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Chettinad Spiced Chicken

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PREP TIME
5 min
COOKING TIME
20 min
TOTAL TIME
40 min
SERVINGS
4 servings
Dinner Indian
Chettinad Spiced Chicken
Ingredients
  • 1 pound chicken thighs, or more to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon chile powder
  • salt to taste
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1/2 onion, chopped
  • 2 dried red chile peppers, or more to taste
  • 1 teaspoon hulled, split pigeon peas (toor dal)
  • 1/2 teaspoon whole fenugreek seeds
  • 1/2 cup water
Instructions
1
Combine chicken thighs with a blend of spices - specifically, turmeric, cumin, chile powder, and salt - in a large bowl. Thoroughly coat the chicken with the spice mixture. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate, allowing the flavors to meld together for approximately 15 minutes.
2
Next, heat a generous amount of oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add sliced onions, diced chile peppers, split pigeon peas, and ground fenugreek seeds to the skillet. Cook and stir constantly until the mixture is fragrant, approximately 3 minutes.
3
Now, add the marinated chicken to the skillet. Cook until the chicken is nicely browned on both sides, about 5 minutes per side.
4
Subsequently, reduce the heat to a lower setting and stir in water. Scrape up any browned bits that have accumulated at the bottom of the skillet, then continue to simmer until all the flavors have combined and the dish is complete, approximately 7 minutes.