Punjab

Chicken pakora

Name: Chicken pakora
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Punjabi
Ingredients: 400 g boneless bite sized chicken, boneless; 3/4 cup besan (chickpea flour, gram flour); 3 tbsp rice flour; 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 1 1/2 tsp kashmiri chilli powder; 3/4 tsp garam masala; 1/2 tsp ajwain (carom seeds); 2 tsp lemon juice; 1 chopped green chilli; 2 tbsp coriander leaves (cilantro); 1 tsp salt; Water, about 1/4 cup; Cooking oil (vegetable oil), absorbed from deep frying; 1 tsp chaat masala

Spiced chicken in a crisp besan batter. The iftar and party plate everyone circles back to.

50 minTime

29 gProtein each

mediumSpice

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Chicken pakora, Punjabi style.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Chicken, boneless400 g boneless, bite sized

Besan (chickpea flour, gram flour)¾ cup

Rice flour3 tbsp

Ginger garlic paste1 tbsp

Kashmiri chilli powder1½ tsp

Garam masala¾ tsp

Ajwain (carom seeds)½ tsp

Lemon juice2 tsp

Green chilli1, chopped

Coriander leaves (cilantro)2 tbsp

Salt1 tsp

Waterabout 1/4 cup

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)absorbed from deep frying

Chaat masala1 tsp

Method

4 steps

1Marinate chicken with ginger garlic paste, chilli, garam masala, lemon and salt for 30 minutes.
2Mix besan, rice flour, ajwain, green chilli and coriander with water into a thick batter. Coat the chicken.
3Deep fry in medium hot oil for 5 to 6 minutes until golden and no pink remains inside.
4Sprinkle chaat masala and serve with mint chutney.

Serve it like this

Drain on paper for a minute, pile onto a plate and serve hot with chutney on the side.

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