Black pepper chicken gravy
Ingredients
Cinnamon- 2-3 small pieces,
7 whole black pepper,
½ teaspoon cumin seeds,
3-4 cardamoms (whole)
2 Tablespoon oil and 1Tablespoon margarine
500grams boneless chicken cut in 1 inch pieces
2 onions chopped fine
2 Tablespoon ginger-garlic-chilli paste
3 tomatoes chopped fine
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon coriander powder
1 teaspoon ground garam masala
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
1 tablespoon tomato paste
Garnishing-
Few coriander leaves
1 teaspoon half crushed black pepper
Method
Heat oil and the margarine in wok & sizzle the cumin seeds, cinnamon, black pepper and cardamoms. Add onions to the pan cook till light brown. Add chopped tomatoes, ginger-garlic paste, coriander powder, black pepper powder, ground garam masala, turmeric, tomato paste and half glass water. Cook on medium-low heat till the tomatoes are soft and the gravy is saucy. Add the chicken plus all the spices. Stir for a minute and let it cook. Add pepper powder and cook till chicken is tender with thick gravy. Garnish with coriander leaves & extra half crushed black pepper.
Serve hot with tandoori naan.
زُيِّنَ لِلنَّاسِ حُبُّ ٱلشَّهَوَٰتِ مِنَ ٱلنِّسَآءِ وَٱلْبَنِينَ وَٱلْقَنَـٰطِيرِ ٱلْمُقَنطَرَةِ مِنَ ٱلذَّهَبِ وَٱلْفِضَّةِ وَٱلْخَيْلِ ٱلْمُسَوَّمَةِ وَٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ وَٱلْحَرْثِ ۗ ذَٰلِكَ مَتَـٰعُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ وَٱللَّهُ عِندَهُۥ حُسْنُ ٱلْمَـَٔابِ ١٤
The enjoyment of ˹worldly˺ desires—women, children,1 treasures of gold and silver, fine horses, cattle, and fertile land—has been made appealing to people. These are the pleasures of this worldly life, but with Allah is the finest destination.
Surah aali “Imraan v 14
One question to ask ourselves is that “how and why do we get so lost in the worldly life?’ Just collecting and hoarding , forgetting that one day we will leave it behind and return to our Lord.
