Chettinad chicken fry

Name: Chettinad chicken fry
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 500g skinless chicken thigh fillets cut into bite-sized pieces; coarsely grated to make 1 tbsp ginger; ½ tsp ground turmeric; ½ tsp kashmiri chilli powder or mild chilli powder; ½ tsp fennel seeds; 2cm piece cinnamon stick; 2 dried mild red chillies; ½ tsp black peppercorns; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 tsp black mustard seeds; 8-10 curry leaves; 1 onion thinly sliced; 2 small tomatoes chopped; a handful coriander chopped; rotis or parathas to serve

Instructions

Cook:30min

Maunika Gowardhan's super-simple version of chettinad chicken flavours thigh fillets with ginger, turmeric, fennel seeds, cinnamon and dried red chillies

Updated at: Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:02:05 GMT