Preparation time : 20 minutes
Cooking time : 18 minutes
Serves : 8 members
Description
There are times when my mind get’s to a crazy level resulting in me doing random things unplanned. This recipe also was one such that I just came up with. Started with wanting a green based masala chicken for the day, then I realized that the menu was short of a crispy dry dish. Immediately gave it a flavorful crust from all parts of the world with a mixture of the English oats, Italian cheese and South Indian curry leaves. I did have my doubts but the final product was beyond awesome. I could not get over these… The texture, the colors, the crunch being a few reasons to salivate.
This new easy treat did remind me that changing the way you cook from the regular and eat isn’t difficult. You just have to want to do it . Thank you all, for letting me live out my dream every day of cooking, experimenting and sharing. The best part is when you all get to think of me when you do cook the dish, eat it or see it .
Cheesy curry leaf chicken crisps
Ingredients
Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Bones less chicken pieces | 1/4 kg ( bite size pieces ) |
| Oil | to deep fry |
Ingredients to grind
Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Coriander leaves with stem | 1/4 cup |
| Mint leaves | 1/8 cup |
| Curry leaves | few |
| Green chillies | 6 |
| Ginger | 1/4 inch piece |
| Garlic | 2 flakes |
| Lime juice | 1 tablespoon |
| Salt | to taste |
Ingredients for the crust
Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Oats | 1 cup |
| Grated Parmesan cheese | 1/2 cup |
| Curry leaves | one hand crushed |
| Salt | to taste |
| Crushed Pepper | to taste |
| Eggs | 2 beaten |
Method
- Grind all ingredients together mentioned under the to grind ingredients to a smooth paste. Marinate cleaned chicken pieces with the ground masala for one one hour or more.
- Mix all the crust ingredients together except for the eggs. Beat the eggs with salt to taste.
- Dip a piece of the marinated chicken into the beaten eggs and toss over the crust oats – cheese mix. Make sure the chicken piece is coated well from all sides. Do the same to all the chicken pieces.
- Heat oil to deep fry at medium heat. Drop the chicken pieces in batches of four to five pieces and fry to crisp and golden in colour on both sides. Remove and serve hot with dips of choice.
