Murgh Kalimirch

I have exhausted my recipe stash in the last one year of pretty much eating every meal at home. In my eternal search for something new I stumbled upon this delicious recipe which has a ton of black pepper in it.  It worked out great for a cold evening. The original recipe is here  . If you want a dry stir fried curry here is another black pepper chicken recipe

Murgh Kalimirch ( Chicken in yogurt gravy with black pepper)

Ingredients

1. 1 medium large onion chopped
2. Handful of  Cashew Nuts
3. 1 tbsp Vegetable oil
4. 3-4 Cardamom
5. 1 bay leaf
6. 1 teaspoon Ginger garlic paste
7. 1 lb chicken breast cut into bite size pieces
8. 1 cup plain yogurt lightly beaten
9. 1  teaspoon each of Coriander powder, salt, freshly ground black pepper
10. 1/2 teaspoon Cumin powder
11. 1 tablespoon Kasuri Methi

Heat a cup of water and add the onions and cashews to it and let sit for 5-7 minutes. Drain and grind the onions. Reserve the liquid.

Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan. Add cardamom and bayleaf to the pan. Add onion paste and fry for 8-10 minutes.Add ginger garlic paste and fry for 2 minutes.

Now add chicken and fry for 10 minutes on medium high heat. Add yogurt and reserved onion water and mix well. Add all the spices and mix well. Simmer for 10 minutes. Enjoy with roti, steamed rice or Zeera rice

Black pepper Celery Chicken

Black pepper Celery Chicken

Chicken with Celery and Almonds

Ingredients:

1. 1 lb chicken breasts  cut into 1/2 inch pieces
2. 2 tablespoons corn starch
3. 4 celery stalks, thinly sliced diagonally
4. 1/2 medium white onion sliced
5. 1 tablespoon each of soy sauce, white vinegar
6. 1 teaspoon each of grated ginger, grated garlic
7. 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
8. 1/2 teaspoon numbing peppers (optional)
9. 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
10. 1/4 cup roasted salted almonds (optional)
11. 3 scallions, thinly sliced white and green, separated

Marinade the chicken with salt, pepper, corn starch and ginger for atleast 30 minu.tes
Mix the soy sauce and white vinegar in a medium bowl, set aside.
Heat a large nonstick skillet. Add the chicken and fry for 8-10 minutes until done. Drain and set aside.
Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of the vegetable oil, the celery and onions. Fry for about 5 minutes. Add garlic and fry for 2 more minutes. Add the chicken back to the pot and add the soysauce and vinegar and mix well.
Give it a taste taste and adjust the salt and add the almonds and scallions and serve immediately. Enjoy