Fried Chicken, A Tasty Chicken Snack Recipe

Chicken

oi-Gowri Nandini

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.