Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Bengali Fried Chicken with Chilli Aioli


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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 ChickenChilli 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
  1. Place chicken, spices, ginger and garlic pastes in a large bowl with sea salt. Toss until well coated. Chill for 30 minutes to marinate.
  2. For the aioli, mix all ingredients in a small bowl until smooth. Season to taste.
  3. Place tapioca starch in a shallow bowl with a pinch of salt.
  4. 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.
  5. Serve the fried chicken with the chilli aioli and lime wedges alongside.

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44 comments:

  1. ellie15/1/25 13:16

    So awesome. Looks very yummy!

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  2. Ivy's Closet15/1/25 13:17

    Wow, tasty and crunchy! Such spicy goodness!

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  3. DEZMOND15/1/25 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.

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  4. Caitlin'nMegan15/1/25 13:18

    Wonderful to know about this one!

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  5. Tom15/1/25 13:56

    ...another yummy way to enjoy chicken.

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  6. Eva Taylor15/1/25 14:46

    This looks so delicious, making the splurge of deep frying totally worth it. Love crispy fried chicken.

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  7. eileeninmd15/1/25 14:48

    The chicken and the sauce sound yummy!
    Take care, have a great day!

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  8. The Velvet Runway15/1/25 15:40

    This looks really yummy!
    Julia
    https://www.thevelvetrunway.com/

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  9. Lola Martínez15/1/25 16:38

    Yo le pondría menos especias, los rebozaria en la fécula de tapioca, al igual que tú porque me gusta y quedará efectivamente más crujiente y por supuesto muy rico.

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  10. Cooking Julia15/1/25 18:05

    What a great seasoning for this chicken!

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  11. Teresa Isabel SIlva15/1/25 20:13

    yumi! Seams deliciouse!

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  12. Bill15/1/25 21:26

    Looks delicious!

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  13. roentare15/1/25 22:00

    I am a fan of fried chickens too

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  14. DeniseinVA15/1/25 23:38

    Looks wonderful! I like the addition of the limes. Another tasty and very pretty dish!

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  15. Christine15/1/25 23:39

    Yummy

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  16. Citu15/1/25 23:43

    Gracias por la receta. Me gusta el pollo frito. Te mando un beso.

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  17. Lowcarb team member16/1/25 00:03

    Amazing flavours in this recipe.

    All the best Jan

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  18. Brian's Home Blog16/1/25 00:32

    That looks so darn good!

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  19. foodtravelandwine16/1/25 02:09

    WOW!...so simple and so delicious at the same time!!......Abrazotes, Marcela

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  20. My name is Erika.16/1/25 02:24

    This looks yummy. I love how you try recipes from so many places in the world.

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  21. Anonymous16/1/25 04:53

    The chilli aioli looks perfect for so many dishes.
    Tandy | Lavender and Lime https://tandysinclair.com

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  22. Margaret D16/1/25 05:55

    Looks veery good, Angie.

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  23. sherry16/1/25 09:19

    Okay forgive me now but i am going to be a pain and say aioli has to have garlic in it to be called aioli :) otherwise it's a flavoured mayonnaise. And nothing wrong with that of course ... anyway, this sounds so delicious angie!!

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    1. Angie's Recipes16/1/25 13:02

      No problem, Sherry. I always made my own mayonnaise with garlic and olive oil :-))

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  24. Królowa Karo16/1/25 12:37

    My favorite flavors!

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  25. Breathtaking16/1/25 16:59

    Hello Angie :)
    This recipe and picture of the fried chicken looks really delicious. The Lime is also a great addition.

    The red Toadstools are extremely poisonous and should not be eaten by humans, Don't use them in your recipes Angie,----not unless you have murder in mind. :))

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  26. Lucimar da Silva Moreira16/1/25 17:14

    Angies que delícia adoro frango deu fome agora bjs.

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  27. Teresa Isabel SIlva16/1/25 19:50

    I hope you have a great day!

    Bjxxx
    Teresa Isabel Silva
    Instagram | Pinterest | Linkedint

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  28. Pam16/1/25 19:52

    Yum. It looks flavorful and delicious!

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  29. Federica Simoni16/1/25 21:38

    sembra buonissimo!

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  30. Laura. M16/1/25 22:28

    El pollo se ve estupendo.
    Un abrazo.

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  31. Anonymous17/1/25 02:46

    I am not generally into fried or crunchy chicken but this sounds SO good! I have a feeling I would LOVE this.

    Allie of
    www.allienyc.com

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  32. ashok17/1/25 06:06

    I know the taste.. iam salivating 😀

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  33. Carol @Comfort Spring Station17/1/25 13:14

    It looks delicious!

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  34. The-FoodTrotter17/1/25 17:57

    OMG I just jumped on this recipe, like every single world of its name are so promising! I will try this Bengali chicken ASAP :)

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  35. David17/1/25 20:21

    Hi Angie, There are some fairly unusual ingredients needed to make this great looking chicken dish...but I've copied the recipe and we'll see what we can find. We do have a decent size Indian population so the ingredients must be available somewhere around our area. FYI...as to all my carbs being bad for me, at 82 I've cut back and so far so good. Love bread especially... Take Care, Big Daddy Dave

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  36. Dawn @ Words Of Deliciousness18/1/25 14:35

    This chicken taste delicious! I also love the aioli for this dish.

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  37. Balvinder18/1/25 16:53

    This looks so crunchy and scrumptious! Being a Punjabi I love desi ghee and sometimes cook with it but never used for frying. How did you get into it?

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    1. Angie's Recipes18/1/25 19:49

      Ghee is awesome! I usually fry food with beef tallow, lard or ghee. Food tastes better and is safe with animal fat.

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  38. Pattie @ Olla-Podrida19/1/25 03:12

    Angie, this looks MAGNIFICENT! All those warm spices. And who doesn’t like fried chicken? I’m definitely trying this.

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  39. Balvinder19/1/25 03:18

    I have to agree food does tastes better when fried.

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  40. Frank19/1/25 17:19

    This sounds *so* good, Angie! I'm intrigued by the use of tapioca flour for extra crispiness. I'm going to have to try it next time.I fry.

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  41. Cocoa and Lavender21/1/25 17:38

    I am definitely saving this recipe to make soon! I have never used tapioca starch -- again, need to find that in one of our stores. Any thoughts for a substitute? I love all the spices in the chicken and the aioli is easy for me to make using sambal oelek (without the garlic) instead of sriracha.

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  42. Raymund | angsarap.net22/1/25 22:47

    These Bengali-style fried chicken pieces sound absolutely irresistible.. Def a recipe is perfect for anyone looking to spice up their fried chicken routine.

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