Adam's Chicken 65

For when you want a new variation on your go-to fried chicken recipe, this southern Indian classic stands out for its spice-edged marinade and topping of crispy fried curry leaves.

• serves

  4

• prep

  20 minutes

• cook

  15 minutes

• difficulty

  Easy

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Ingredients

• 600 g chicken thigh cutlets, boned and skin on, cut into 5 cm pieces
• vegetable oil, for deep-frying
• 10 curry leaves
• 2 green bird's eye chillies
• 1 red onion, finely sliced on a mandoline
• lemon wedges, to serve

Marinade

• 3 garlic cloves, grated
• 2 cm piece ginger, peeled and grated
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 1 tbsp ground coriander
• 1 tbsp Korean or Kashmiri chilli powder
• 2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tbsp garam masala
• ½ tsp ground black pepper
• ½ tsp salt
• 60 g (½ cup) cornflour
• 40 g (¼ cup) plain flour

Marinating time: 4 hours

Instructions

1. For the marinade, place all the ingredients in a large bowl and stir to combine.
2. Add the chicken and stir to coat well. You can add a touch of cold water if the mixture is too dry. The coating should be pasty, not wet like a batter. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or preferably overnight.
3. Heat the vegetable oil in a heavy-based saucepan to 170˚C. Fry the chicken pieces in batches for about 4–5 minutes or until golden brown and just cooked through. Drain on a wire rack.
4. Fry the curry leaves for a few seconds or until crisp, then drain on paper towel. Fry the chillies until blistered.
5. Toss the chicken with the curry leaves and chillies and serve topped with raw onion and lemon wedges.

 

Photography by Adam Liaw.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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