I know once people get connected to real food, they never change back … Check This Amazing Recipe: Chicken pakora
How to Make Chicken pakora
Preparation time:
over 2 hours
Cooking time:
10 to 30 mins
Serves:
Serves 4
Ingredients
For the chicken
- 4 garlic
- 5cm/2in piece fresh root ginger
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 1 tsp black peppercorns
- 1 tsp kashmiri chilli powder)
- half a lemon
- 500g/1lb 2oz boneless chicken thighs
- vegetable oil
- chaat masala
- salt
For the batter
- 80g/3oz gram flour
- 30g/1oz cornflour
Method
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Blend the garlic and ginger to a paste with a splash of water. Set aside.
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Crush the fennel seeds and black pepper to a coarse powder in a pestle and mortar. Combine with the kashmiri chilli powder, garlic and ginger paste, lemon juice and a pinch of salt in a large mixing bowl. Add the chicken, cover and marinate for 2 hours or overnight, in the fridge.
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Pour the vegetable oil into a heavy-bottomed pan or a deep-fat fryer and heat to 180C, or until a cube of bread turns golden brown in 15 seconds. (CAUTION: hot oil can be dangerous. Do not leave unattended.)
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To make the batter, combine the gram flour and cornflour in a bowl and whisk in about 90ml/3fl oz water a little at a time. Pour the batter in with the chicken and coat all the pieces.
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Deep-fry the chicken pakoras, in batches, for 5–6 minutes or until golden-brown and crispy. Drain the cooked pakoras on kitchen paper and sprinkle with chaat masala. Serve warm.
