- 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