Chicken Pakodas!! Comfort food!!

I had been craving chicken pakodas from a certain shop in Kolkata but living in Perth that wasn't going to happen. So I began researching recipes , and then after all that reading decided to try something of my own, so here is the recipe:


My hubby and daughter and mom all asked me when I was making these again......that sums up how this pakoda tasted now didn't it?

Chicken Pakodas:


1 kg chicken wings. 


For the marinade:
3 Tbsp soya sauce
Juice of 2-3 limes
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste
salt a little
1 tsp white pepper
chopped green chilli (optional)
small bunch of coriander leaves chopped.
a dash of white vinegar


For the batter
1 cup plain flour
6 tbsp cornflour.
salt
3 eggs
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup (more or less)


Prepare chicken:


Wash chicken and drain on colander till the water drips out. Clean and break each chicken wing into two parts at the joint.

Take each part and pull back the meat from one end of the bone to the other carefully, making sure that you do not pull the meat completely out. Keep aside

Marinade:

Mix all ingredients of the marinade in a glass bowl and then add the chicken, rub the marinade into the chicken for a few minutes , then put it away in the fridge over nite preferably.

Batter :

Next morning mix all the dry ingredients and add the water to form a thick batter. Beat the eggs and mix into the flour batter. The batter should be smooth and should cling onto the chicken. Add the chicken into the batter and mix well and keep aside for a few hours.  

When your ready to fry heat oil and drop chicken into the oil and fry till golden brown.Remove with slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.

Serve with lemon wedges, sliced onion, chutney, sauce whatever you like.

Tip: If your having a party this can be prepared the previous day and just fried once ready to cook. You can also make it the same day but let the chicken marinate for atleast an hour for the flavours to develop, just remember to fry on low heat so the chicken cooks well.

This is not to put you off comfort food but just thought I'd share :

Comfort food, very high in calories(mostly) but you can make low calorie ones, but nothing to beat the deep fried snacks, they give you much comfort and love on a cold wintry day, a lazy sunday afternoon, a rainy day, anytime  you need!! Just remember dont eat em too often, sometimes too much love is so not good specially when it gives you love handles ;-) 






xoxo.....Serena