Ghee Roast Pepper Chicken Recipe, Chicken Kali Mirch Recipe
Ghee Roast Pepper Chicken Recipe or Chicken Kali Mirch is a very popular South Indian dish. It is an absolute delight to eat as a main meal.
This classic Ghee Roast Pepper Chicken is a traditional recipe from the kitchens of Mangalorean households. It is a combination of succulent pieces of chicken marinated and cooked in a robust masala cooked in rich ghee.
This chicken pepper ghee roast recipe yields chunks that are soft, juicy, flavorful, delicious, spicy and hot. A highly recommended chicken recipe.
Why is Ghee Roast Chicken made in Ghee?
This ghee is extremely rich nutritionally and has Vitamin A, E, K, Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids.
Ghee has been integrated into Indian diets and Hindu religious ceremonies since ancient times and is much loved by everyone. The benefits of incorporating it in our day to day diet are innumerable.
Ghee is rich with antioxidants and acts as an aid in the absorption of vitamins and minerals from other foods, serving to strengthen the immune system.
Ghee Roast Pepper Chicken Recipe or Chicken Kali Mirch
Ghee Roast Pepper Chicken Recipe, Chicken Kali Mirch Recipe
I had been promising my engineering team at Interactive World that I will cook for them one of these days. Just that the day did not come in a long time. And it left me with a feeling of guilt every time a team meeting happened.
I resolved to make something special for them today. Since the boys are mostly from Orissa, their exposure to spicy South Indian cuisine has been minimal. Hence, I decided to treat them with a pepper chicken roast made in Ghee.
And so here is the Ghee Roast Pepper Chicken recipe or Chicken Kali Mirch recipe. The taste of pepper together with the tanginess of vinegar gives this dish a unique taste. For people who want something spicy and tangy, this dish will go very well.
Four of us polished off 2 kilos of Ghee Roast Pepper Chicken or Chicken Kali Mirch today coupled with some lovely rajma and tandoori rotis from Pahalwan Dhaba Gurgaon.
Notwithstanding the sweat emanating because of the spices, the boys told me that they had not tasted something like this ever in their life before. This made my day totally.
How to go about making Ghee Roast Pepper Chicken Recipe or Chicken Kali Mirch
Chicken Ghee Roast Ingredients
1. Make the Marinade – Ghee Roast Pepper Chicken Recipe or Chicken Kali Mirch
Make a solution with vinegar, salt and black pepper and marinate the chicken in it for about 2 hours.
2. Preparing the spice mix for Ghee Roast Pepper Chicken Recipe or Chicken Kali Mirch
Dry roast two black cardamoms, 8 green cardamoms, 4 cloves, 2 inch of cinnamon and 4 tablespoons of black peppercorns and grind them to a smooth masala.
3. Get Chicken Ghee Roast cooking.
Do try this and let me know how it came out for you.
- Preparation Time: 2 hours
- Cooking time: 25 minutes
- Cooking Gizmos: Thick bottomed pan or pressure cooker without its lid
- Serves: 5 easily
Ghee Roast Pepper Chicken Recipe or Chicken Kali Mirch
Ingredients
- 2 Kg Chicken on the bone Without the skin
- 6 Tablespoon Malt Vinegar
- 1.5 Tablespoon Black Pepper Powder
- 0.5 Tablespoon Mustard Seeds
- 16 Piece Curry Leaves
- 6 Tablespoon Garlic Fresh
- 2 Tablespoon Ginger Fresh
- 2 Piece Bay Leaves
- 8 Piece Green Cardamom
- 2 Piece Black Cardamom
- 4 Piece Cloves
- 2 inch Cinnamon Stick
- 4 Tablespoon Black Peppercorns
- 3 Piece Onions Medium Sized
- 4 Piece Tomatoes Medium Sized
- 0.5 Teaspoon Salt
- 5 Tablespoon Ghee
Instructions
- Make a solution with vinegar, salt and black pepper and marinate the chicken in it for about 2 hours.
- Dry roast two black cardamoms, 8 green cardamoms, 4 cloves, 2 inch of cinnamon and 4 tablespoons of black peppercorns and grind them to a smooth masala.
- Heat ghee in a heavy-bottomed pan and add 0.5 tablespoons of mustard seeds and allow them to splutter.
- Add the bay leaves.
- Add finely chopped onions and fry them on medium until brownish.
- Add chopped ginger and garlic.
- Add ½ of the ground spices and ½ of the curry leaves.
- Sauté on low flame till oil separates from the masala.
- Add finely chopped tomatoes and let them cook.
- Now add the chicken with the marinade and correct the salt.
- Increase the flame and mix well. Leave it on high for 5 minutes or so.
- Reduce the flame, cover and let the chicken cook.
- After about 15 – 20 minutes open the cover and check for taste. You should have a thick masala by now.
- Finally, add remaining curry leaves, ground spices and one tablespoon of ghee.
Notes
- If you want this as a snack with drinks you can dry the moisture on high heat or else you can enjoy the thick masala with tandoori rotis.
Ghee Roast Pepper Chicken or Chicken Kali Mirch Recipe - Step by Step
FINALLY, TO SUM IT UP
Ghee Roast Pepper Chicken Recipe or Chicken Kali Mirch
Ghee Roast Pepper Chicken or Chicken Kali Mirch is a very popular South Indian dish. It is an absolute delight to eat as a main meal.
This classic Ghee Roast Pepper Chicken is a traditional recipe from the kitchens of Mangalorean households. It is a combination of succulent pieces of chicken marinated and cooked in a robust masala cooked in rich ghee.
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