Chicken pakora recipe | Chicken pakoda recipe | How to make chicken pakora

Chicken pakora recipe is one of the popular appetizer recipes in India where boneless chickens are first marinated with gram flour, onions, and a few Indian spices then deep fried in oil. This lip smacking hot chicken pakoda recipe is the best for evening snacks. In this post, you will learn how to make chicken pakora?
Though there is the various recipe of chicken pakoda, this is a very delicious and easy chicken pakora recipe perfect for evening snacks at your home. 

 

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What is the recipe for chicken pakoda made of

Chicken pakoda is made of boneless chicken marinated with gram flour, Kashmiri red chili powder, salt, turmeric cornflour, egg white, and freshly chopped curry leaves.

 

What to serve with chicken pakora

Chicken pakora can be served hot by sprinkling some chat masala on it with green chutney and red chili sauce.

It is also served with hot chai as an evening snack.

 

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Tips to make easy chicken pakora recipe

 

• Choice of Chicken : Whenever you make chicken pakora recipe at home always use boneless chicken which you easily get from chicken breast and cut into bite-size pieces which helps to fry chicken pieces properly.

 

• Marinating Time : To get the perfect street style chicken pakoda recipe, marinate all chicken pieces in the sauce, cornflour, all-purpose flour mixture for at least 1 to 2 hours.

 

• Flour : To make a crispy chicken pakora recipe you must have to use a proportional amount of rice flour or cornflour mentioned in the recipe card sections.

 

• Egg White : It helps to bind all the ingredients together and prevents the chicken from becoming quickly dry and chewy.

 

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How to make chicken pakora

 

Here, the complete recipe for chicken pakora preparation is classified into two simple categories first one is marination for chicken pakora,

the second one is making chicken pakora recipe

so, let’s make it now.

 

Marination for chicken pakoda

 

1. At first, for marinating chicken pakoda recipe add 400 gm of boneless chicken in a large mixing bowl.

 

 2. Now add 6 to 8 tbsp gram flour or besan, and adjust later if it requires more.

 

3. Then add 1 tsp salt and adjust later if required.

 

4. Next,1 tsp Kashmiri red chili powder.

 

5. Add 1/8 tsp turmeric powder

 

6. After that add 1 tsp garam masala powder.

 

7. Furthermore, add 2 to 3 tbsp cornflour powder.

 

8. Also, add one medium size chopped onion.

 

9. Add 2 to 3 chopped green chili and 3 tbsp freshly chopped coriander leaves.

 

10. Now roughly mix everything with these chicken pieces and coat evenly.

 

11. After that add 1 egg white.

 

12. Also, pour 5 to 6 tbsp water which helps to bind every spice properly with the chicken pieces.

 

13. Now, mix everything and set aside this mixture in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour for perfect marination.

 

Making chicken pakora recipe

 

1. Now, for making chicken pakora recipe heat 250 to 300 ml oil in a kadhai for deep fry in medium flame.

 

2. To check whether the oil is properly hot enough, add a small mixture in hot oil and check whether the mixture has slowly risen without browning quickly.

 

3. Now add marinated chicken pieces to the Kadai and cook on medium flame.

 

4. Flip each chicken piece after 3 to 4 min and cook both sides.

 

5. Cook until both sides of the chicken pieces become golden brown.

 

6. When chicken pakoras become completely golden brown take them out immediately.

 

7. After that, place the pakodas on the kitchen tissue to drain the excess oil from it.

 

Note : While preparing chicken pakoda recipe at home always cooks on medium to high flame otherwise chicken pieces get cooked outside but uncooked inside.

 

Chicken Pakora Recipe Card

Here is a quick overview of all the ingredients for chicken pakora recipe including quick step-by-step preparation of chicken pakoda recipe shown in the recipe card.

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Yield: 4

Chicken Pakora Recipe ( Chicken pakoda recipe )

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chicken pakora recipe is one of the popular chicken appetizers in which boneless chicken first coated in a batter of gram flour, egg white, onion and few Indian spices then fried in hot oil.

Prep Time 50 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Additional Time 10 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes

Ingredients

Marinating Ingredients For Chicken Pakora

• 400 gms of chicken [boneless]
• 6 to 8 tbsp gram flour or besan[adjust later if required]
• 2 tsp kashmiri red chili powder
• 1/8 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp garam masala powder 
• 1 tsp salt[adjust as per need]
• 2 tbsp cornflour or corn starch
• 2 to 3 tbsp freshly chopped coriander leaves
• 1 egg white
• 5 to 6 tbsp water

Other Chicken Pakoda Ingredients

• 250 to 300 ml oil to fry
• 2 to 3 kitchen tissue [drain off excess oil]

Instructions

how to make chicken pakora

1. At first, for marinating chicken pieces in a large mixing bowl add boneless chicken.
2. Then add a few tablespoons of gram flour or besan.
3. Next sprinkle some Indian powder spices including turmeric powder, Kashmiri red chili powder,garam masala powder, and salt to taste.
4. Furthermore add a few tablespoons of cornflour, in it.
5. Additionally, add a medium-size chopped onion,2 to 3 chopped green chili and freshly chopped coriander leaves.
6. Now, mix everything for some time.
7. Furthermore, add one egg white and a few tablespoons of water to make a thick coating on each chicken piece.
8. Finally set aside this marinated chicken in the refrigerator for perfect coating.
9. Next for chicken pakora fry heat oil in a pan to deep fry marinated chicken pieces on medium flame.
10. Check whether the oil is hot enough by dropping a small amount of mixture in oil, if it freely rises without quickly browning then the oil is ready.
11. Now add marinated chicken pieces in oil and fry them on medium flame.
12. Flip each chicken piece after 3 to 4 min and cook both sides until chickens become golden brown.
13. When both sides become golden brown, take them out immediately and drain off the excess oil on a kitchen tissue.
14. Finally, garnish this delicious chicken pakodas with chat masalas and serve hot with chai or green chutney and red sauce.

Notes

Chicken Pakora Recipe Note

1. If you don't want to use egg white just discard it and use 3 to 4 tbsp yogurt while marinating chicken.
2. To avoid any sogginess in mixture increase a little amount of gram flour and cornflour and a proportional amount of spices which helps to maintain chicken pakodas crunchy.

Nutrition Information

Yield

3

Serving Size

3
Amount Per Serving Calories 3471Total Fat 342gSaturated Fat 34gTrans Fat 2gUnsaturated Fat 285gCholesterol 196mgSodium 3110mgCarbohydrates 47gFiber 4gSugar 12gProtein 62g

Disclaimer: The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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