Your tastebuds will go crunchy, crunchy…
Thread chicken is a trending snack in Calicut, a district in Kerala. I’ve watched many tempting videos making this particular snack & I couldn’t resist making it in my kitchen. Chicken strips coated with samosa or spring roll pastry sheets cut into threads & fried. It will appear as if chicken is wrapped in threads, hence the name.
The threads will get super crispy when fried along with the chicken, tasted absolutely delicious & I was seen enjoying a few thread chicken in just one sitting. It’s irresistible so make sure to make a large batch 🙂
Crispy Thread Chicken- Trending Kerala Snack
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Author: Thasneen
Recipe type: Appetiser
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
For chicken marination
- Boneless chicken breast- 2 breasts, cut into thin strips
- Soy sauce, low-sodium- 3 tbsp
- Chili paste or sauce- 1 tbsp
- All purpose flour- 2 tbsp
Other ingredients
- Samosa pastry sheets or spring roll sheets
Making dipping sauce
- Mayonnaise- 4 tbsp
- Chili sauce- ½ tbsp
Instructions
- Use boneless chicken, I've taken 2 chicken breasts.
- Half the chicken breast vertically & cut into thin strips. Make sure the strips are thin.
- Add the chicken strips to a bowl, add soy sauce, chili paste & all purpose flour.
- Combine well, let marinate for 15 minutes.
- For making the threads, use store bought samosa pastry sheets or spring roll sheets.
- Stack up the sheets & using a knife cut into thin strips.
- Don't cut into too thick strips.
- If the strips are stuck to each other, separate them.
- Coat each chicken strip in the threads & completely wrap it in the threads.
- Keep it aside.
- Keep a frying pan over medium heat, add oil for deep frying.
- Place the chicken strips in the oil & fry over medium low heat.
- Flip it over & fry till both sides have turned golden brown in color.
- Don't fry over high heat, the threads will turn brown very fast & the chicken will be under cooked.
- Transfer to a plate lined with paper towel.
- For making the dipping sauce, I've combined garlic mayonnaise & chili sauce. I love this combination, you'll get the heat from the chili sauce & the creaminess from the mayonnaise.
- Dip the thread chicken in the dipping sauce & enjoy while its warm.
- The threads will be super crispy, along with the fried chicken tastes amazing.
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