# Chicken Chukauni

This is a rich, tangy, spicy, creamy, and high-protein chicken dish inspired by Nepali Aloo Chukauni, perfect with soft rotis or steaming hot rice.

- Servings: 3 servings
- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 400 g boneless chicken thigh (or breast), cut into small cubes
- 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp Kashmiri chili powder
- 0.5 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- Light brush or spray oil for frying
- 1 small small onion, thinly sliced
- 1 1-2 green chilies, chopped
- 3 tbsp fresh coriander leaves, chopped (divided)
- 1 cup thick curd or Greek yogurt
- 1 tsp garlic paste
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp sugar
- 1.5 tbsp mustard oil
- 0.5 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Kashmiri chili powder
- 1 tsp kasuri methi, crushed

## Instructions

1. Marinate boneless cubes of chicken with ginger-garlic paste, turmeric powder, chili powder, pepper powder, salt, and lemon juice.
2. Marinate the chicken for about 10 to 15 minutes.
3. Using very little oil, fry the chicken in a pan until it turns nice and golden brown.
4. Transfer the fried chicken into a bowl.
5. Add thinly sliced onion, chopped chili, and chopped coriander leaves to the bowl with the chicken.
6. Mix the ingredients well and set aside.
7. In another bowl, add thick curd or Greek yogurt, salt, sugar, and garlic paste.
8. Whisk the curd mixture really well.
9. Make a quick tadka (tempering) by heating mustard oil until smoking hot, then turn off the heat and add turmeric powder, chili powder, and kasuri methi.
10. Gently mix the tadka into the whisked curd.
11. Pour the spicy, garlicky curd mixture all over the chicken and onion mix.
12. Add some more chopped coriander leaves.
13. Serve it up with some rice or roti and enjoy.

## Equipment

- pan
- bowl
- whisk
- tadka pan
- spoon

## Tips

- This dish is a high-protein comfort meal.
- It is inspired by the famous Nepali Aloo Chukauni.
- You can serve it up with some rice or roti.
- The recipe is actually really easy and quick to make.
- All the ingredients are likely already in your kitchen.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/p/DRJvI9BEig0/?hl=en
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/49a8c71d-3e9a-4662-bfae-38d48549c802
- Extracted: 2025-11-20

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