Among all
the chicken favorites Popcorn Chicken is not only very easy to cook but
also flavorful, moist and crunchy at the same time. Be it a casual lunch idea for
family or a small home party; popcorn chicken is sure to please your family and
guests alike. It also makes a delicious snack item for the children. Popcorn
chicken tastes better if served with tomato ketchup. Here is a really simple,
quick yet a better recipe to try this weekend but make sure you have cut the
chicken, preferably breast pieces, into really small cubes. So let us start:
Popcorn Chicken served with Ketchup |
Ingredients
group 1
Boneless
Chicken 600 - 800 grams (cut it into small cubes)
Ingredients
group 2
Maida or
plain flour: 1 cup
Corn
flour: 2 tablespoon
Pepper
powder: 1 tablespoon
Salt: to
taste
Ingredients
group 3
Egg white:
2 nos
Milk: 2
tablespoon
Salt: to
taste
Ingredients
group 4
Bread
crumbs: 1 cup
Step by
step method for easy cooking
Step 1:
Wash and
drain the chicken cubes. Keep rest of the ingredients ready and handy.
Step 2:
Take a
shallow bowl and mix maida, corn flour, pepper powder and salt (refer to
ingredients - group 2). This is a dry mix for coating, no water should be
added.
Step 3:
Take 2 egg
whites in a shallow bowl, add milk and salt (refer to ingredients - group 3) and
mix it.
Step 4:
Take some bread
crumbs (refer to ingredients - group 4) in a separate shallow bowl.
Arrange the
above 3 bowls i.e., coating mix, egg mixture dip and bread crumbs in a row.
Step 5:
Take vegetable
oil a frying pan and bring it to medium high heat.
Now take
the chicken cubes and toss it in dry maida coating mixture. Then dip it in egg
mixture. Then toss it in bread crumbs. Then again dip into egg mixture and then
toss it in bread crumbs once again. To get nicely coated all over, do it piece
by piece.
Deep fry
the coated chicken pieces on medium high heat until the preparation gets nice
desired color. Do not put all the chicken at once into oil, but fry them batch
by batch for better results. Now spread them a paper towel to absorb excess
oil.
Step 6:
Arrange
the yummy Popcorn Chicken in a serving plate and serve hot with tomato ketchup.
Bon appétit!
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