Chicken Shallow Fry

DRY BATTER SHALLOW FRIED CHICKEN (KFC STYLE)
Ingredients
1. Chicken Thighs (Tandoori Cut) - 2
2. Chicken Breast Pieces - Flattened 2
For boiling
1. 3 to 5 cups water
2. Cloves - 2
3. Cinnamon stick - 1/2 inch
4. Bay leaf - 1
5. Turmeric - 1 teaspoon
6. Salt - to taste
For Batter
1. Corn flour - 2 tablespoons
2. Maida - 1 Cup
3. Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tablespoon
4. Paprika powder - 1 teaspoon
5. Pepper Powder - 1 teaspoon
6. Garam Masala Powder - 1 teaspoon
7. Aamchoor Powder - 1 teaspoon
8. Onion Powder - 1 teaspoon
9. Chicken Masala Powder - 1 teaspoon
10. Salt - to taste
11. Turmeric - 1 teaspoon
12. Water or buttermilk - to mix (1/2 to 1 cup)
13. Cornflakes Powder (optional) - to coat (roughly powdered)
14. 2 egg whites (optional wit cornflakes powder) - to coat
To Shallow Fry
1. Oil - 1 to 1 1/2 Cup
2. Ghee (Optional) - 1 tablespoon
3. Curry leaves (Optional with ghee) - 15 to 20 leaves
Process
1. Clean the chicken and boil in water with cloves, cinnamon, bayleaf, turmeric and salt till the chicken is cooked on the inside
2. Dry the chicken pieces on a paper towel or a tea towel completely and let them rest for 10 mins
3. Mix the batter and let the dried chicken pieces rest in the batter for marination for 30 mins
4. Refrigerate the marinated chicken with batter for 30 more mins (you can avoid this step if the chicken is fresh) and then take it out and rest till it reaches room temperature
5. Put a non stick pan on the stove and pour the oil and heat till it reaches 180 to 190 C (check by putting a drop of water, if it immediately vaporizes then the oil is ready)
6. (optional) Add ghee and curry leaves and then take out the curry leaves once they are completely roasted
7. Roll the batter coated chicken in egg white and powdered cornflakes to coat completely and evenly with powder
8. Shallow fry on both sides till the chicken pieces turn deep golden brown and take off the heat
9. Dry them off the oil on paper towels and serve with roasted curry leaves garnish and tomato ketchup or mayo or sour cream

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