Dinner · 60 min · thai

Khao Mok Gai

Weeknight-friendly Thai cooking: Khao Mok Gai comes together in 60 minutes with chicken drumsticks, basmati rice, and not much else. Each serving lands at 588 calories with 68g of protein, so it eats like a much heavier meal. Simple enough for a Tuesday, good enough to serve to guests — that is the whole idea.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 2 lb Chicken drumsticks
• 2 cups Basmati rice
• 1/2 cup Plain yogurt
• 3 tbsp Khao mok curry powder
• 1 tsp Turmeric
• 1/2 cup Fried shallots
• 1 Cucumber
• 1/2 cup Mint chutney

Steps

1. Marinate the chicken in yogurt, khao mok powder, turmeric, and salt 20 minutes — the yogurt tenderizes while the spices stain the rice its signature gold.
2. Sear the chicken until golden on all sides; set aside.
3. Fry the drained rice in the chicken fat 2 minutes until translucent at the edges, then add water and the chicken back on top.
4. Cover and cook on low 20 minutes until the rice is tender and has drunk up every drop.
5. Rest 10 minutes off the heat with the lid on — the steam finish matters.
6. Fluff the rice, shower with fried shallots, and serve with cucumber and the sweet-spicy green mint dipping sauce.
7. Thailand’s answer to biryani, born of Persian traders and perfected in Bangkok’s Muslim quarter.

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