Chicken Croquettes, delicious fried chicken snack originated in France made with cooked chicken, spices, butter, flour and milk. The filling is shaped into cylinder shape, dipped in egg and coated in breadcrumbs, fried till crispy. For vegetarian croquettes, make sure to check my potato croquettes and corn cheese croquettes. Learn how to make these crispy chicken croquettes recipe with step by step pictures and video.
Chicken Croquettes
I made this couple of days before on a cold rainy rainy day along with hot and sour chicken soup for dinner. Can you imagine how comforting it was. I had a steaming hot bowl of the soup and lots of croquettes. This is perfect for parties or any get togethers, Because it it so easy to make and a batch of croquettes yields lots of this tiny morsels.
About Chicken Croquettes
A croquette is a small cylinder shaped mixture made with chicken, vegetables, prawns or potatoes. This recipe is a french origin and is loved and enjoyed all over the world. The mixture is made with a thick béchamel or brown sauce, or mashed potatoes.
Typical fillings include finely chopped meat, seafood, cheese, rice, pasta, or various vegetables as well as seasonings such as spices, herbs, and mushrooms. Croquettes are usually served as a side dish, a snack, or fast food.
This recipe for croquettes is made with chicken. But I have few other flavour of croquettes on the blog like corn cheese croquettes, potato croquettes, spinach croquettes and vegetable croquettes.
There is a version of Sweet croquettes may use a pastry cream binder and be filled with fruit. Croquettes may also be formed in other shapes as well like disks, ovals or balls.
This croquette is made with chicken. If you have leftover rotisserie chicken or cooked chicken, then you can make this in a matter of minutes. I made these to my taste with onions, chillies, ginger and garlic. But traditional croquettes is made with thick béchamel sauce and cooked chicken alone.
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Chicken Croquettes Ingredients
Chicken - cooked chicken is used in making croquettes. I used leftover grilled chicken, but you can use rotisserie chicken or boiled chicken which is cut into small pieces of shredded in a blender.
Butter - butter is essential for the flavour and to create the roux for the filling. You can easily use olive oil instead of butter.
Flour - you need some kind of flour to make the béchamel sauce. You can use plain flour (all purpose flour) or wheat flour.
Spices - Any spices like dried herbs, chilli powder, garlic powder, paprika, onion powder can be used.
Vegetables - along with chicken you can use chopped mushrooms, corn or any veggies that you prefer. But I added some chopped onions, capsicum, ginger and garlic.
Optional - shredded cheese can be mixed into the croquettes for a cheesy flavour.
For Breading - breading includes plain flour, egg, breadcrumbs. The basic breading station.
I added some Indian touch to the traditional chicken croquettes with some ginger and garlic paste and green chillies. You could add any herbs or spice powders as you wish. My favourite will be oregano or rosemary.
The cool thing about this dish is you could make a ton of this until bread crumbs coating and freeze the whole lot in freezer containers. So you can make it whenever you want. Isn’t that cool.
How to Make Croquettes Better
This croquette is made with chicken. If you have leftover rotisserie chicken or cooked chicken, then you can make this in a matter of minutes. I made these to my taste with onions, chillies, ginger and garlic. But traditional croquettes is made with thick béchamel sauce and cooked chicken alone.
The filling usually starts by sautéing onions, herbs in butter. Then a good amount of plain flour is added into the butter. Stir fry the flour in the butter for few minutes. Pour in milk and cook the mixture till it thickens. Now you can add in cooked chicken or cooked vegetables. This is your croquette mixture.
This recipe for croquettes is made with chicken. But I have few other flavour of croquettes on the blog like corn cheese croquettes, potato croquettes, spinach croquettes and vegetable croquettes.
Breading Station for Croquettes
Croquettes gets it name because of the cylindrical shape. Take small portion of the chicken mixture and shape it into cylinder like shape. Now you can prepare the breading station for the croquettes which include flour, egg and breadcrumbs.
Use a shallow tray or any plate for the ingredients. Make sure you have your station ready before you start shaping the croquettes. Now take small portions out this and shape into oval shape or your favourite shape. Now dip the croquettes into flour, then in egg and lastly in breadcrumbs. Continue doing this till the entire mixture gets over.
