Easiest Black Pepper Chicken

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 17 mins

Ingredients

• 6 chicken drumsticks (remove the fat completely) or 6 chicken breasts (remove the fat completely)
• 6 tablespoons low-fat plain yogurt
• 1 big onion (coarse paste)
• 5 garlic cloves (coarse paste)
• 2 cloves
• 2 green cardamoms
• 1/4 inch cinnamon stick
• 2 -3 bay leaves
• 1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper (prefer freshly ground)
• salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons canola oil or 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil

Recipe

• 1 take a big bowl and put the yogurt.
• 2 add coarse pastes of onion and garlic.
• 3 add the deskinned chicken.
• 4 (drumsticks or breast pieces) put the cling foil and leave to marinate overnight in the fridge.
• 5 heat oil in the skillet and allow the same to become medium hot. dont allow it to start smoking.
• 6 add cloves, green cardamoms, cinnamon and bay leaves.
• 7 wait for 3-4 seconds as you see these ingredients crackling and giving out the aroma.
• 8 empty the bowl with all its ingredients in the oil.
• 9 saute on high flame for 3-4 minutes.
• 10 add 1/2 cup of water and salt. close the lid, lower the fire and allow to cook for 15 minutes till chicken is tender.
• 11 open the lid and finally add the freshly ground black pepper powder and cover for 2 minutes on medium fire.
• 12 when done garnish with tomatoes, fresh coriander or parsley.
• 13 serve warm with pita bread, tortillas,indian bread or rice.