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Crunchy Indian Fried Chicken

Chicken legs marinated in a spicy marinade, dipped in buttermilk, rolled in spiced flour and deep fried and served with aioli sauce. . Crispy-crunchy Indian fried chicken with and tandoori-spiced yogurt marinade. Pretty darn irresistible. This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.

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Crunchy Indian Fried Chicken

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Main Ingredients Chicken legs, Red chilli-garlic chutney
Cuisine Fusion
Course Snacks and Starters
Prep Time 2.30-3 hour
Cook time 11-15 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Spicy
Level of Cooking Easy
Others Non Veg

Ingredients list for Crunchy Indian Fried Chicken

  • 4 Chicken legs cut into two parts
  • 3 tablespoons Red chilli-garlic chutney
  • 1 tablespoon Ginger paste
  • 2 tablespoons Garlic paste
  • to taste Salt
  • to taste Black salt (kala namak)
  • 1 tablespoon Mustard oil
  • 1 cup Refined flour (maida)
  • 1 teaspoon Red chilli powder
  • 1 cup Buttermilk
  • for deep-frying Oil
  • For aioli
  • 1 Egg white
  • ¾ cup Oil
  • 1 tablespoon Fresh mint leaves chopped
  • to taste Salt
  • as required Iceberg lettuce leaves
  • for garnishing Mint sprig

Method

  1. Put 2 tablespoons red chili-garlic paste, ginger paste, 1 tablespoon garlic paste, salt, black salt and mustard oil in a bowl and mix. Add chicken, mix and refrigerate to marinate for 2-3 hours.
  2. 2. To prepare sauce, put remaining garlic paste and egg white in a bowl and whisk with an electric beater. Add oil gradually and whisk till light and fluffy. Add mint leaves and salt and mix well. Transfer into another bowl.
  3. Take flour in another bowl. Add chili powder and salt and mix.
  4. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai.
  5. Coat each marinated chicken leg piece with flour mixture, dip in buttermilk and repeat the process twice. Place them on a plate.
  6. Deep-fry the chicken leg pieces in hot oil till golden and crisp. Drain on absorbent paper.
  7. Transfer sauce into a small serving bowl and place on one side of a serving platter. Put lettuce leaves on other side of the platter and place fried chicken leg pieces on top.
  8. Garnish the sauce with a fresh mint sprig and serve hot.
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