Recipes / Kerala

Kerala pepper chicken

Crushed Malabar pepper, curry leaf and fennel — heat from pepper, not only chilli.

Household recipes vary; this is a culinary overview for UK home cooks, not a certified restaurant method and not diet advice.

4 servings · Prep 15 min · Cook 30 min · Kerala

Ingredients

  • Chicken
  • Crushed black pepper
  • Fennel
  • Curry leaves
  • Onion
  • Coconut slices optional

Method

  1. Fry onion and curry leaf.
  2. Add pepper and fennel, then chicken. Cook until the juices dry to a roast gravy.

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