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Rowdy Rooster Fried Chicken Sandwiches

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 15 mins
  • Total Time: 30 mins
  • Yield: 2 servings

These delightfully crispy, unforgettably delicious fried chicken sandwiches come from 2022 F&W Game Changer Chintan Pandya — the chef behind popular New York City Indian restaurants Dhamaka, Adda, Semma, and Rowdy Rooster.

Ingredient:

  • 10 (about 3 1/2 pounds total) boneless, skinless chicken thighs
  • 1/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons (3 1/2 ounces) white vinegar
  • 6 tablespoons (4 ounces) ginger-garlic paste, divided
  • 5 tablespoons kosher salt, divided
  • 1 1/4 cups (10 ounces) plain whole-milk yogurt
  • 1/4 cup chili powder
  • 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons garam masala
  • 1 tablespoon ground turmeric
  • 2 cups (about 8 1/2 ounces) all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/4 cups (about 6 3/4 ounces) cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons black pepper
  • 3 cups roughly chopped fresh mint
  • 1/2 cup roughly chopped red onion (from 1 small [2 ounces] onion)
  • 1/4 cup water, plus up to 1/3 cup more water as needed
  • 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped (and seeded, if desired) fresh Indian green chiles or Thai green chiles (from 4 medium [1/2 ounces total] chiles)
  • 2 teaspoons coarsely chopped fresh ginger
  • 6 cups roughly chopped fresh cilantro, divided
  • 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice (from 1 medium [4 ounces] lemon)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon amchur (unripe mango powder)
  • 1/2 teaspoon hot chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 1 medium-size (9 ounces) red onion, thinly sliced crosswise into half-moons
  • 1 1/2 cups (12 ounces) plain whole-milk yogurt
  • 1 (5-ounce) bunch scallions, trimmed and finely chopped (1 1/3 cups)
  • Peanut oil
  • 2 cups (16 ounces) salted butter
  • 1/3 cup chaat masala
  • 1/3 cup Kashmiri chili powder
  • 10 kaiser rolls or brioche-style hamburger buns, split

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