Black pepper chicken

Name: Black pepper chicken
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 1 tbsp black peppercorns; 1/4 tsp whole cloves; 1/4 tsp cardamom seeds; 1/4 tsp turmeric; 3 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 tsp grated root ginger; 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon; 800 g skinless and boneless chicken thighs, in 3cm cubes; 800 g skinless and boneless chicken thighs, in 3cm cubes; salt; 2 tbsp cider vinegar; 2.5 cm cinnamon stick; 2 bay leaves; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 4 tbsp vegetable oil; 3 onions, finely sliced; 1 tsp black peppercorns; 4 green cardamom pods; 4 cloves; 2 green chillies, slit; 1 tomato, finely chopped; 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Reza's Indian Spice

By Reza Mahammad

Published 2012

About

In medieval Europe, black pepper was kept under lock and key, because of its high scarcity value. Now we can afford to liberate the peppercorns! Cooking with Indian spices is like alchemy: the other spices here make the black pepper in the recipe come alive, bringing a mouthwatering magic.

Ingredients

For the Pepper Masala

1 tbsp black peppercorns
1/4 tsp cardamom seeds
1/4

Asia
India
Main course
Supper
Gluten-free

Method

Grind all the ingredients for the pepper masala in a coffee or spice grinder to form a fine powder.

Mix the pepper masala with the ginger, garlic, turmeric, vinegar and salt to taste in a bowl and add the chicken. Cover and leave to marinate in the fridge for two hours.

Heat the oil in a deep pan over a medium heat. Add the cumin seeds and, as soon as they crackle, add the bay l