Khao Man Gai Tod Recipe (Thai Fried Chicken Rice) | Saveur

Ingredients

• For the sweet chili sauce:
• 1 Tbsp. cornstarch
• 6 garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
• 2–3 red bird’s-eye chiles, halved
• 1 medium red bell pepper, seeded and finely chopped
• ¾ cup sugar
• ⅔ cup rice vinegar
• 2 tsp. kosher salt
• For the chicken and rice:
• 3 lb. bone-in skin-on chicken thighs
• Kosher salt
• 1 Tbsp. sugar
• 1 tsp. white pepper
• 3 cups jasmine rice
• 4 cups plus 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil, divided
• 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• One 2-oz. piece fresh ginger, thinly sliced
• 2 cups tempura flour
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 large cucumber, peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded, and cut into ¼-in. slices
• Cilantro sprigs and sliced scallions, for serving