Methi Pepper Chicken

Methi Pepper Chicken

Chicken is spiced with pepper and flavoured with Dry Methi Leaves. This preparation goes well with Rasam Rice/ Dhal Rice, Phulka / Rotis.
Ingredients : 

• Chicken : 1/2 kg
• Onions : 2 Nos.
• Tomato Puree :  1 cup (100 gms)
• Ginger & Garlic Paste : 2 tbsp
• Pepper : 1 tsp crushed
• Pepper powder : 1/4 tsp
• Chilli powder : 1/2 tsp 
• Qasoori Methi : 2 tbsp (Dry Fenugreek Leaves)
• Bay Leaves : 2 Nos.  
• Turmeric : 1/4 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Oil : 2 tbsp

Method of Preparation :

• Cut Chicken in medium size pieces.
• Heat oil in a pan and add bay leaves, chopped onions and fry.
• After a min add chicken pieces, salt, turmeric stir and close lid.
• Stir ever 2 min till the chiken is 50% cooked.
• Add Tomato puree, Ginger garlic paste, Crushed Pepper stir and close lid. 
• Sitr regularly till the chicken is almost cooked.
• Now add chillipowder, pepper powder and Methi leaves and stir well (dont close lid)
• After a min remove from flame and serve.

Note : Extra water is not required. Chicken gets cooked in the water that oozes out from chicken.
Also Known as : Kasturi Methi Chicken, Frenugreek Leaves Chicken, Miryalu Menthayala Kodi Vepudu, Kasuri Methi Chicken, Venthiya Koli Kari
Variations : Potatoes can be added to this. Sqeeze in a little lime juice at last for tangy flavour