Description
Delicious crispy chicken pakoras, perfect for snacking or serving at parties.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 ounces boneless chicken breasts (250 g)
- 2 teaspoons Kashmiri red chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon garam masala powder
- ½ teaspoon black pepper powder
- 2 teaspoons ginger garlic paste
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 2 tablespoons chickpeas flour (besan)
- 1 tablespoon rice flour
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 egg white
- 3–4 cups oil (for frying)
- 2–3 green chilies (slit into half)
- 15–20 whole curry leaves
- 1 teaspoon chaat masala
Instructions
- Wash chicken breasts and pat them dry using a kitchen tissue.
- Cut them into ½-inch cubes using a sharp knife.
- Add chicken cubes, chili powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, pepper powder, ginger garlic paste, salt, and lime juice to a medium-sized mixing bowl and mix everything well.
- Cover the bowl with a lid and refrigerate for 1 hour for the chicken to marinate.
- Take out the bowl from the refrigerator and add chickpea flour, rice flour, cornstarch, and egg white and mix well.
- Heat oil for frying in a pan over medium-high heat.
- Once the oil is hot, reduce the heat to medium.
- Drop half of the chicken pieces one by one in the hot oil and fry until slightly browned and cooked from the inside (6-8 minutes).
- Stir frequently while frying so that they fry evenly from all sides.
- Drain on a plate lined with kitchen tissue.
- Fry the other half of the chicken pieces similarly.
- Now increase the heat to high and heat the oil until it is very hot.
- Drop pakoras in small batches (2-3 batches) in the hot oil and fry on high heat until they are crispy and golden brown.
- Drain on a plate lined with kitchen tissue.
- Add curry leaves to a metal mesh strainer and fry in hot oil until crispy. Drain on the plate with the pakoras.
- Similarly, fry green chilies for a few seconds.
- Immediately sprinkle chaat masala over the pakora and toss well.
- Serve hot.
Notes
- Ensure the chicken is well-marinated for better flavor.
- Adjust spice levels according to preference.
- Serve with chutney or sauce of your choice.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Indian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4 pieces