Pepper Chicken

Pepper Chicken -

Ingredients:

Crushed black peppercorns 1 tablespoon + 2 teaspoon
Boneless chicken breasts,cut into dices 2
Salt to taste
Coriander powder 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder 1/2 teaspoon
Red chilli powder 2 teaspoons
Egg 1
Curry leaves 16-18
Juice of 1 lemon
Ginger-garlic paste 1 tablespoon
Rice flour 3 tablespoons
Oil for deep-frying
Coconut oil 1 tablespoon
dried coconut slices 12 - 15
Mustard seeds 1 teaspoon

Method:

Combine chicken pieces, salt, coriander powder, turmeric powder, 1 tsp red chilli powder, 1 tbsp crushed peppercorns and egg in a bowl and mix well.
Finely chop 5-6 curry leaves and add along with lemon juice and mix well.
Add ginger-garlic paste and rice flour and mix well.
Heat sufficient oil in a kadai. Deep-fry chicken pieces till golden and crisp. Drain on absorbent paper.
Heat coconut oil in anon-stick pan. Add dried coconut slices and sauté till well browned and crisp. Add mustard seeds and let them splutter.
Add remaining curry leaves, 2 tsps crushed peppercorns, little water and mix well.
Add salt, remaining red chilli powder and cook for a minute.
Add fried chicken and toss to mix. Let it get heated through.
Serve hot.