Bengali Fried Chicken with Chilli Aioli

These Bengali styled fried chicken are crispy, spicy and flavourful! The use of garam masala, ground turmeric, cumin, coriander, ginger and garlic paste and chilli powder adds warmth, colour, and depth to this simple dish, while the tapioca starch coating ensures that the chicken becomes super crispy on the outside while remaining juicy and tender on the inside. A flavour explosion in every bite and and you really can’t mess up chicken thighs as they are delicious prepared at any way. Dip these crunchy bites into a chilli aioli sauce and you won't be able to stop yourself from eating the whole plate.

Bengali Fried Chicken with Chilli Aioli

adapted from Delicious

Fried Chicken	Chilli Aioli
600 g Chicken thigh fillets, cut into 5cm pieces 1 tbsp Ground cumin 1 tbsp Ground coriander 1 tbsp Garam masala 1/2 tsp Ground turmeric 1-2 tsp Chilli powder 1 tbsp Ginger paste 1 tbsp Garlic paste 1/4 tsp Sea salt 80 g Tapioca starch 750 g Ghee, to deep-fry Lime wedges, to serve	100 g Olive oil mayonnaise 2 tbsp Sriracha chilli sauce 1 tbsp Lime juice 1 tsp Hot paprika powder

Place chicken, spices, ginger and garlic pastes in a large bowl with sea salt. Toss until well coated. Chill for 30 minutes to marinate.
For the aioli, mix all ingredients in a small bowl until smooth. Season to taste.
Place tapioca starch in a shallow bowl with a pinch of salt.
Heat the ghee in a large saucepan over high heat until180C/350F. Working in small batches, dip the chicken pieces in the tapioca to coat, then deep-fry for 4 minutes until golden brown. Drain on paper towel.
Serve the fried chicken with the chilli aioli and lime wedges alongside.

8 comments:

ellie 15/1/25 13:16: So awesome. Looks very yummy!
Ivy's Closet 15/1/25 13:17: Wow, tasty and crunchy! Such spicy goodness!
DEZMOND 15/1/25 13:17: Chilli to warm you up a bit then LOL We are around zero here as well, had a dusting of snow over night but it disappeared during the morning.
Caitlin'nMegan 15/1/25 13:18: Wonderful to know about this one!
Tom 15/1/25 13:56: ...another yummy way to enjoy chicken.
Eva Taylor 15/1/25 14:46: This looks so delicious, making the splurge of deep frying totally worth it. Love crispy fried chicken.
eileeninmd 15/1/25 14:48: The chicken and the sauce sound yummy!
Take care, have a great day!
The Velvet Runway 15/1/25 15:40: This looks really yummy!
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