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Chicken Kalimirch

This pepper chicken is one of the recipes I can never say No to. This is an exact recipe of a Chicken Kali Mirch which you will have in Authentic Indian restaurants.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: Chicken, Pepper,
Servings: 4

Ingredients

Ingredients for Marination

  • 500 grams Chicken
  • 1/2 tsp Curd
  • 1/2 tsp Cumin Powder
  • 1/2 tsp Garam masala powder
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Pepper powder
  • 3 tsp Ginger-garlic paste

Ingredients for gravy

  • 2 Onion
  • 6 Green Chili
  • 2 Ginger
  • 1 tbsp Oil
  • 6 no Almonds
  • 6 no Cashews

Instructions

  • Take the chicken in a bowl, mix all the ingredients well. Keep aside for marination.
  • Heat the oil in a pan or kadhai, saute with ginger and green chilies. Then add onion and fry it until golden brown in the color.
  • Prepare the cashew nut paste by boiling onions, cashews, almonds and water together for 10 minutes. Then, puree it in a blender to make a paste.
  • Add the cashew nuts paste with fried onion and let it cook for 15 minutes on low flame
  • Add garam masala powder, black pepper powder, cumin powder, Kasuri methi, chopped mint and coriander leaves. cook on low flame for 5 minutes. Now grill the marinated chicken in oven or tandoor. (you can cook in a wok or pan too)
  • Add grilled chicken in gravy and add 1 cup boil water. Let it cook on medium flame for 5-7 minutes. The Chicken Kalimirch is ready to serve, Serve hot with Naan or chapatti.