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Chicken Pakora - Downloadable Recipe
  • Chicken Pakora - Downloadable Recipe
  • Chicken Pakora - Downloadable Recipe
Chicken Pakora - Downloadable Recipe

Chicken Pakora - Downloadable Recipe

Chicken pakora is a delicious restaurant starter made of crispy fried chicken in a spicy gram flour batter.

To make this recipe, you'll need:

HALDI BLEND: 2 ½ tsp

METHI BLEND: 2 ½ tsp

MIRCHI BLEND: 1 tsp

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Description

Chicken pakora is a dish of crispy fried chicken in a spicy gram flour batter. It’s a delicious restaurant starter that’s best served with a cooling raita or a sweet chutney. To make sure the chicken is nice and crunchy, be careful not to crowd the pan and fry the pieces in small batches.
More Info

Book: Curry Legend Chef's Specials

Page number: 30

Effort: Medium effort

Serves: 4

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Origin: India
Shopping List

  • 500g diced chicken (skinless breast is best)
  • Salad to serve (eg finely shredded iceberg lettuce, thinly sliced cucumber, thinly sliced tomato etc)
  • 1 lemon
  • 100g gram (chickpea)) flour or plain flour
  • 25g cornflour
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • Oil for frying (sunflower or vegetable oil is best)
Blends Needed

HALDI BLEND: 2 ½ tsp

METHI BLEND: 2 ½ tsp

MIRCHI BLEND: 1 tsp
Goes Great With

Pineapple & ginger chutney
Also Works a Treat With

Cauliflower or broccoli florets for a veg/vegan version
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Deborah Brown

I confess I struggled to keep the batter on the chicken but it all tasted good at the end. What really saved me though was the pineapple and ginger pickle which married the chicken to the salad perfectly. Very tasty indeed.

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Richard Seal

Yummy recipes for onion bhaji and chicken pakora and here's the result. Won't last long!