KFC Style Chicken Popcorn

Full written recipe for Chicken Popcorn

Prep time: 10-15 minutes

Cooking time: 15-20 minutes

Serves: 3-4 people

Peri Peri Spice mix

Ingredients:

• KASHMIRI RED CHILLI POWDER | कश्मीरी लाल मिर्च पाउडर 1 TBSP
• SPICY RED CHILLI POWDER | तीखी लाल मिर्च पाउडर 1 TSP
• ONION POWDER | ऑनियन पाउडर 1 TSP
• GARLIC POWDER | गार्लिक पाउडर 1 TSP
• BLACK PEPPER POWDER | काली मिर्च का पाउडर 1/2 TSP
• DRY MANGO POWDER | आमचूर पाउडर 1 TSP
• OREGANO | ओरिगैनो 1 TSP
• SALT | नमक 1 TSP
• SUGAR | शक्कर 1 TSP

Method:

1. In a mixer grinder jar, add all the peri peri spice mix ingredients & grind them well to make a fine powder, you can also add all the ingredients in a jar & mix them well by shaking the jar, just substitute granulated with powdered sugar.
2. Your peri peri spice mix is ready.

Fried Chicken

Ingredients:

• CHICKEN | चिकन 450 GRAMS (BREAST)
• SALT | नमक TO TASTE
• VINEGAR | सिरका 1 TSP
• GINGER GARLIC PASTE | अदरक लेहसुन की पेस्ट 1 TBSP
• PERI PERI SPICE MIX | पेरी पेरी मसाला 1 TSP
• REFINED FLOUR | मैदा AS REQUIRED
• SALT | नमक TO TASTE
• ICE COLD WATER | ठंडा पानी

Method:

1. Cut the chicken breasts into long strips & then cut the strips into bite sized cubes.
2. Transfer the chicken cubes into a bowl & add salt, vinegar, ginger garlic paste, peri peri spice mix & mix well, set it aside to marinate for 10 minutes.
3. To crumb the chicken, add the refined flour into a large bowl & season it with salt, & along with that you will require a large bowl filled with ice cold water.
4. Add a couple of marinated chicken cubes into the flour & coat them well by tossing them around in the flour, make sure you press gently while mixing.
5. Then shake off the excess flour off of them & place them in a spider, dip the chicken in chilled water then lift the spider up & let all the excess water drip off, add the chicken cubes back into the flour & coat them again by mixing & tossing them in the flour, this will help you get those perfect & crispy crumbs.
6. Coat all the chicken strips similarly then fry them in moderately hot oil (170 C) over high flame until golden brown & crisp.
7. Once fried, remove the chicken from the hot oil using a spider, make sure that you let all the excess oil drip off & transfer them into a bowl.
8. Sprinkle peri peri spice mix over the fried chicken & toss well.
9. Your hot & crispy chicken popcorn is ready.