Capsicum chicken is the fusion of Indo-Chinese and tastes very delicious. Its easy
to make and is served as side dish. The capsicum gives unique flavor to this chicken
curry. If you're looking for a spicy and chilly chicken, try this recipe.
Category: Side dish
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
For tempering:
3-4 cloves
1 1/2 cinnamon stick
1 large cardamom
5-6 black pepper corns
2 bay leaves
4 whole red chillies
1 kg chicken (cut in medium pieces)
6-8 medium size onions (finely chopped)
2 large capsicum (de-seedes and cut)
4 tomatoes (finely chopped)
few pieces of ginger (grated)
3 big pods or 5 small pods garlic (crushed)
5 green chillies (slitted)
1 cup coriander leaves (finely chopped)
1/4 cup rum (optional)
3/4 cup oil (preferably mustard)
3 cups water
Powdered condiments:
1 tsp turmeric powder
3-4 tsp coriander powder
2 tsp chilly powder
1 tsp cumin powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
salt to taste
Method:
1. Heat oil in a flat bottom pan and add the tempering.
2. When the tempering starts spluttering, add the green chillies, grated ginger and
crushed garlic and fry them till they turn light brown.
3. Then add the onions and fry till golden brown.
4. Add the chicken once the onion turns brown and the oil leaves the sides of the pan.
5. Keep cooking the chicken on medium flame for 10 minutes.
6. Then add the dry powdered condiments and keep frying the chicken without closing
the lid till it becomes soft.
7. Then add chopped tomatoes, capsicum and half the quantity of coriander mentioned,
rum and cook till the oil don't stick on the side of the pan.
8. Keep frying for five minutes on high flame for the chicken to get little crispy.
9. Then add water and cook for further eight minutes.
10. Remove it from flame, and garnish it with coriander leaves and serve it with naan
or roti.
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