Pop Pop Popcorn Chicken

Crispy and Crunchy Popcorn Chicken

Who doesn't know about popcorn chicken? One of KFC's famous item. Every one loves to have these popcorn chicken. Did you know that you can make them at home? Yes... at home...in your kitchen.. with simple ingredients.... and the result you get will be awesome, a crunchy, crispy and delicious popcorn chicken :). Mouth is watering isn't it?. The original recipe calls for garlic powder, onion powder, cajun seasoning and so on. But I have made some modifications to the recipe so that we all can make them at home without these ingredients. This recipe requires double dipping to get a crunchy coating to the chicken. Read the recipe step by step to know how to make them.... 

Preparation time : 20 mins

Frying time          :10 mins
Serves                 :3-4

Ingredients :
250 grams chicken breast fillet chopped into small pieces
3/4 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup corn flour
1 tablespoon rice flour
1 cup Breadcrumbs
2 large eggs beaten
1/2 teaspoon chilly powder
1/2 teaspoon pepper powder
Pinch of chat masala
1/2 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
1 teaspoon oregano
Salt to taste 
Oil for frying 

Method :
Marinate the chicken with salt, ginger garlic paste, chat masala and 1/4 teaspoon each chilly and pepper powder. Keep aside.

Prepare the flour mixture by combining all purpose flour, rice flour and corn flour. To this add salt, oregano and 1/4 teaspoon each chilly and pepper powder

Beat the eggs and keep aside.

Put the Breadcrumbs in the bowl ( make your own breadcrums by taking 4-5 slices of freezed bread and blend it to powder). Check the picture below.

Ingredients to make popcorn chicken

Coating the chicken by first dipping the chicken piece in the flour mixture, and then in beaten eggs, then in breadcrumbs, again in beaten eggs and again in breadcrumbs. Follow this procedure for all the chicken pieces. Here we are double dipping the chicken in eggs and breadcrumbs to keep the coating intact while frying.

Coated chicken

Deep Frying : Fry chicken in hot oil using medium low flame till it turns golden brown color by flipping them. 

Serve hot with tomato ketchup