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Chicken Popcorn

Also known as Popcorn Chicken, Crispy Chicken Popcorn, Crispy Fried Chicken · Non-veg · Snacks & Starters

Snacks & StartersHigh protein

Total25 min
Prep15 min
Cook10 min
Serves4
Per serving306 cal
Spicemild

You’ll need: Oven, Air Fryer

Good for: Party, Rainy Day

Chicken Popcorn

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Chicken popcorn: chicken marinated in curd, dredged in flour with garlic powder and oregano, fried. Mild, serves 4, 25 minutes plus marinating, video.

High protein

Ingredients

11 items
Cooking for4 servings
  • ChickenChicken300 grams
  • CurdCurd1 cup
  • SaltSalt2 tsp
  • Black Pepper PowderBlack Pepper Powder1 tsp
  • Baking PowderBaking Powder¼ tsp
  • Red Chilli PowderRed Chilli Powder1 tsp
  • Onion PowderOnion Powder1 tsp
  • Garlic PowderGarlic Powder½ tsp
  • Dried OreganoDried Oregano½ tsp
  • Sunflower OilSunflower OilFor Deep Frying
  • MaidaMaida1 cup

Contains: milk, wheat.

Nutrition

One serving, and the whole batch of 4. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.

NutrientPer servingAll 4
Energy306kcal1224kcal
Protein21g85g
Carbohydrate31g126g
Fat10g42g
Fibre1.5g6g
Sugar3.1g12g

Cookd masalas for chicken

Method

  1. 1

    Cut the boneless chicken into bite-size chunks.

    Chicken

  2. 2

    In a bowl, whisk the curd and then add 1 tsp of salt and ½ tsp of pepper.

    CurdSaltBlack Pepper Powder

  3. 3

    Add chicken to this curd mixture and marinate for 60 mins.

  4. 4

    In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, pepper powder, red chilli powder, onion powder, garlic powder, oregano.

    Baking PowderSaltBlack Pepper PowderRed Chilli PowderOnion PowderGarlic PowderDried OreganoMaida

  5. 5

    Take a piece of marinated chicken, coat it with flour mixture and deep fry it in hot oil for 3-5 mins. And serve it hot

    Sunflower Oil

Before you start

How long does Chicken Popcorn take?
25 minutes from start to finish. That is 15 minutes of preparation and 10 minutes of cooking.
How many people does Chicken Popcorn serve?
4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
Is Chicken Popcorn vegetarian?
No, it contains meat or fish.
Is Chicken Popcorn spicy?
It is mild: 1 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
What do I need to make Chicken Popcorn?
300 grams Chicken, 1 cup Curd, 1 cup Maida, ½ tsp Black Pepper Powder, ¼ tsp Baking Powder, 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder, and a few more listed on this page.
Do I need a pressure cooker for Chicken Popcorn?
No, it is cooked in an open pot.
How many calories are in Chicken Popcorn?
About 306 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.

Tips from other cooks

4 notes
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    A Cookd cookFebruary 2023

    wow it was so yummy

    A cook's photo of Chicken Popcorn
  • C

    A Cookd cookJuly 2024

    It is so crispy and yummy 😋

    A cook's photo of Chicken Popcorn
  • C

    A Cookd cookAugust 2023

    yummy thanks

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    Ajeesh AjuDecember 2022

    really it was a amazing app for cooking and the recipe too...... I like what i make today and my friends too....

    A cook's photo of Chicken Popcorn

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