Shaped croquettes can be kept in fridge for 2 days and in freezer for a month.
How to Make Chicken Croquettes (Stepwise Pictures)
Sauteing Onions & Peppers
1)For this recipe you will be needing cooked chicken. You can use boiled shredded chicken or leftover rotiserrie chicken. I like to use cooked chicken which I blend in a food processor till it is fine shreds.
We are going to make the chicken filling first. Heat butter in a pot. If you don't want to use butter, you can use olive oil.
2)Add in finely chopped onions. Onions adds a sweetness to the croquettes. You can use chopped spring onions instead of onions.
3)Add in chopped capsicum or bell peppers. Make sure to chop them really fine. So it cooks till soft and evenly mix with the croquette mixture.
Pro Tip - you can add in finely chopped carrots, green beans, mushrooms, sweet corn at this point.
4)Add in finely chopped green or red chillies. This is optional, you can skip this if you are making this for kids.
5)Saute the mixture for 2 minutes till it softens.
Ginger & Garlic
6)Add in ginger garlic paste. You can use grated ginger and garlic at this point.
7)Add in salt and black pepper to taste.
8)Cook this mixture for 2 minutes till the raw smell of the ginger and garlic is gone.
9)Now I added some finely chopped coriander leaves and some chilli powder which is optional.
10)Mix this ingredients really well so the raw smell leaves.
Making Croquette Mixture
11)Now add in flour. You can use plain flour or all purpose flour. But I used wheat flour for a healthy option.
12)Once the flour is added in, stir fry the flour with the vegetables for at least 5 minutes till the raw smell leaves. You can add more butter or oil if you want.
Stir fry the flour till it starts to smell nutty.
13)Now pour in milk and mix well. As soon as you add the milk, it will start to thicken.
14)Now add in cooked chicken. I used leftover rotisserie chicken. You can add boiled shredded chicken.
I like to use cooked chicken which I blend in a food processor till it is fine shreds.
15)Mix the ingredients together and cook till the mixture gets thick like this. It should form into a mass.
Shaping Croquettes
16)Once the mixture gets cool enough to handle. I used a mini ice cream scoop to divide the mixture into equal portions. Take a scoop of the mixture.
17)Shape it into ball and then roll into croquette shape.
18)All done.
Breading Station
19)Use a shallow tray or any plate for the ingredients. Make sure you have your station ready before you start shaping the croquettes. Now dip the croquettes into flour. I used plain flour for this.
20)I coated all the croquettes lightly with flour.
21) Take the shaped croquettes, dip them in egg and lastly in breadcrumbs. Continue doing this till the entire mixture gets over.
22)Shaped croquettes can be kept in fridge for 2 days and in freezer for a month.
Frying Croquettes
23)Drop the croquettes in hot oil and fry for 2 to 3minutes till it get crispy.
24)Don't fry in hot oil, always cook croquettes in medium hot oil. So it can get deep golden colour.
25)Strain the croquettes using a slotted spoon and place it onto some paper towel to absorb the excess oil.
26)Serve croquettes with ketchup.
Expert Tips
- You can add any chopped vegetables like carrots, beans, mushrooms, corn, spinach in the filling.
- Instead of butter, you can use olive oil.
- I used wheat flour in the filling, you can use plain flour for better texture.
- Boiled chicken, cooked leftover chicken, rotisserie chicken or grilled chicken can be used in this recipe. Make sure you chop them finely.
Storage
Filling can be made a day ahead and stored in fridge. You can shape the croquettes, coat them in egg and breadcrumbs. Take them in a baking tray and place in a freezer. Once frozen, you can collect them in a ziploc bag and keep them frozen upto a month.
Shaped, coated croquettes can be kept in fridge upto 2 to 3 days and fried when needed.
Variations & Flavours
1)Potato Croquettes
if you have kids around then you can make this for them and they will love it for sure. You can even add a piece of cheese cube in the centre of the croquettes and then coat them in the other stuff, this makes them so cheesy and delicious.
