Curry leaves fried chicken recipe

How to make Curry leaves fried chicken recipe

Chicken Curry leaves fry

Curry leaves fried Chicken is a popular recipe of Southern regions of India .
Curry leaves gives our food a pleasant aroma and can enhance its flavors.

Curry leaves also known as Kadi Patta are the leaves of Curry tree. It is found in tropical and subtropical region of India. And is cultivated various other countries including China, Australia and Nigeria.

Curry leaves are highly sought after for their unique flavors and usefulness in cooking, but there are also a number of health benefits that makes them highly appealing.

There are hundreds of recipes where Curry leaves are use to enhance the taste and flavour.

Today I  are going to share a very simple and popular recipe using curry leaves. It is called curry leaves fried Chicken. You can easily make this recipe at your home and impressed your guests.

It is a quick recipe and you can prepare and serve it within 15 - 20 minutes. Chicken breast pieces are used to make this recipe which are sliced into strips and then marinated and deep fried till crisp golden.

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Fried chicken recipe using curry leaves

Curry leaves batter coated chicken finger pieces are deep fried till crisp golden.


Preparation time :- 25 minutes

Cooking time :- 5 minutes

Total time :- 30 minutes

Difficulty :- Easy

Serve :- 1 servings

Author :- Mobasir hassan

Ingredients 

• 1 Chicken breast

• 7 - 8 Curry leaves

• 1/2 teaspoon red chilly paste

• 1/2 teaspoon ginger garlic paste

• 1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder

• 1 teaspoon gram flour ( Chickpea flour also known as Besan)

• 1/2 teaspoon corn flour

• 1 teaspoon beaten egg

• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice

• Salt as per taste

• Cooking oil for deep frying

How to make the recipe

Preparation

1. Divide the chicken breast into two slices and cut each slices into finger size pieces.

2. Mix half of the red chilli powder, lemon juice and salt with them and keep marinated for 10 minutes.

3. Wash the curry leaves and pat them dry. Then deep fry them till crisp.

4. In a mixing bowl add the red chilly paste, ginger garlic paste, remaining red chilli powder, lemon juice, salt, corn flour, gram flour and beaten egg

5. Crush the curry leaves between the palms and pour into the mixture.

6. Mix everything well to make a lumbs free batter.

7. Mix the marinated chicken fingers with this batter to coat evenly from all sides.

8. Keep them marinated for another 15 minutes to absorb all the flavours.

Making the curry leaves fried chicken

1. Heat oil in a kadai or deep vessel pan in medium flame.

2. When the oil become hot, lower the gas flame and add the chicken pieces one by one into the oil carefully.

3. Fry them for 5 minutes or till crisp golden.

4. Remove them in a absorbent paper to absorb any excess oil.

5. Garnish them in a plate and serve hot.

               Serving tips 

• Curry leaves fried is can be served with Cilantro mint sauce ( green chutney) and onion slices.

• It is generally served and used as a starter or appetizer ( snacks) . Some fresh green salad is a good side dish with this.

• It can be a served as a side with main course as well.

                        Recipe notes

• It is good to marinate for more at least 2 hours to make it juicy.

• You can soak the chicken pieces into butter milk as for a soft and juicy result.

• Don't over fry otherwise they would become hard and dry.

Health benefits of Curry leaves 

• Help in weight loss due to the presence of  Carbazole alkaloids.

• Treat indigestion.

• Prevents Nausea and morning sickness. Helpful to women in their first trimester.

• Fight infection.

• Anti diabetes properties.

 Research cited in an International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences showed that anti-hyperglycemic properties of the curry leaves were beneficial in controlling blood glucose levels.

• Good for eye sight.

• Fight Cancer.

• Lower cholesterol levels.

Below you can read the step by step method with photos for the recipe for a better understanding...

Curry leaves

Red Chilly Paste,Gram flour and salt

Corn starch, beaten egg and ginger garlic paste

Preparation

1. Take the chicken breast and cut into thin finger size  slices about two inch long. Add salt, lemon juice and chilli powder and mix well. Let it to marinate for 10 minutes. Lemon juice is good tenderizing agent and it will make our chicken pieces tender and juicy.

Thin finger size chicken pieces

2. Wash the curry leaves, Pat dry and deep fry them  till crisp. Let them cool down.

Fried curry leaves

3. Make a powder with the fried curry leaves or crushed them in between the palm of hands.

 Better to use the crushed curry leaves as it gives a nice visible looks when fried with the chicken pieces.

4. Take a mixing bowl, add red chilly paste, ginger garlic paste, gram flour, corn starch and salt and mix very well. Add the beaten egg into the mixture.

5. Add the crushed curry leaves and  remaining lemon juice into the mixture.

Marination

6. Now add the chicken pieces into the mixture and mix well. Let it marinate for 15 minutes to a absorb all the flavors.

Chicken pieces in the mixture

7. Heat oil in a deep skillet pan and deep fry the chicken fingers till crisp golden in slow flame.

8. Garnish and serve hot the fried chicken with curry leaves. Enjoy the distinct flavor and aroma of curry leaves in the crisp chicken pieces.

Curry leaves fried Chicken

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