Black Pepper chicken marinated in Yoghurt-spice.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup plain yoghurt
• 2 teaspoons of Black peppercorns crushed
• salt to season
• 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder
• 5-6 cloves garlic crushed into a paste(used for the marinade and cooking)
• 3 tablespoons of ginger paste(used for the marinade and cooking)
• 6 cardamom pods crushed(used for marinade and cooking)
• 3 green chillies
• a piece of Cinnamon(1-2 inch)
• 8 of your favorite chicken parts(this can be a mix of drumsticks, breast, or thighs)
• 1/4 cup oil( you might need less so use as needed)
• 1 teaspoon mustard seed
• 2 medium-sized Onions finely sliced
• 1 sprig of curry leaves
• 1 teaspoon tamarind paste
• 1/2 cup coconut milk

Instructions

• associate degree hour or 2 before you start cookery, begin with the marinade. have all the ingredients prepared, this is able to assist you save time.

• opt for a pan that may hold all the chicken components while not state of affairs. this bowl ought to even be able to match into the icebox.

• Into this bowl, add yogurt, crushed peppercorns, salt, turmeric powder, one teaspoon of garlic and ginger, three cardamoms. combine all the ingredients with a spoon.

• Season with Salt PRN however use it slenderly as you may be adding Tamarind, later within the cookery method.

• Place chicken components within the marinade, rub it over the chicken totally, cowl with cling film and refrigerate for 1-2 hours, you'll conjointly keep it nightlong.

• Once the chicken components have marinated for 1-2 hours, leave it out for twenty minutes or till they reach temperature.

• whereas the chicken reaches temperature, place an oversized pan over medium heat, pour in oil and leave it to heat for a moment or two.

• Once the oil heats, add curry leaves, Onions, ginger-garlic, inexperienced chillies, cinnamon, the leftover cardamom pods and sauté for 2-3 minutes till all the ingredients flip soft. 5-7 minutes.

• Add the flavouring cook till they splutter and straight off add the chicken components while not the marinade and let the chicken sear till they flip brownness on each side. leave the chicken till they slightly brown over medium heat, 10-15 minutes.

• whereas the chicken browns, pour tamarind juice over the remaining marinade within the bowl and blend.

• Once the chicken components area unit slightly brown, pour within the tamarind with the remaining marinade, stir perpetually and let the gravy scale back by [*fr1]. this could take 15-20 minutes over medium heat. check for seasoning.

• because the chicken absorbs the tamarind and marinade, pour within the coconut milk and cook over medium heat till gravy is incredibly thick.

• Serve with heat rice or your favorite variety of roti