Chicken Pakora

Pakora:

Pakora is a traditional in Dish which has been served as a sider in a meal. There are so many kinds of pakoras. They can be of vegetables such as cauliflower, potato, onion, tomato, spinach, chilli, paneer and chicken. To make pakoras is the easy thing but for chicken pakora procedure is little different as chicken has get marinated. Pakoras are also known as Bhujia or Bhajji in some west and southern parts of India.

Ingredients:

1tbsp salt, 1tsp coriander powder, 2tsp turmeric powder,1tbsp cumin seeds,1tsp chicken tikka masala, 2tsp red chilli powder, 1tbsp garlic ginger paste, 1tbsp lemon juice, 2 cups gram flour, 1 tsp bicarbonate soda, 2lb boneless chicken, oil for deep fry, 2 cups water.

Recipe:

To marinate chicken:

First wash the chicken pieces properly and make 2-3 cuts on every side of the chicken. The cuts are made to marinate the chicken. Now in a big bowl take the lemon juice and add 1 tsp of turmeric powder, garlic ginger paste, chicken tikka masala, 2 tbsp water, 1tsp red chilli powder and salt to the taste. Mix the chicken with all the ingredients very well that all the ingredients should be properly stuffed in to the cuts. Cover it and leave it aside for 3-4 hours to marinate.

Making the pakoras:

Take gram flour in a bowl and add 1tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp red chilli powder, cumin seeds and bicarbonate soda. Put oil on medium heat to fry. Add water and make the thick slurry. Make sure there should not be any granules of gram flour. Now dip the marinated chicken in to the slurry and immediately deep fry it in oil. Serve it with chopped salted onions and fried chillies.