{"id":11012,"date":"2012-07-03T21:31:29","date_gmt":"2012-07-04T01:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/?p=11012"},"modified":"2022-04-16T22:42:04","modified_gmt":"2022-04-17T02:42:04","slug":"crispy-popcorn-chicken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/crispy-popcorn-chicken\/","title":{"rendered":"Crispy Popcorn Chicken"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11013\" title=\"popcorn_chicken\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/popcorn_chicken.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/popcorn_chicken.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/popcorn_chicken-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I swear, you just can&#8217;t stop snacking on these&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>This popcorn chicken is so good that I just kept munching on them and ended up making a second batch as well. It was crunchy, crispy, and delicious. This makes a great snack for parties, movie nights, and on regular days. How about on a rainy day??? How I love snacking on fried goodies on a rainy day, this would be terrific. Everyone is going to love this, regardless of age&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11015\" title=\"popcorn chicken\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/popcorn-chicken1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/popcorn-chicken1.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/popcorn-chicken1-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Popcorn Chicken<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11014\" title=\"popcorn-chicken\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/popcorn-chicken.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/popcorn-chicken.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/popcorn-chicken-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/popcorn-chicken-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>To marinate chicken<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Boneless chicken breast- 1 breast, cut into bite-size pieces about 1\/2 inch<\/li>\n<li>Chili powder- 3\/4 tsp<\/li>\n<li>Turmeric powder- 1\/8 tsp<\/li>\n<li>Garam masala- 1\/2 tsp<\/li>\n<li>Salt- 3\/4 tsp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Making the flour mix<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>All purpose flour- 1\/2 to 3\/4 cup<\/li>\n<li>Ground black pepper- 1\/4 tsp<\/li>\n<li>Salt- 1\/4 tsp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Egg- 1<\/li>\n<li>Bread crumbs- enough to coat the chicken<\/li>\n<li>Oil- enough to deep fry chicken<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Instruction<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cut the chicken into half-inch size pieces, combine with the above mentioned ingredients to &#8216;marinate chicken&#8217; &amp; let marinate for 10 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>In a bowl, combine all-purpose flour, ground black pepper, and salt, keep it aside.<\/li>\n<li>Whisk the egg taken in a bowl.<\/li>\n<li>Have the bread crumbs ready in a bowl.<\/li>\n<li>Place a frying pan over medium heat, and add enough oil to deep fry.<\/li>\n<li>Dip the chicken first in beaten egg, then coat it evenly with all-purpose flour and finally coat with bread crumbs.<\/li>\n<li>Immediately add the chicken to the oil and fry evenly till golden in color.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11016\" title=\"making popcorn chicken\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/making-popcorn-chicken.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/making-popcorn-chicken.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/making-popcorn-chicken-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/making-popcorn-chicken-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Transfer to a paper towel, and let it absorb the excess oil.<\/li>\n<li>While making the second batch, make sure to remove the fried bread crumbs that&#8217;s left in the oil using a slotted spoon.<\/li>\n<li>Serve immediately when it&#8217;s warm. If the popcorn chicken gets cold, it will lose its crispiness.<\/li>\n<li>If you want it to be spicy and salty, sprinkle more ground pepper and salt while serving.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You could add any kind of seasonings and spices to marinate chicken according to your preference.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t skip breadcrumbs, that&#8217;s what makes the chicken crispy and crunchy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>For a veggie version:<\/strong> make it with <strong>cauliflower.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"easyrecipeWrapper mceNonEditable\">\n<div class=\"easyrecipe mceNonEditable\" data-rating=\"0\"> \t<link itemprop=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/popcorn_chicken.jpg\" \/>\n<div class=\"item ERName\">Crispy Popcorn Chicken<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\"><span class=\"xlate\">Recipe Type<\/span>: <span class=\"type\">Snack<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Author: <span class=\"author\">Thasneen<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERIngredientsHeader\">Ingredients<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ERSeparator\">[b]To marinate chicken[\/b]<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Boneless chicken breast- 1 breast, cut into bite size pieces about 1\/2 inch<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Chili powder- 3\/4 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Turmeric powder- 1\/8 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Garam masala- 1\/2 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Salt- 3\/4 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ERSeparator\">[b]Making the flour mix[\/b]<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">All purpose flour- 1\/2 to 3\/4 cup<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Ground black pepper- 1\/4 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Salt- 1\/4 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ERSeparator\">[b]Other ingredients[\/b]<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Egg- 1<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Bread crumbs- enough to coat the chicken<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Oil- enough to deep fry chicken<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERInstructions\">\n<div class=\"ERInstructionsHeader\">Instructions<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Cut the chicken into half-inch size pieces, combine with the above mentioned ingredients to &#8216;marinate chicken&#8217; &amp; let marinate for 10 minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">In a bowl, combine all-purpose flour, ground black pepper, and salt, keep it aside.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Whisk the egg taken in a bowl.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Have the bread crumbs ready in a bowl.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Place a frying pan over medium heat, and add enough oil to deep fry.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Dip the chicken first in beaten egg, then coat it evenly with all-purpose flour and finally coat with bread crumbs.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Immediately add the chicken to the oil and fry evenly till golden in color.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Transfer to a paper towel, and let it absorb the excess oil.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">While making the second batch, make sure to remove the fried bread crumbs that&#8217;s left in the oil using a slotted spoon.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Serve immediately when it&#8217;s warm. If the popcorn chicken gets cold, it will lose its crispiness.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">If you want it to be spicy and salty, sprinkle more ground pepper and salt while serving.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNutrition\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ERNotesHeader\">Notes<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNotes\">\u2022You could add any kind of seasonings and spices to marinate chicken according to your preference.[br]\u2022Don&#8217;t skip breadcrumbs, that&#8217;s what makes the chicken crispy and crunchy.[br] \u2022[b]For a veggie version[\/b]: make with [b]cauliflower[\/b].<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" style=\"display: none;\">3.5.3251<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"easyrecipeBelow mceNonEditable\"><input class=\"ERInsertLine mceNonEditable\" type=\"button\" value=\"Insert line below\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I swear, you just can&#8217;t stop snacking on these&#8230; This popcorn chicken is so good that I just kept munching on them and ended up making a second batch as well. It was crunchy, crispy, and delicious. This makes a great snack for parties, movie nights, and on regular days. How about on a rainy &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11013,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[609,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fried-snack-by-category","category-indian-cuisine","course-snack"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11012","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11012"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11012\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}