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Chicken Leg Pepper Fry Recipe | Pepper Chicken Leg Roast

October 1, 2018 by Suguna Vinodh 18 Comments

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Recipe for Chicken Leg Pepper Fry / Pepper Chicken Leg Roast made with chicken drumsticks. Chicken is cooked and roasted in a masala gravy. Finally black pepper is added and roasted for a spicy peppery flavour. Recipe with step by step pictures and video.

We had this awesome Chicken drumstick pepper roast made by Vinodh’s sister, Shreevidya recently. She totally aced it!!! We loved the chicken pepper drumsticks fry. So here it is. Even though this recipe is from her mother in law, Radha akka, to us it is Shreevidya’s recipe. The pepper flavour along with the roasted masala makes this chicken pepper leg roast lip-smacking… Do try it at home. I have slightly modified the recipe but mostly its the same.

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Teakwood Chopping Board
Carbon Steel Knife
High-End Nakiri Knife
Indian Mixie
Measuring Spoons
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5 Liter Pressure Pan – Deep Pan (Stainless Steel)
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Glass Mixing Bowl

Here is a video of how to make Chicken Leg Pepper Fry / Spicy Pepper Chicken Leg Roast.

Here is how to do Chicken Leg Pepper Fry / Pepper Chicken Leg Roast
Cut the chicken legs / chicken drumsticks in 3-4 places with a knife. Make deep slashes so the masalas gets evenly coated. Set aside. You can also use Chicken thighs for this chicken leg roast recipe and it comes very well.
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Now we will make a masala paste for the chicken pepper fry / Pepper Chicken Leg Roast
Heat coconut oil in a pan and add in the dry red chillies, cumin seeds and black pepper. Saute on a medium flame for a minute.
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Add in the sliced small onions (Indian shallots), garlic and ginger. I like to slice the small onions as the onions develop a nice flavour when nicely roasted. It cooks a lot faster if sliced. Saute for 3-4 minutes. If you do not have small onions, use regular onions. Its fine.
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Add in the salt, turmeric powder and coriander powder. Saute for a minute. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
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Transfer the ingredients from the pan to a small mixie jar. Take the empty pan and set on heat again. Do you see those brown bits sticking to the pan? Those are flavor bombs. De-glaze the pan by adding 1/2 cup of water and allowing it to boil for a couple of minutes. Scrape the pan while boiling to remove off all the caramelized bits.
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Add in the de-glazed liquid from the pan to the mixie jar. Grind everything to a very smooth paste. Set aside. Our masala for the Pepper Chicken Leg Roast is ready.
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I like to use a heavy duty Indian mixie for grinding masalas and it does the job! Here is my preferred mixie.

For cooking the Gravy for Chicken Leg Pepper Fry / Pepper Chicken Leg Roast

Heat a teaspoon of coconut oil in a pressure pan and add in the curry leaves and a sliced onion. Saute for a couple of minutes. Now, add in one sliced tomato. Cook for another minute.
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Once the tomatoes are starting to soften, add in the ground paste.
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Add a cup of water to the empty mixie jar and wash off all the leftover masala paste and add it back to the pan.
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Add in the chicken legs / drumsticks. Cover the pressure pan and cook for 3 whistles on medium flame.
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Remove from heat and let the pressure from the cooker settle on its own. Open the cooker and remove the chicken legs / chicken drumsticks. Set aside.
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Now transfer the gravy to a pan. Let the gravy simmer until thick.
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It will take about 10-15 minutes for the gravy to become thick.
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Once the gravy is thick, add in the chicken pieces back to the pan. Add in the pepper powder. I usually add freshly cracked black pepper. But for this recipe, I like to use store bought pepper powder that is ground really fine. Also add in fresh curry leaves.

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Toss everything to combine. Roast for another couple of minutes. Spicy, lip smacking chicken leg pepper fry / chicken pepper fry / chicken drumstick pepper fry is ready. Serve with biryani or rice. It tastes well with parotta too!
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Chicken Leg Pepper Fry Recipe


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  • Author: Kannamma - Suguna Vinodh
  • Total Time: 40 mins
  • Yield: 3 servings 1x
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Recipe for Chicken leg pepper fry made with chicken drumsticks. Chicken is cooked and roasted in a masala gravy. Finally black pepper is added and roasted for a spicy peppery flavour. Recipe with step by step pictures.


