Fried Chicken, A Tasty Chicken Snack Recipe

By Nandhini Devi

Thursday, July 14, 2011, 13:04

Fried Chicken, a staple food that is tempting at all times, can be enjoyed as a snack or as a meal. Though it is easily available at any fast food joint, there's no substitute to the fried chicken prepared at home.

Fried chicken goes well with rotis or can be had a snack too. We have simple fried chicken recipe for you. This chicken snack recipe, when ideally spiced, will be a sure hit with children too. Read on...and try this tasty chicken dish.

Ingredients for fried chicken:

Chicken – 1 kilogram
Onion (large) – Chopped
Soy Sauce – 1 tsp
Fresh ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
Chilli powder – 2 tsp (or more if you want it spicier)
Turmeric powder - ' tsp
Lemon juice (freshly squeezed) – 1 tsp
Salt (As per taste)
Oil (for shallow frying)

How to prepare fried chicken?

Cut the chicken into medium sized pieces.
Mix together all the dry spices, ginger garlic paste, soy sauce and salt.
Mix the chicken with this and cook in a pressure cooker with sufficient water.
Cook uncovered for some more time. (So that the juices are well absorbed)
Now, add sufficient oil in a pan and fry the onions till they turn golden brown,
Once the onion is done, add the chicken pieces and cook carefully turning over frequently so that it turns into deep brown colour on all sides.
Sprinkle lemon juice and serve hot.

Try this fried chicken recipe at home. You'll definitely not stop at the a food joint the next time to want to relish a piece of fried chicken.