Pepper Chicken

This recipe reminds me of home more than anything else! So whenever I feel terribly homesick I make myself some pepper chicken and then the world seems a much nicer place!

Ingredients

• Chicken - 1kg
• Onions - 2 large sliced
• Green chilly - 2 chopped
• Ginger - 1" piece chopped
• Chilly powder - 1 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
• Potatoes - 3 (medium size) -  Peeled and cut into thick slices.
• Salt - To taste
• Curry leaves -A few
• Coriander leaves - A few to garnish
• Oil - For frying

Method

1. Cut the chicken into medium size pieces.
2. Mix all the above mentioned ingredients together in a pressure cooker.
3. Add half cup of water and pressure cook. After one whistle cook, lower heat and cook  for 7 minutes.
4. Once chicken is pressure cooked, put a non-stick frying pan on the fire. Heat oil and shallow fry the chicken pieces. Sprinkle pepper on the pieces of chicken while frying.
5. Once pieces are fried move them to a serving dish.
6. Shallow fry the potato slices on both sidse after sprinkling pepper on them.
7. Take the excess liquid gravy in the pressure pan and evaporate till it becomes thick and more concentrated.
8. Once potato pieces are fried arrange it in the serving dish along with the chicken. Pour the concentrated liquid gravy from the pressure pan onto the chicken and potatoes.
9. Garnish with coriander leaves.