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    Chicken Kali Mirch | How To Make Kali Mirch Chicken Recipe

    Published: Sep 20, 2018 || Last updated: Jul 17, 2020 by Farrukh Aziz

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    This is best Chicken kali mirch in white gravy you will love forever. Also known as Murgh kali mirch, it is an irresistible aromatic Indian black pepper chicken curry simmered with lots of black pepper in yogurt gravy. If you haven't, tried this chicken kali mirch recipe, yes, then up your sleeves and do try it now. Here is how to make kali mirch chicken recipe at home.

    Overhead shot of delicious chicken kali mirch served on white plate with pulao and salad on the side.

    The chicken kali mirch in a white gravy, was in my To-Do list since quite a sometime but could make it due to some or the other reason. Now, when I have made it, let me tell you, this is an ultimate chicken recipe you will love to the core, for sure.

    What is Chicken Kali Mirch?

    Chicken kali mirch is also called as Indian black pepper chicken curry or murgh kali mirch. It is delicious peppery curry of marinated chicken cooked in black pepper yogurt gravy. The peppery black pepper chicken curry is called as kali mirch chicken recipe in hindi.

    The lucious rich chicken in a white gravy is truly an easy to cook dish and we can prepare it in minimum time, when we expect the guests at home. It is an ideal non vegetarian curry dish to serve during Eid festival or parties.

    Indeed, this recipe be made as a chicken kali mirch dry or as a gravy. For dry version, do not any water and allow the chicken to cook in spices until thick and masala coats the chicken well and no liquid remains.

    Kali Mirch Chicken Recipe ingredients

    To begin with, this lovely spicy kali mirch chicken recipe do not require long list of ingredients. Not to mention, but Chicken and black pepper are two main ingredients of this curry preparation.
    The black pepper (kali mirch) and green chillies imparts beautiful and subtle spiciness to the dish.

    Specifically, I would like to mention here that please do not reduce the amount of kali mirch here. Rather, decrease the amout of green chillies if you want it to be less spicy.

    The another important ingredients in this dish that equally gives the beautiful flavour to the dish is a good amount of yogurt and little sugar. It also, balances the spiciness very well.

    Coming to another group of fresh ingredients, we need fresh cream, ginger paste, garlic paste, green chillies and chopped onions.

    The spices powder we are using here in the gravy are coriander powder and garam masala powder only. Lastly, we want to use whole spices . i.e. bay leaves, cloves, cardamoms and shajeera(caraway seeds).

    Most noteworthy, kasuri methi gives the life to the murgh kali mirch curry blending superbly with black pepper to just right, that will hit your palate. The taste of this succulent chicken kali mirch recipe will linger definitely for long.

    What to pair with Chicken Kali mirch?

    The rich Indian black pepper chicken curry couples up perfect with any Indian flat breads like kasuri naan, butter naan, lachha parathas, plain kulcha, phulkas parathas and roomali rotis. Furthermore, this black pepper chicken tastes best with dinner rolls and even mumbai pav or bun.

    Significantly, all the rice preparations pairs best with kali mirch chicken curry. Easy zafrani pulao, jeera rice, Kashmiri pulao, peas pulao, Ghee rice and khushka are to name a few from the rice recipe list.
    So all in all, this kali mirch chicken recipe brings out the best of the flavours with any of the accompaniment we serve along with it.

    How to make chicken kali mirch - step by step pictures

    To marinate the chicken

    To prepare kali mirch chicken recipe, firstly, marinate chicken with the ingredients mentioned under marination. Then,cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
    Black pepper powder, lemon juice and salt added in bowl with chicken for marination
    While the chicken is marinating, coarsely crush the black peppercorns in mortar & pestle
    Black pepper ground coarsely in mortar pestle to make Chicken Kali Mirch recipe

    to make kali mirch chicken recipe

    When chicken is ready to be cooked after marination, then in a heavy bottom pan or handi, heat ghee or oil in a pan or handi. Then, add marinated chicken pieces, fry on high heat until they are nicely seared and light golden brown.
    Pepper marinated chicken added in pan with hot oil
    Once the chicken turn light brown, take the fried chicken out and reserve.
    Seared chicken pieces taken out on plate
    Now, in the same pan, add shajeera, bay leaf, green cardamom, and cloves, fry for few seconds
    Bay leaves, green cardamom, cloves and shajeera added in hot oil in pan
    Now, add onions and fry until soft and translucent.
    Chopped onions added in pan
    When the onion turns pink and soft, then add ginger and garlic paste, sautè for few minutes.
    garlic paste and ginger paste added in pan to make chicken kali mirch
    Once the raw smell of onion ginger garlic masala goes off, then, add whisked yoghurt and stir until blended well.
    Whisked yogurt and salt added in pan for chicken kali mirch recipe
    Then, add coriander powder, green chili slit, coarsely crushed peppercorn and mix well.
    Slit green chilies, coriander powder and ground black pepper added in pan for chicken kali mirch recipe
    Now, add fried chicken salt and mix. Cover and cook until chicken tender. Adjust the consistency of the chicken gravy by adding water.
    Tip: However if you wish to make kali mirch chicken dry, then no need to add too much water.
    Seared Chicken added in pan to make chicken kali mirch
    Lastly, add garam masala powder, cream, sugar, kasoori methi and cook for another minute. Take it off the heat
    Cream, garam masala powder, sugar and kasuri methi added in pan
    Murgh kali mirch gravy is ready to serve. Dish out and serve chicken kali mirch hot with lachcha paratha or phulkas or nan or pulao of your choice
    Cooked Chicken Kali Mirch in pan
    Some of the best chicken recipes and eid recipes you might want to try are:

