Chicken Chukauni
Pan-fried chicken folded into spiced curd with a mustard-oil tadka — a high-protein side dish.
Ingredients · tap to tick off
- Chicken breast: 500g
- Salt: to taste
- Turmeric: ½ tsp
- Kashmiri red chilli powder: 1 tsp
- Black pepper: ½ tsp
- Oil for frying: 1 tbsp or as needed
- Curd: 250g
- Salt: to taste
- Monk fruit sweetener: as per taste /or you can use normal sugar
- Mustard oil
- Turmeric: ¼ tsp
- Kashmiri red chilli powder: ½ tsp
- Kasuri methi: 1 tsp
Contains, from the ingredient list: Dairy, Mustard. Always check product labels and swap to suit your needs.
Method
Take 500g chicken breast in a bowl.
Add salt, turmeric, Kashmiri red chilli powder, and black pepper. Mix well and marinate for 10mins.
Heat a pan and add a little oil.
Add the marinated chicken pieces and pan-fry until golden from outside and fully cooked inside. Keep it aside.
In a separate bowl, take 250g curd.
Add salt and monk fruit sweetener. Beat well until smooth and creamy.
Now prepare the tadka. Heat mustard oil in a small pan.
Add turmeric, Kashmiri red chilli powder, and kasuri methi.
Pour this hot tadka over the beaten curd and mix well.
Take the cooked chicken , add onion , green chilli and coriander and add the curd mixture into it. Mix gently.Serve as a high-protein side dish.
Published 21 May 2026 · Antara’s kitchen notes
