I bet you would have never seen a chicken this crispy before. If you are looking for a simple chicken fry for evening snack or quick hunger fix, then this batter fried chicken is the answer. I use a little hack to make the chicken extra crispy, it is super easy to make but stays crispy and crunchy and taste so delicious with mayonnaise or tomato ketchup.
Batter Fried Chicken Recipe
Batter Fried Chicken is a delicious crunchy chicken strips which has a crispy coating which is lightly seasoned with spices. It is super crunchy and stays crunchy for a long time. You can check out my chicken strips recipe.
About Batter Fried Chicken
Fried chicken is loved by many and it is one of the most popular chicken recipe all around the world. Even I have tons of fried chicken recipe on the blog. Some of the most favorite one is my KFC popcorn chicken and KFC Fried chicken.
This one is a simple and straight forward chicken recipe with basic spices and flour. Batter fried chicken is an amazing recipe for amateur cooks since it involves basic ingredients.
All you need is to mix together flour, rice flour, chickpea flour, baking powder, spices and water to make batter. Baking powder in the batter creates crispy texture. A secret step is to use soda water, club soda in the batter for even more crispy texture like tempura.
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The main tip to get super crispy chicken is in the batter and the technique which we use to fry the chicken. The batter is made with rice flour, chickpea flour, plain flour, which creates super crispy texture. Baking powder helps creates the air pockets which gets crispy when fried.
I used a technique which I learned from making fish and chips. Drizzling the batter over the chicken when frying to create crackly texture over chicken.
To mix the batter, I used cold water. But you can use sparkling water or soda water to achieve the crispy texture.
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Ingredients
- Chicken - I used boneless chicken breast and cut into long strips. You can use chicken tenders too.
- Flour Combination - a mix of chickpea flour, rice flour and plain flour creates the best crispy texture. I also used cornstarch to coat the chicken which helps the batter adhere over the chicken.
- Baking powder - Baking powder helps creates the air pockets which gets crispy when fried.
- Cold Water - To mix the batter, I used cold water. But you can use sparkling water or soda water to achieve the crispy texture.
- Spices and Seasoning - You can use any spices, I used a mix of garlic powder, paprika, pepper powder and salt.
- Oil - use neutral tasting oil like sunflower oil for frying.
Step by Step Pictures
1)Heat oil for deep frying. Start by making the batter. It is super easy. Take chickpea flour, plain flour and rice flour in a bowl.
2)Add in garlic powder, paprika, salt, black pepper powder.
3)Add a touch of baking powder. This helps will the crispy texture.
4)Pour in cold water and mix to a smooth lump free batter.
5)The batter shouldn't be too thick or too thin. It should coat the back of the spoon lightly. This is the consistency you are looking for.
6) Now Take your chicken tenders or chicken breast that is cut into long strips. Coat with plain cornstarch on both sides. This helps the batter coat the chicken really well.
7)Now take each chicken strips and dip this in the batter. The batter should coat the chicken like this.
8)Drop the chicken in hot oil and let them fry for 10 seconds to seal the batter in the chicken.
9)Now take a fork and dip in the batter.
10)drizzle it over the chicken strips generously so it forms small drops and stripes over the chicken. Flip chicken over and drizzle more batter like this. This makes the outer part super crispy.
11)Fry 2 minutes on each side, flip over and cook until golden brown and crispy.
12)Strain using slotted spoon on some paper towel.
13)Serve with ketchup or mayo.
Expert Tips
- Make sure the batter is slightly thin so it gets crispy when fried golden.
- You can season the batter with any of your favorite seasoning like dried oregano, basil, Italian seasoning, garlic powder or onion powder.
- You can use chicken tenders in this recipe.
- Fried chicken can be stuffed inside bread or burger buns and made into sandwich.
- Final sprinkle of peri peri seasoning over fried chicken enhances the taste.
FAQ
1)Is rice flour really important for making the batter?
yes rice flour helps create the super crispy outer exterior once the chicken is fried.
2)Can we add sparkling water in the batter?
Definitely, instead of regular water, cold sparkling water or soda water makes batter light and makes crispy chicken.
3)Which dip is perfect with this chicken?
Since batter fried chicken is not heavily seasoned. You can serve with any spicy dip.
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Batter Fried Chicken Recipe (Super Crunchy Chicken Tip Included)
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 large Boneless Chicken breast cut into strips
- Sunflower Oil for deep frying
For Batter
- 3 tablespoon All Purpose Flour
- 3 tablespoon Chickpea Flour (Gram flour | Besan)
- 6 tablespoon Rice Flour
- ¾ teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt or to taste
- 1 teaspoon Black Pepper Powder or to taste
- 1 teaspoon Paprika
- 1 teaspoon Garlic powder
- Cold Water as needed
For Coating Chicken
- ¼ cup Cornstarch
Instructions
- Wash and dry boneless chicken breast. Cut chicken into strips.
- Take flour, rice flour, gram flour, baking powder, salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika in a bowl. Add cold water and make it into a smooth slightly thin batter. The batter should coat the back of the spoon.
- Heat oil for deep frying in a pot.
- Take chicken strips, coat them in cornstarch lightly. Now take the chicken and dip in batter, and drop them in hot oil. Let it fry for 10 seconds.
- Now take a fork, dip it in the batter and drizzle it over the chicken strips generously so it forms small drops and stripes over the chicken. Flip chicken over and drizzle more batter like this. This makes the outer part super crispy.
- Fry 2 minutes on each side, flip over and cook until golden brown and crispy.
- Strain using slotted spoon on some paper towel. Serve with ketchup.
Hameedha
Hi sis I am your subscriber and long term fan of you and your recipes.I also like this tempting crunchy chicken.keep rocking.