Chicken Pakora – How to make chicken Pakora

Marinated chicken pieces, dipped in a spicy batter and deep fried to an appealing gold perfection. Dunk them in ketchup, yogurt dip or mint chutney to savoir the meaty crispiness.                                                                                                                                                                         

Ingredients:

For the marinade:

• 250 gm boneless chicken- cut into 3 cm cubes
• 6-7 garlic pods
• 2.5 cm ginger piece
• 1/4 tsp white pepper powder
• 1/4 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp garam masala
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 2 tsp lemon juice

For the batter:

• 1 egg
• 2 Tbsp gram flour
• 2 Tbsp refined flour
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp garam masala
• Oil to deep fry                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

How to Make Chicken Pakora

1. Add all the ingredients under marination and Marinate the chicken with ginger-garlic paste.
2. Keep aside for at least an hour.
3. Mix together all the ingredients for the batter and beat thoroughly.
4. Heat oil in a deep frying pan.
5. Dip a marinated chicken piece in the batter and deep-fry until crisp and golden brown.
6. Repeat with the remaining chicken pieces, draining excess oil on absorbent kitchen paper.
7. Serve with mint chutney.