Serves 1
Directions
- 1Dice up some chicken thighs.
- 2Finely chop curry leaves.
- 3Add ketchup, spices, garlic, and ginger to the chicken.
- 4Mix well.
- 5Add flour to the marinated chicken and mix again.
- 6Finely dice red onion.
- 7Add diced red onion, chili, and lime juice to a bowl.
- 8Heat oil in a pan with cumin seeds.
- 9Pour the hot oil with cumin seeds over the onion and chili mixture.
- 10Fry curry leaves in hot oil until crispy.
- 11Fry the marinated chicken pieces in hot oil until golden and crispy.
- 12Plate the fried chicken with the cumin lime onion pickle, crispy curry leaves, and a side of yogurt.
- 13Squeeze fresh lime juice over the served dish.
Ingredients
- chicken thighs
- curry leaves
- ketchup
- spices
- garlic
- ginger
- flour
- red onion
- chilli
- lime
- cumin seeds
- oil
- yoghurt
- baking soda
Equipment
pancutting boardknifebowltongsspatulaforkspoon
Tips
- A little sprinkle of baking soda in the marinade makes the chicken meltingly tender!
- The Ketchup is sweet and tangy which adds a lovely balanced flavour to the marinade, but it doesn’t actually make it taste like tomato sauce!
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