Lemon & Pepper Chicken recipe by Safiyyah Ameer

Ingredients

• Lemon & Pepper Chicken
• A dry preparation of chicken curry with a lemon and pepper twist.
• 1-kilogram chicken pieces cut into small pieces (with bone or boneless)
• 1 cup finely chopped onion
• 2 tablespoon finely chopped garlic
• 1 green chili finely chopped
• 2 bay leaves
• ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
• ½ teaspoon cumin powder
• 1 tablespoon freshly crushed black pepper powder
• 4 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon lemon rind (grated peel)
• 4 tablespoon butter
• Salt
• 3 tablespoon yogurt
• 1 tablespoon ginger & garlic paste (or less)
• 1 tablespoon black pepper powder
• 1. Marinate chicken pieces in the above-mentioned marinade for 1 hour.
• 2. Heat butter in a saucepan. Add bay leaf and chopped garlic. Fry for few seconds till the raw smell disappears and until the color changes slightly.
• 3. Now add chopped onion along with green chili and cook till onion turns light brown.
• 4. Add marinated chicken pieces and cook on high heat for 2 minutes stirring constantly.
• 5. Then add turmeric powder, cumin powder, black pepper powder and salt if needed.
• 6. Reduce the heat, cover and cook the chicken pieces till fully done and the juices have almost dried.
• 7. Finally add lemon juice, coriander leaves, and lemon rind. Cook for a couple of minutes and remove from heat.
• 8. Serve hot with rice or