Description
Chicken Pakodi also know as chicken pakora or chicken pakoda is kind of like and Indian-style popcorn chicken. This is an an easier, Americanized version with ingredients you can find at your regular grocery store. You can cook the chicken with your air fryer or you can deep fry in a wok on the stove.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 pound of chicken tenderloins or chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces
- 1 egg white
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/8 tsp turmeric
- 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1/2 tsp garam masala
- zest from one lime
- 3 Tbsp flour
- Cooking spray or vegetable oil
- Optional for serving: sweet chili sauce
Instructions
Air Fryer Instructions:
- Add chicken, egg white, ginger, garlic powder, salt, turmeric, cayenne, garam masala, zest and flour to an air tight container or ziplock bag. Mix every well so that the chicken is coated. You can close up the container and shake if that helps. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Preheat your air fryer at 400° F for 5 minutes.
- Spray the baking rack with non-stick cooking spray well or brush on a tablespoon of oil. Place each chicken piece on the bottom of the rack without touching each other. Air fry for 5 minutes at 400° F. Flip each chicken piece over and lightly spray or brush with oil. Air fry for 1 more minute.
- Serve with sweet chili sauce and enjoy!
Deep Fry Instructions:
- Add chicken, egg white, ginger, garlic powder, salt, turmeric, cayenne, garam masala, zest and flour to an air tight container or ziplock bag. Mix every well so that the chicken is coated. You can close up the container and shake if that helps. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- In a wok heat 1½ cups of vegetable oil over medium heat. Test the heat of the oil by dropping a little piece of chicken into the pan. It should sizzle and rise to the top.
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Add the chicken into the oil, one piece at a time, using tongs. Fry for 4-5 minutes until the coating is golden brown and the chicken is cooked through. Remove the chicken pieces with a slotted spoon or tongs and place on a paper towel lined plate.
- Serve with sweet chili sauce and enjoy!
Notes
If you’d like to double or triple the recipe you can to serve more people. However, you’ll have to work in batches to get the crispy texture of the chicken. If the chicken is overlapping or touching it won’t get crispy.
- Category: Chicken
- Method: Air Fryer