well. Leave the chicken pieces in this marinade for at least 30 minute