2)Spinach Cheese Croquettes
This version is my favourite of all croquettes i ever made. Hubby who is fussy about cheese loved it so much, the spinach and cheese just tasted yummy together.
3)Corn cheese Croquettes
This one i made and served it with a cup of tea. You don't need any dipping sauce for it, but tomato ketchup or sweet chilli sauce or my garlic sauce taste fantastic with this. And this is great for kids who love sweet corn so much.They will love it for sure.
4)Vegetable Croquettes
This vegetable croquettes is a perfect way to sneak in vegetables in your kids diet.
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Chicken Croquettes | Chicken Croquettes Recipe
Equipment
- Cooking pot
- food processor
- Shallow Trays for Breading Station
- Deep Fry Pot
- Slotted Spoon
- Ice cream scoop
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp Butter
- 1 medium Onion chopped very finely
- ½ no Capsicum | Bell Pepper chopped very finely
- 1 no Green Chilli chopped finely
- 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
- 1 tsp Chilli powder
- 2 tbsp Coriander leaves chopped finely
- Salt & Black Pepper to taste
- 4 tbsp Plain Flour or Wheat Flour
- 1 cup Milk
- ¼ kg Chicken (cooked & shredded)
- Oil for shallow frying
For Breading Station
- 2 cups Breadcrumbs (I used panko)
- 4 tbsp All Purpose Flour | Wheat Flour
- 2 large Egg
Instructions
- You cook cook chicken by boiling or use leftover rotisserie chicken. Shred the chicken fine or you can run it in a food processor. Set aside.
- Heat butter in a kadai and add in onions, chilli, capsicum and saute for 2 minutes. Add in ginger garlic paste, coriander leaves and mix well. Add in chilli powder, salt and pepper and mix well. Now add in flour and fry for few minutes till raw smell leaves. Pour in milk slowly while mixing so that no lumps are formed. Add in the cooked chicken and Cook this until the mixture comes together. Take this to a bowl and set it in fridge. Let it chill for 30 mins.
- Now take small portions out this and shape into oval shape or your favourite shape. Now dip the croquettes into flour, then in egg and lastly in breadcrumbs. Continue doing this till the entire batter gets over.
- Now fry the croquettes in oil till golden on both sides. Strain on a paper towel. Serve with ketchup or mayo.
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Notes
- You can add any chopped vegetables like carrots, beans, mushrooms, corn, spinach in the filling.
- Instead of butter, you can use olive oil.
- I used wheat flour in the filling, you can use plain flour for better texture.
- Boiled chicken, cooked leftover chicken, rotisserie chicken or grilled chicken can be used in this recipe. Make sure you chop them finely.
Storage
Filling can be made a day ahead and stored in fridge. You can shape the croquettes, coat them in egg and breadcrumbs. Take them in a baking tray and place in a freezer. Once frozen, you can collect them in a ziploc bag and keep them frozen upto a month. Shaped, coated croquettes can be kept in fridge upto 2 to 3 days and fried when needed.Nutrition
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Ciccia
Definitely YUMMY! Love it! I am following you from Rome! Great recipes you have!
ஸ்வர்ணரேக்கா
pictures are self explanatory...
nice pics & inspires to do it now..
Yuvana's Favourites
WOW. this is really superb. best combo to eat in rainy days. bookmarked
Mélange
Superb recipe Aarthi.I would love to give it a try.Came out perfect for you..cheers !
Priya's Feast
Yummy croquettes...Luv the stepwise pics...I make it in similar way
Cajunlicious
These look so delicious and comforting!
Suja
Delicious..the recipe sounds superb,yum
Lizzy
Wow, these look fabulous! So crispy and delicious! My children and hubby would love these~
Catherine
Dear Aarthi, I followed along with your pictures and explanation. I am sure that it was very delicious with these wonderful flavors. Delicious!! I would love this. Blessings and thank you for your visit. Catherine xo
Neha
wow....I am drooling...These little treats looks absolutely delicious....
R
they look super crispy and yummy.
anthony stemke
Very nice chicken croquettes, Thanks for sharing.
