Capsicum Chicken

Capsicum chicken is a perfect side dish for chappathi or naan recipe. The making is also pretty easy and it’s spicy too. If you are a spicy freak you would definitely like to have it. My Amma makes it so good as the recipe has a little sour,sweet and a spicy taste too.This comes like a semi gravy dish added with lot of capsicum and spring onion which adds a good taste to the recipe.So give it a try and really you will love it :)!!!

Ingredients:

• Chicken pieces-1/2 Kg
• Capsicum(Cut into square shape)- 2 Medium
• Spring Onions- a Bunch
• Coriander powder- 1 Tspn
• Chilly powder- 1 Tspn
• Pepper Powder- 1 Tspn
• Turmeric Powder-1/4 Tspn
• Green chillies- few
• Ginger garlic paste- 1 Tspn
• Onion- 1 Medium
• Tomato- 1 Large
• Soya Sauce- 1 Tspn
• Chilly Sauce- 1 Tspn
• Vinegar- ½ Tspn
• Tomato Ketchup- ½ Tspn
• Lemon juice- few drops
• Coriander Leaves- few
• Salt-To taste
• Oil

 

Method:

1. Marinate the chicken pieces along with the capsicum with Soya Sauce, chilly sauce, vinegar, chilli, coriander, turmeric powder and keep aside atleast for ½ an hour.
2. Add oil in a hot pan, add spring onion, tomato, green chilies and onion and sort it well for a minute.
3. Add ginger garlic paste to this and sort again until the raw smell goes from it.
4. Add pepper powder and sort again.
5. Add the marinated chicken pieces and cook covered until the chicken is baked well.
6. Open the lid and cook uncovered again until the water dries out completely from it.
7. After it becomes semi gravy pour lemon juice into this and garnish with coriander leaves.

Tips:

"Squeezing lemon juice is optional. But if you are not adding vinegar then you may need to do it.

Adjust your usage of chili powder according to your spice level."