Ingredients

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For the Masala

  • 2 teaspoon coconut oil
  • 2 dried red chillies
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 10 Indian small onions (Shallots)
  • 5 cloves garlic
  • 1/2 inch piece ginger
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 teaspoon coriander powder

Other Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon coconut oil
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 1 sprig +1 sprig curry leaves
  • 1 tomato, chopped
  • 2 teaspoon pepper powder
  • 6 chicken drumsticks

Instructions

  1. Cut the chicken legs / chicken drumsticks in 3-4 places with a knife. Set aside.
  2. Heat coconut oil in a pan and add in the dry red chillies, cumin seeds and black pepper. Saute on a medium flame for a minute.
  3. Add in the sliced small onions (Indian shallots), garlic and ginger. Saute for 3-4 minutes.
  4. Add in the salt, turmeric powder and coriander powder. Saute for a minute. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
  5. De-glaze the pan with a cup of water and grind the masala along with the deglazed water to a very smooth paste.
  6. Heat a teaspoon of coconut oil in a pressure pan and add in the curry leaves and a sliced onion. Saute for a couple of minutes. Now, add in one sliced tomato. Cook for another minute.
  7. Once the tomatoes are starting to soften, add in the ground paste.
  8. Add a cup of water to the empty mixie jar and wash off all the leftover masala paste and add it back to the pan.
  9. Add in the chicken legs / drumsticks. Cover the pressure pan and cook for 3 whistles on medium flame.
  10. Remove from heat and let the pressure from the cooker settle on its own. Open the cooker and remove the chicken legs / chicken drumsticks. Set aside.
  11. Now transfer the gravy to a pan. Let the gravy simmer until thick
  12. It will take about 10-15 minutes for the gravy to become thick.
  13. Once the gravy is thick, add in the chicken pieces back to the pan. Add in the pepper powder and the curry leaves.
  14. Toss everything to combine. Roast for another couple of minutes. Spicy, lip smacking chicken leg pepper fry / chicken pepper fry / chicken drumstick pepper fry is ready. Serve with biryani or rice. It tastes well with parotta too!
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 30 mins
  • Category: Side Dish
  • Cuisine: Tamilnadu

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Comments

  1. Shae says

    February 12, 2022 at 12:15 pm

    There are no tomatoes in recipe list but you have added in pics.
    Do we add tomato or not??

    Reply
    • Suguna Vinodh says

      February 15, 2022 at 3:13 am

      Tomatoes are listed in the ingredients section. Please look again 🙂

      Reply
  2. Gayathri says

    September 5, 2021 at 3:48 pm

    It was really too good, everyone liked it in my family. Thank u for the recipie.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Suguna Vinodh says

      September 6, 2021 at 10:47 pm

      Thank you.

      Reply
  3. Geevarghese Kuriakose says

    August 20, 2021 at 5:44 pm

    Your chicken drumstick pepper fry came out really well and my 86 year old mother ate two of that in one go.

    Reply
    • Suguna Vinodh says

      August 21, 2021 at 1:18 am

      oh wow! Thank you so much. This means a lot to me. Thanks for messaging.

      Reply
  4. Sindhu says

    December 29, 2020 at 12:37 pm

    I made this today and it was absolutely divine. Thank you for sharing your recipes with us.

    Reply
    • Suguna Vinodh says

      December 29, 2020 at 10:54 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  5. Gowthami says

    November 11, 2020 at 2:44 pm

    Such an authentic flavor! I fell in love…

    ★★★★★

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    • Suguna Vinodh says

      November 17, 2020 at 11:59 am

      Thank you!

      Reply
  6. Yuvan says

    August 9, 2020 at 6:10 pm

    Super

    ★★★★★

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    • Suguna Vinodh says

      August 9, 2020 at 10:17 pm

      Thank you. Happy you liked the recipe.

      Reply
  7. Revathie M says

    January 27, 2019 at 9:26 pm

    Man it was amazing I tried out today… and my husband loved it.. but am a vegetarian.. Jus tried for him.. it came out very well.. Thank you

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Suguna Vinodh says

      June 26, 2020 at 10:08 pm

      Glad you liked the Chicken Pepper dry.

      Reply
  8. Veena says

    October 3, 2018 at 3:40 am

    Can this be done with normal chicken pieces ? If yes, how much quantity should be taken

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    • Suguna Vinodh says

      June 26, 2020 at 10:08 pm

      Sure you can do. You can make with 500 grams.

      Reply
      • Shilpa says

        February 5, 2021 at 2:04 am

        It was too good, everyone liked in my family, I added three spoons of lemon juice in the with gravy in pressure cooker, thanks for the recepie, it tasted too good.

        Reply
        • Suguna Vinodh says

          February 7, 2021 at 11:17 pm

          Thank you so much.

          Reply

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