Chicken Pakoda/Pakora

Yesterday my Husband came early from office and asked me to make some Pakodas(Pakodas is his all time favourite snacks).As usual i wanted to make onion pakodas but then i peeped into my refrigerator to find anything else to make n i had chicken in my fridge so made this yummy chicken pakodas which both of us enjoyed it with a cup of Milk( we both dont drink Tea or Coffee).Like Tea Time Talks it was a Milk Time Talks!!!

Chicken Pakoda is a simple appitizer or a snack which can be prepared easily with very few ingredients. All that you need to do is marinate the chicken and mix it with besan and deep fry them and have them hot hot with Green chutney or some Tomato ketchup.

SERVES : 4, OVER ALL PREPARATION TIME : 45 Minutes

INGREDIENTS:

• Besan/Gram Flour - 8 Table Spoons
• Rice Flour - 4 Table Spoons
• Oil - For Deep Frying

MARINATE:

• Boneless Chicken - 500grams(cut into small pieces)
• Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 Table Spoon
• Cumin Powder - 1 Tea Spoon
• Red Chilli Powder - 2 Tea Spoon
• Turmeric - 1/4 Tea Spoon
• Garam Masala Powder - 1/2 Tea Spoon
• Lemon Juice - 2 Tea Spoon
• Salt - As Required
• Oil - 1 Tea Spoon

All the spices quantity are according to my taste and can add or reduce them to your taste.

METHOD:

• Take chicken(i used chicken thigh medium pieces) in a bowl and add all the ingredients under Marinate.Mix them well and allow it to marinate for half an hour to one hour even it can be refrigerated(but should bring it to room temperature before use).

• After marinating it for half an hour add gram flour and rice flour to it and mix well. Gram flour is used as a binder while rice flour gives the crispness to the chicken.

• Take a kadai or a pan put oil in it for deep frying.Let oil become hot enough on medium to high flame.

• Deep fry the chicken in the hot oil until it turns golden brown and crisp.After frying take out the chicken from the oil and put them on a paper powel to remove extra oil. Dont put flame on high and fry them because chicken may not cook inside.

• Serve chicken pakoda hot with Tomato ketchup, lime and onion.