Chicken Pakora

Chef	:	Aruna Kirpal
Recipe Servings	:	4
Recipe Cook Time	:	45 Minutes + Marination time(1/2 Hour)
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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 savour 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

Method

Marinate the chicken with ginger-garlic paste.

Add the remaining ingredients.

Keep aside for at least an hour.

Mix together all the ingredients for the batter and beat thoroughly.

Heat oil in a kadahi.

Dip a marinated chicken piece in the batter and deep-fry until crisp and golden brown.

Repeat with the remaining chicken pieces, draining excess oil on absorbent kitchen paper.

Serve with mint chutney.

Key Ingredients: garam masala, salt, red chilli lemon juice, gram flour, white pepper, chicken, All purpose flour,garlic, , ginger, red chilli, coriander powder, lemon juice,egg, vegetable oil