Southern Thai Fried Chicken with Dipping Sauces, Sticky Rice, and Cucumber Achaar

I was born and raised in Tennessee, so it seems inevitable that I fry chicken. I love that every culture has a version of fried chicken: sticky gochujang-coated chicken from Korea, bite-size karaage dunked in mayonnaise in Japan, and buttermilk-brined chicken in the States. This is my version of Thai fried chicken, named after the southern city in Thailand where this style hails from. There’s Malaysian influence in this dish thanks to the blanket of fried shallots that finish the dish (simi