Gai Tod Hat Yai

Name: Gai Tod Hat Yai
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 1.2kg chicken pieces; 4 cloves garlic minced; 2 tsp cumin; 2 tsp coriander ground; 1 tsp turmeric; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 150g plain flour; oil for deep frying; 6 shallots thinly sliced and fried crispy

A Southern Thai crispy double-fried chicken, topped with crunchy fried shallots and served with sticky rice.

Total time

35 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

20 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Thai

Ingredients

1.2kgchicken pieces

4 clovesgarlic minced

2 tspcumin

2 tspcoriander ground

1 tspturmeric

2 tbspfish sauce

150gplain flour

oilfor deep frying

6shallots thinly sliced and fried crispy

Instructions

Mix garlic, spices and fish sauce. Coat chicken. Marinate 4 hours.

Coat in flour. Deep-fry at 175°C for 12–15 minutes until golden and cooked.

Drain on paper towels.

Fry shallots separately until crispy golden.

Serve chicken topped with crispy shallots with sticky rice and sweet chilli sauce.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories

791

Protein

85.5g

Fat

33.7g

Carbs

29.8g

Fiber

1.3g

Sodium

838mg

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