Punjabi Chicken Pakora
By food247
This is easy to prepare, and its tasty and delicious food. In this recipe, chicken tenders are marinated and put in a batter and deep fried as Pakora.
This is a traditional starter dish, also can be served as a main meal.
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Ingredients
- * 250g Boneless Chicken strips
- * 1 tsp Ground cumin
- * 1 or 2 Green chillies
- * 1 tbsp Grated ginger garlic
- * 1 tbsp Lemon juice
- * 1 small cup Chick pea flour
- * 1 tsp Rice flour
- * 1 tsp Coriander powder
- * 1 tspRed chilli powder
- * Oil to fry
- * Salt to taste
Details
Level of difficulty Average
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 20mins
Cost Average budget
Preparation
Step 1
1. Take green chillies, cumin, ginger garlic, garam masala, lemon juice, salt and blend to fine paste in blender.
1a. Wash and marinate the chicken pieces with the paste.
** Keep in fridge for 30 mins or overnight for best results.
Step 2
2. Prepare a thick batter, by adding chickpea flour, rice flour, coriander powder, chilli powder, salt and water
2a. Heat oil in a deep fry pan.
2b. Dip chicken pieces, in the pakora batter, drop gently in the hot oil.
2c. Turn the heat to medium and deep fry to medium brown.
* Place it on a kitchen paper, so that it absorb the surplus oil.
Step 3
3. Serve with mint chutney, yogurt chutney or tomato sauce and salad.
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