Chili Cumin Chicken Thighs

Quick to cook and intensely flavorful, chili cumin chicken thighs make a great weekday dinner paired with crunchy vegetables.

Prep time: PT5M

Cook time: PT20M

Total time: PT25M

Rating

5 stars (40 reviews)

Keywords

Chicken, chicken thighs

Ingredients

6 chicken thighs (skinless & boneless )
½ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon chilli flakes
1 teaspoon ground chili (see note 1)
2 teaspoon whole cumin seeds
1 teaspoon cumin powder
1 tablespoon neutral cooking oil
10 oz green beans (or broccoli (see note 2))
½ teaspoon salt

Cuisine

Chinese

Steps

Marinate the chicken
- Put chicken thighs into a large bowl. Add salt, chili flakes, ground chili, cumin seeds, cumin powder, and cooking oil. Mix well and leave to marinate.
Blanch the vegetable
- Bring about 4 cups (1 liter) of water to a boil. Add green beans and salt. Leave to simmer until the beans are slightly undercooked (Do not overcook). Drain well and set aside.
Sear the chicken
- Once the vegetable is done, heat a large skillet/frying pan, preferably with a heavy bottom, over medium heat. Place the marinated chicken in a single layer (spread the pieces as flat as possible).
- Pan-fry until the first side turns golden. Flip over and cook for a further 2 minutes.
Combine the dish
- Push the chicken to one side. Tilt the skillet a little to let the existing oil flow to the other side. Add drained green beans. Leave them to sizzle in the oil.
- Once the chicken thighs are fully cooked (see note 3) and the beans start to wilt, dish out and serve immediately.

Nutitrion

Serving Size: 1 serving
Calories: 264 kcal
Carbohydrates: 6 g
Protein: 34 g
Fat: 11 g
Saturated Fat: 2 g
Trans Fat: 0.1 g
Cholesterol: 161 mg
Sodium: 465 mg
Sugar: 2 g
Unsaturated Fat: 7 g

Reviews

faith a tyler on 2025-05-30 (5 stars):
THANKS for such a delicious recipe. Made this 2 days ago and it was spot on. I marinated the chicken thighs overnight! I will make this on repeat. 😁
Charmian Hayes on 2024-08-08 (5 stars):
Delicious. Ticked all the boxes - cumin, easy, right amount of heat. Thank you.
Mike stevenson on 2024-06-04 (5 stars):
Very good, fast and easy. I used ground morita chiles, muy picante.
SteveF on 2023-11-17 (5 stars):
Spicy cumin chicken thighs are superb. I've learnt to wind down the chilli powder and the chilli flakes! I recently as a topping to egg fried rice. Marvellous union!
SteveF on 2023-07-31 (5 stars):
Morena Wei (Morena=morning in Maori) I have cooked this recipe twice recently. Last week I used broccoli. Last night I used green beans. Both worked fine! The cumin/chilli marinade/cooking sauce is superb! Like Goldilocks ... Not too hot, not to spicy! And your recipe produces cooked and moist chicken thighs! Thanks.
SteveF on 2023-04-17 (5 stars):
A superb recipe! Easy to do and very tasty. I served it on steamed rice and mung bean sprout stir-fry. A delightful medley!
Babar Shameem on 2022-09-21 (5 stars):
Simplicity delivers delicious result! Went with asparagus instead of beans. Added garlic powder to the ingredients.
Sally Yoshida on 2021-11-01 (5 stars):
I found this recipe a few years ago, and my family and I have been enjoying it regularly ever since (as a matter of fact, sizzling on my stove top right now!). Easy, uses ingredients I always have on hand, and delicious! I usually make it with bone in thighs, and I finish cooking them in my convection oven after browning on the stovetop. SO GOOD! Thank you, Wei :)
Amanda on 2021-07-27 (5 stars):
I made this tonight and it was amazing. I don’t love green beans so I substituted broccoli and it was perfect.