Chicken Pakoda or Pakora is a crispy appetizer and very common street food. Usually made as an evening snack or starter.
Chicken Pakoda Recipe | Chicken Pakora | How to make Chicken Pakora with step by step pictures. Chicken Pakoda is a yummy appetizer and a very common street food in tamil nadu. Now that the weather is gloomy some hot hot pakoras and chai will be a perfect delight.
It can be had with tomato sauce or just by itself tastes good either way. Boneless chicken pieces are best suited for this recipe.
There may be many ways of preparing Chicken Pakodas and today im sharing one favorite family recipe which I have been trying for years and it never failed me.
So now let’s see how to prepare Chicken Pakodas. Will be sharing another version of chicken pakoda soon.
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Chicken Pakoda
Chicken Pakoda or pakora is a crispy bite-sized chicken delight. Small chunky chicken cubes are coated in a batter prepared with gram flour, Eric flour along spices. The chicken cubes are then coated with the batter and deep-fried till perfection.
Chicken Pakora, FAQ's
Can chicken pakora be reheated?
Chicken pakoda always goes well when served hot. You can reheat but you may lose the crispiness of the pakora. So my advice would be it tastes best when served hot and hence avoid reheating.
Can you cook chicken pakora from frozen chicken?
A big yes. You can use frozen chicken for the Pakora. Thaw the chicken and bring it to room temperature. And then dip in the batter and deep fry.
Does chicken pakora contain gluten
Since we use only Rice flour and Chickpea Flour in the chicken pakoda. Both the flours are gluten-free and hence Chicken pakora is gluten-free.
Does chicken pakora contain dairy
Chicken pakoda is dairy-free. We are not using any dairy products in the pakoda batter.
How to Prepare Chicken Pakoda
1. In a mixing bowl add in Gram Flour, Rice flour.
2. Next add in Red Chilli powder, Coriander powder, Garam Masala, and Turmeric powder and Salt.
3. Then add in the ginger garlic paste
4. Mix everything roughly it will resemble crumbs. Next, add in the egg white from 1 egg.
5. Mix everything with little water from a little thick batter. The consistency should be such that if you dip the chicken in batter it should coat it. Finally, add in Cooking Soda and combine everything.
6. Clean and chop the chicken into small cube-sized pieces. I prefer using boneless chicken pieces.
7. Now add the boneless chicken pieces to the prepared batter. Meanwhile, heat oil for deep frying. Add in Curry Leaves and green chili fry for a minute and set them aside, it gives a nice flavor to the oil.
8. Next add in the batter coated chicken pieces and fry them in medium heat till its golden brown and fully cooked.
9. Chicken pakora is ready. Drain in paper towels to remove excess oil.
Perfect for a party. Goes well just by itself or can be had with tomato ketchup.
What to serve with chicken pakora:
Serve with some hot Ginger Tea. It also goes well with Tomato Ketchup and Mayonnaise.
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Chicken Pakoda Recipe | Chicken Pakora | How to make Chicken Pakora
Standard 1 cup measures 240 ml
Ingredients
- ¼ kg Boneless Chicken
- ¼ cup Gram Flour/Besan Flour
- 3 tablespoon Rice Flour
- 1 teaspoon Chilli powder
- ½ teaspoon Coriander powder
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon Garam Masala
- 1 tablespoon Ginger garlic paste
- 1 Egg White From 1 egg
- Salt as needed
- ¼ teaspoon Cooking Soda
- 2 springs Curry Leaves
- 4 Green Chilli
- Oil for deep frying
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl add in Gram Flour, Rice flour.
- Next add in Red Chilli powder, Coriander powder, Garam Masala, and Turmeric powder, and Salt.
- Then add in the ginger-garlic paste
- Mix everything roughly it will resemble crumbs. Next, add in the egg white from 1 egg.
- Mix everything with little water from a little thick batter. The consistency should be such that if you dip the chicken in batter it should coat it. Finally, add in Cooking Soda and combine everything.
- Clean and chop the chicken into small cube-sized pieces. I prefer using boneless chicken pieces.
- Now add the boneless chicken pieces to the prepared batter. Meanwhile, heat oil for deep frying. Add in Curry Leaves and green chili fry for a minute and set them aside, it gives a nice flavor to the oil.
- Next add in the batter coated chicken pieces and fry them in medium heat till its golden brown and fully cooked.
- Chicken pakora is ready. Drain in paper towels to remove excess oil.
Notes
- Use small and even sized chicken pieces, this will help the pakodas to cook quick and even.
- Serve hot with sauce.
- You can skip green chilli and curry leaves but it give a good flavour so I recommend adding it.
- Don’t keep the batter unattended for a longer time as it may leave water.
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