21/03/2023
KFC STYLE BOXING CHICKEN
This Ramadan you can recreate KFC style fried chicken at home with this recipe !!
Ingredients:-
Chicken Drummets - 1 kg
Vegetable Oil - for frying
Dry Mixture:
All-purpose Flour - 2 cups
Cornflour - ΒΌ cup
Baking Powder - Β½ tsp
Salt - to taste
Oregano - β
tbsp
Crushed Black Pepper - 1 tsp
Mustard Powder - 1 tsp
Paprika - 4 tsp
Garlic Powder /Salt - 1 tsp
Thyme - Β½ tsp
White Pepper Powder - 1 tsp
Basil - Β½ tsp
Ginger Powder - 1 tsp
Wet Batter:
Buttermilk - 2 cups
Salt - to taste
Oregano - β
tbsp
Crushed Black Pepper - 1 tsp
Mustard Powder - 1 tsp
Paprika - 4 tsp
Garlic Powder /Salt - 1 tsp
Thyme - Β½ tsp
White Pepper Powder - 1 tsp
Basil - Β½ tsp
Ginger Powder - 1 tsp
Method:-
Place the chicken pieces in the buttermilk wet mixture and refrigerate overnight or atleast 2 to 3 hours for best results.
Prepare the dry mixture by adding all the spices in the flour.
Remove the chicken from the buttermilk and shake off excess. Put each chicken piece into the flour mixture, turn to fully coat, then shake off excess flour. Let the breaded chicken rest for 15 minutes before frying over a wire rack or baking tray.
Fry the chicken in batches until done, drain the fried chicken on a clean wire cooling rack on top of a baking sheet. Serve hot with your choice of sauce or dip.
Cook's Note:-
You can make buttermilk at home by adding 2 to 3 tbsp of vinegar to 2 cups of milk, let it stand for 10 minutes till it curdles, your buttermilk is ready!
Pat dry the chicken pieces well enough so that the buttermilk is not dripping when you coat them.
For crispy, Kentucky fried boxing chicken , make sure to remove any excess flour by shaking it off. However coat the chicken evenly and completely on every side.
You can use any piece of chicken, if you don't have chicken drummets available.
If you can't find garlic salt you can use garlic powder.
For best taste, soak the chicken pieces in buttermilk as long as you can in the refrigerator for upto 24 hours max.