Sri Lankan Devilled Chicken

My mom's super easy, no fuss Sri Lankan devilled chicken recipe that everyone craves. A dish that you should definitely try.
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My mom’s super easy, no-fuss Sri Lankan devilled chicken recipe that everyone craves. A dish that you should definitely try. It’s spicy, sweet, and tangy, and super delicious. And I use the air fryer to fry the chicken too.

Serve this Devilled chicken with Sri Lankan yellow rice and creamy red lentil curry , Eggplant moju a salad. I also love it with fried rice as well. 

Few tips to make Deviled Chicken right:

  • Use bone-in chicken. Thigh and leg meat if possible. Bones help to retain the moisture in the chicken while you fry them.
  • Marinate the chicken for at least 30 minutes or overnight in the fridge before you fry to get the maximum flavor.
  • If you don’t have an air fryer, you can always either bake or deep fry. Deep frying is what my mom does. But do not over-fry them until they get super dry and tough.
  • Air frying time may vary depending on your air fryer and also the size of your chicken pieces. Check them in between frying to see if they’re done.
  • If you don’t have Sri Lankan chili paste, that’s okay, you can use a little bit of chicken bouillon powder/stock powder instead. or totally skip it.
  • this recipe does give you too much gravy. but if you like more gravy, then add some more ketchup and water.

And here’s a bonus idea. Make your chicken wings this way next time. It’s messy but crazy delicious. You’d thank me later.

deviled chicken with yellow rice

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Chili paste

Turmeric powder

Black pepper powder

Chili flakes

Difficulty: Beginner Prep Time 15 mins Cook Time 20 mins Total Time 35 mins
Servings: 4

Description

My mom's super easy, no fuss Sri Lankan devilled chicken recipe that everyone craves. A dish that you should definitely try.

Ingredients

To marinate chicken

Other ingredients

Instructions

  1. Mix all the ingredients from the marinade list above with chicken. Leave it aside for 30 mins or up to 2 hours (or up to 12 hours in the fridge)
  2. Now air-fry them until chicken pieces are golden. It took me 14mins on 390F in my Ninja air fryer. You may need more or less time than this depending on your air fryer and the size of your chicken pieces. Make sure you do not overcrowd the air fryer pan and flip them once to get even browning.
  3. Now heat a wok or pan. Add some oil and let it heat. When the oil is hot, add your finely chopped ginger and garlic pieces.
  4. Now add chili flakes and chili paste. Mix everything together.
  5. Now add ketchup and mix.
  6. Then add 1/4 cup of water, mix and let it come to simmer. (You can add more if you want more gravy)
  7. When the sauce is simmering you add sugar. Taste and adjust salt if needed. Then add your fried chicken pieces and mix well.
  8. Then add your peppers and onions. Mix well.
  9. (Optional) Add the cornstarch slurry. This will add a nice glossy look to the sauce and chicken pieces. Also if you have some gravy, this will thicken that up. You can also add large chunks of tomatoes too at the end.

Keywords: devilled chicken, chicken, devel, devel chicken, sri lankan, sri lanka, spicy, air fried, fried, spicy chicken, devilled

20 responses to “Sri Lankan Devilled Chicken”

  1. S.raveendrakumar Avatar
    S.raveendrakumar

    Very nice I love it

  2. Roshani Wickramasinghe Avatar
    Roshani Wickramasinghe

    Thank you :). Glad you liked it

  3. Dilshan Avatar
    Dilshan

    Awesome recipe. Came out nice and spicy

  4. Roshani Wickramasinghe Avatar
    Roshani Wickramasinghe

    Thank you

  5. Kalum Avatar
    Kalum

    turned out perfect 🙂

    1. Roshani Wickramasinghe Avatar
      Roshani Wickramasinghe

      Thank you for the feedback 🙂

  6. Manuri Mettananda Avatar
    Manuri Mettananda

    Tried out the recipe and it was great! Thank you for sharing…

    1. Hungry Lankan Avatar
      Hungry Lankan

      I’m glad it turned out well, thank you 🙂

  7. Malisha Avatar
    Malisha

    Hi,
    What chilli paste do you use?

    1. Hungry Lankan Avatar
      Hungry Lankan

      Hi Malisha

      Any store-bought or homemade chilli paste should work. I used Kist Chilli paste.

  8. Rukshana Avatar
    Rukshana

    Love this recipe. Make it regularly.., easy and super tasty especially when you have picky eaters 😊

    1. Hungry Lankan Avatar
      Hungry Lankan

      Thank you so much for the lovely feedback

  9. Adam Avatar
    Adam

    My wife and I tried this last night and already have plans to make considerably more this week. Thanks so much for sharing, it’s delicious!

    1. Hungry Lankan Avatar
      Hungry Lankan

      Hi Adam, so glad to hear that and thanks for the feedback. Hope the next batch also turns out great

  10. Kanthi Irysh Avatar
    Kanthi Irysh

    Made this twice and it’s a hit with my family. Waiting to make it for my Aussie friends. I am sure they will be coming for more. 😁💓💞💓

    1. Hungry Lankan Avatar
      Hungry Lankan

      Thank you for the lovely feedback

  11. Rasika Avatar
    Rasika

    Thanks,

  12. Shereen Avatar
    Shereen

    Really delicious! Ran out of ketchup and so I caramelized tomato paste with the onions. Loved being able to match up or down the chili heat level. Just the marinated meat air fried was delish.

  13. Christina Avatar
    Christina

    This was sooooooo good! I thought it would be too spicy but it was perfect! I want to lick the sauce off the plate! Thank you!

    1. Hungry Lankan Avatar
      Hungry Lankan

      Glad you loved it, thanks for the lovely feedback Christina

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