- By Ridam Sharma
- Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:39 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Chilli Chipotle Chicken Recipe: Love making global cuisines at home and serving them to your friends and family with love? This time, try a Mexican special, Chilli Chipotle Chicken recipe. It is smoky, spicy and packed with flavours. A Chilli Chipotle Chicken recipe features crisp fried chicken tossed with colourful peppers in a creamy, smoky chipotle sauce. Finished with jalapeños and crisp pastry strips, it brings a Mexican-inspired twist to the familiar comfort of chilli chicken.
How To Make Chilli Chipotle Chicken At Home?
Blend Mexican flavours with desi taste. Here is a step-by-step guide to make a smoky, spicy, flavour-packed recipe of Chilli Chipotle Chicken for a restaurant-style dinner at home, along with ingredient quantities:
Ingredients (1 portion)
Ingredient | Quantity |
Fried chicken | 180 g |
Oil | 30 ml |
Garlic, peeled and chopped | 10 g |
Red onion | 20 g |
Green capsicum | 10 g |
Red capsicum | 10 g |
Yellow capsicum | 10 g |
Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce | 10 g |
Fresh cream | 25 ml |
Sugar | 4 g |
Seasoning of choice | 2 g |
Samosa patti | 10 g |
Jalapeño chilli | 10 g |
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Method To Make Chilli Chipotle Chicken:
- Step 1: Cut the samosa patti into thin strips and fry until crisp and golden. Drain well and keep aside.
- Step 2: Heat the oil in a wok or pan. Add the chopped garlic and sauté briefly until fragrant.
- Step 3: Add the red onion and toss over high heat.
- Step 4: Add the green, red and yellow capsicums and stir-fry, keeping them slightly crisp.
- Step 5: Add the chipotle peppers in adobo sauce and mix well.
- Step 6: Pour in the fresh cream, followed by the sugar and seasoning. Stir until the sauce is smooth and evenly combined.
- Step 7: Add the Fried chicken and toss over high heat until every piece is well coated with the chipotle sauce.
- Step 8: Add the jalapeño chilli and toss lightly.
- Step9: Transfer to a serving dish and finish with the crisp samosa patti strips. Serve immediately.
Keep the flame high while tossing the vegetables so they retain their colour and crunch. The chipotle peppers bring a deep smokiness and gentle heat, while the cream balances the sauce with richness. Add the crisp pastry strips only before serving so they do not lose their texture.
This recipe is straight out of the kitchen of Chef Shamsul Wahid, Group Executive Chef, Impresario Entertainment & Hospitality Pvt. Ltd.
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Lastly, enjoy this restaurant-style chilli chipotle chicken recipe with side dishes like cilantro-lime rice, tortillas, beans, and a fresh pico de gallo (salsa) or sweet corn salad. Each of these combination dishes makes a finger-licking meal with chilli chipotle chicken, adding a balance of flavours and texture to your dinner meal.