    • Tandoori Chicken
    • Butter Chicken
    • Methi Chicken
    • Lucknowi Gosht Korma
    • Chicken Tikka masala
    • Hyderabadi Murgh Dum Biryani

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    Chicken Kali Mirch

    This is best Chicken kali mirch in white gravy you will love forever. Also known as Murgh kali mirch, it is an irresistible aromatic Indian black pepper chicken curry simmered with lots of black pepper in yogurt gravy. If you haven't, tried this kali mirch chicken recipe, then up your sleeves and do try it now.
    Course Curries, Main Course
    Cuisine Indian
    Prep Time 30 minutes
    Cook Time 30 minutes
    Servings 7
    Calories 314kcal
    Author Farrukh Aziz

    Ingredients
     

    To marinate the chicken:

    • 1 kg chicken on bone ( cut into pieces)
    • 1 teaspoon black pepper powder
    • Juice of one lemon
    • Salt to taste

    For kali mirch chicken Gravy:

    • 1 teaspoon caraway seeds (shazeera)
    • 6-7 cloves
    • 5 green cardamoms
    • 2 bay leaf
    • 2 onions (medium size, finely chopped)
    • 1 tablespoon black peppercorn (freshly and coarsely crushed)
    • 1 tablespoon garlic paste
    • 300 gm yogurt ( whisked well)
    • ¾ tablespoon ginger paste
    • 1 teaspoon coriander powder
    • 3 tablespoons cream
    • 1 teaspoon garam masala powder
    • 2-3 green chilies (slit (you may adjust accordingly))
    • 1 teaspoon dried fenugreek leaves (( kasuri methi ))
    • Salt to taste
    • 5 tablespoons Oil (or ghee or both in 1:1 ratio)
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    Instructions

    • Marinate chicken with the ingredients mentioned under marination, cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
    • While the chicken is marinating, coarsely crush the black pepper corns in mortar & pestle
    • When chicken is ready to cook, heat ghee or oil in pan
    • Then, add marinated chicken pieces, fry on high heat until they are nicely seared and light golden brown.
    • Once the chicken turn light brown, take the fried chicken out and reserve
    • Now, in the same handi, add shajeera, bay leaf, green cardamom, and cloves, fry for few seconds
    • Now, add chopped onions and fry until soft and translucent.
    • Then add ginger and garlic paste, sautè for few minutes.
    • Add whisked yoghurt and stir until blended well.
    • Then, add coriander powder, green chili slit, coarsely crushed peppercorn, salt and mix well.
    • Now, add fried chicken, mix well.
    • Cover and cook until chicken is just tender. Adjust the consistency of the gravy only if required.
    • tip: If making dry version, then skip adding water to the recipe
    • Lastly, add cream, sugar, kasuri methi and cook for another minute.
    • Dish out and serve chicken kali mirch hot with lachcha paratha or phulkas or nan or pulao of your choice

    Notes

    to make chicken kali mirch dry, do not add any water and allow the chicken to cook in masala such that chicken cooks well and masala clings to the chicken well.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 314kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 65mg | Sodium: 116mg | Potassium: 285mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 240IU | Vitamin C: 6.2mg | Calcium: 91mg | Iron: 1.2mg
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    Comments

    1. Abdul gaffor shaikh

      July 19, 2020 at 4:25 am

      5 stars
      Amazing tasty recipe, tried it today. Everyone loved it. Added cashew paste to it.

      Reply
    2. Gursimran

      May 05, 2020 at 12:39 am

      When do you add salt in the main preparation?

      Reply
      • Farrukh Aziz

        May 10, 2020 at 10:00 pm

        Hi,
        I think I had missed writing it. Have done the needful, thanks for letting me know. 🙂

        Reply
    3. Haresh Matta

      April 18, 2020 at 10:07 pm

      Superb creation . Loved it.

      Reply
    4. Geeta Khan

      July 12, 2019 at 6:46 pm

      5 stars
      Pretty good! I added a few (15 to be precise) soaked and ground almonds when adding cream, a bit of julienned ginger at the end. Oh and I smokes my chicken after step 5 when it was waiting to be added to gravy. A trick learnt from my mom. The recipe is really good. 5 stars!

      Reply
      • Farrukh Aziz

        July 16, 2019 at 7:13 pm

        Thank you very much Geeta.
        Yes, the real shahi chicken kali mirch taste comes from the addition of cashew nuts or almonds and smoke. Great you do follow these steps to make it more delicious. Occasionally I do that too 🙂

        Reply
    5. Fareeha Khan

      March 17, 2019 at 1:22 pm

      5 stars
      Farrukh, this is the best chicken black pepper curry i have made. Cooked it for our weekend lunch today, everyone loved it. Kudos to you

      Reply
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