Recipe for Murgh Pakora
Ingredients
- 750 g (26 oz) Chicken, cut into 8 pieces
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) Lemon (nimbu) juice
- 1 tsp (6 g) Ginger-garlic (adrak-lasan) paste
- Salt to taste
- 1/2 tsp (1 g) Red chilli powder
- for the batter:
- 1 Egg 5 tbsp (50 g) 1 3/4 oz Gram flour (besan)
- 1 tbsp (15 g) Refined flour (maida)
- Salt and black pepper (kali mirch) to taste
- Vegetable oil for deep-frying
- 1/2 tsp (1 g) Chaat masala
Cooking Directions
Make deep incisions on the chicken pieces.
Marinate the chicken With lemon juice, ginger-garlic paste, salt, and red chilli powder for about 30 minutes.
For the batter, mix all the ingredients together in a blender.
Heat the oil in a wok (kadhai); dip the marinated chicken in the batter and then lower gently in the hot oil. Deep-fry on medium heat till light brown. Remove with a slotted spoon, prick each piece with a fork and keep aside for 10 minutes.
Fry the pieces again till golden brown. Remove and drain the excess oil on absorbent paper towels.Sprinkle chaat masala before serving.
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