# ONE-PAN TURMERIC CHICKEN AND POTATOES

This simple childhood dish of turmeric chicken and potatoes is a favorite, full of flavors, and can be made in one pan.

- Total time: 65 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 5 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 sweet onions, cut to halves and sliced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoon black pepper
- 0.5 teaspoon turmeric
- 8 chicken thighs, bone-in and skin-on
- 5 garlic cloves, peeled
- 15 small gold potatoes, cut to quarters
- 0.25 cup olive oil
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoon black pepper
- 0.5 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 tablespoon date syrup
- 0.25 cup hot water
- fresh dill leaves
- flaky salt

## Instructions

1. Pour the olive oil into a skillet pan on medium heat.
2. Add salt, black pepper, and turmeric to the pan.
3. Add the sliced onions. Fry and mix for 2-3 minutes until they get a clear color.
4. Add the chicken thighs face down on top of the onion. Let them fry for at least five minutes without touching to get a nice color.
5. Flip the chicken thighs.
6. Add the peeled garlic cloves and the quartered potatoes around and on top of the chicken thighs.
7. For the sauce, put 1/4 cup of olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper, 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric, 1 tablespoon of date syrup, and 1/4 cup of hot water in a small bowl and mix them well.
8. Using a tablespoon, pour the prepared sauce on top of the chicken and the potatoes.
9. Cover the pan with a lid and cook on low heat for 1 hour.
10. Transfer to convection broil on 450F for 5-7 minutes to get a nice golden color.
11. Garnish with fresh dill leaves and flaky salt.

## Equipment

- skillet pan
- lid
- small bowl

## Tips

- Don't touch the chicken when it's frying face down with the onion for the first five minutes.
- To get a nice golden color, transfer the dish to convection broil on 450F for 5-7 minutes after cooking.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DS2l7LWDh00/?igsh=ZHJ1dDZpejNsZzht
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/0165822a-b07d-4891-a984-459152e5230b
- Extracted: 2026-01-22

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