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Trinidadian Pepper Chicken
Photo: Lily Banse

Trinidadian Pepper Chicken

17 ingredients 9 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

783
Calories
38g
Protein
57g
Fat
35g
Carbs

Counts 14 of 15 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Ghee not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 whole chicken, cut into small pieces
  • 4 tablespoons of freshly ground pepper
  • 3 tablespoons of coconut paste
  • 2 teaspoon chilli powder
  • 2 teaspoon cumin powder
  • 3 teaspoon dhania
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
  • 2 large onions, sliced finely
  • 2 cloves
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 2-3 cardamoms
  • 2 tomatoes , cut into small cubes.
  • 1 tomato , blended to a smooth paste
  • 3 tablespoon cooking oil or ghee(clarified butter)
  • Blend to a smooth paste:
  • 1 piece ginger
  • 2-3 garlic cloves

Directions

1

Marinate the chicken in salt and 2 tablespoon of pepper for 1/2 hour and place in mixing bowl. Fry the chicken in large pan using 1/4 of the oil, drain and set aside.

2

Fry the onions in rest of the oil till it turns translucent.

3

Add the cloves, cinnamon and cardammom and fry for a minute. Now add the ginger-garlic paste and fry till the paste turns brown. Add the spices (red chilli powder, etc) and stir in for a minute.

4

Now add tomato, coconut paste and the remaining pepper. Fry for a while till the whole mixture loses all moisture. #Now add the tomato paste.

5

Add the chicken pieces and stir till all the chicken is well covered with the masala.

6

Add 1-2 water and keep covered for 10 minutes. You can add more water to get a gravy. Serve hot garnished with chopped coriander leaves.

7

You can eat this with either roti or plain rice/dal.

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Category:Trinidadian Recipes

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Category:Trinidadian Meat Dishes

Recipe sourced from fandom

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