Chitra
lovely crispy bites of heavenly goodness
Amina Khaleel
chicken croquettes look delicious... was searching for one such recipe... thanks for sharing...
Asiya
Looks great! Love the colour!
Valarmathi Sanjeev
wow....superb recipe...looks absolutely yummy.
Chandrani
Superb Croquettes, Arthi. Really tempting.
Sharmilee! :)
Wow looks so tempting and yummy
Priya
Super delicious starters,quite addictive..
zareena.b
mmmm... too tempting, mouth watering and drooling here. Thank you so much for the step by step pics. So helpful.
Shilpa
Can we substitute flour with rava/sooji in this recipe?
Aarthi
Shilpa I think you can substitute flour with rawa, but you dont need to dip that in egg or breadcrumbs after that...Make croquettes and roll it in rawa( make sure it is fine rawa or use powdered rawa) and then fry it in oil..
I have not tried this,but hope it works..Tell me how it came..
Becky
Your croquettes look crispy and so good. They would be good at a party with a little dipping sauce. Thank you for sharing, and stopping by my blog with your sweet comments.
Umm Mymoonah
Nice preparation, looks very delicious.
Balakrishna Saraswathy
I just love the way u describe the way to prepare each dish my dear,,the chicken croquettes looks so tasty and appealing:)
Bestfoodies
The Hubby would love these. Nice site...I will be back often! Thanks for visiting my site as well!
Joanne
Deliciously fun finger food.
Claudia
No dip for me! I'd take these lovelies plain - with your hot and sour soup. In fact, I'd be happy to take some off your hands and have it with my morning coffee..]
JavelinWarrior
Thanks for inviting me to your blog and I love your step-by-step pictures. There's nothing more valuable when making an unfamiliar recipe - pictures are truly worth a 1,000 words 😉
sangee vijay
wow...wonderful preparation...looks so crispy n appetizing...bookmarked!!
nivedita
I am shifting next to your house 🙂
search a house for me!
Aarthi
Nivedita..You are always welcome, Y don't u stay in my house..he he..
Aarthi
aisha
Wt flour u used?
Amina Khaleel
tried your recipe... it came out delicious... thank you so much for sharing....
Niru
love them..looking delicious...
Muthulakshmi Raghuraman
Dear Aarthi, thanks for this wonderful recipe. could u pls tell me what type of flour we should use...... like corn flour or maida or rice flour....
thanks
Lakshmi
Aarthi
@Muthulakshmi RaghuramanUse Maida / All Purpose Flour
Rubi Jawaid
Thnks,its awsome, kindly share recipe of sweet and sour soup, thnks
blooming lillies
Wow...gr8 recipe n awesome step wise self explanatory pics....cool
Aarthi
@aishaIt is All Purpose Flour / Maida
Alpa Devalia Naik
Wow !!! Luks yummy , will definitely try & let u know ... Thanx Aarthi
Anonymous
Hi Aarthi,
All your recipes are awesome especially the way you take pains to give your viewers step by step pictorial guidance. Keep up the good work.
I tried this recipe and it came out very well. But there is a sweet taste to these croquettes, is there anything we can do to make it more spicy. I added pepper to it but the sweet taste still remains the same.
yuva2890
Hi Aarthi. The recipe looks yummy. For the vegetarian version can this be tried with potatoes? How does it come?
Aarthi
@yuva2890Yes u can try it with potatoes
Jinan Muneer
Hi Aarthi, Your way of explaining, along with pictures is really cool. It helps us to understand way better. I have tried a few of your dishes and it came out really well.. I tried this dish ( fried chcken croquettes) too yesterday and it was super crispy and delicious. Thank you so much for the recipe.
aarthi dhanraj
Hello arts..Can we try baking this? In otg? Applying little oil.... How will it turn around?
Aarthi
@aarthi dhanrajI think u could bake this as well..just try it..
aarthi dhanraj
Il try this soon with our country chiken n bake it n vl share my outcome here..love this mild healthy recipe...vl go good with my sons n hubby
Sujatha
Can we freeze this before frying?
Aarthi
@Sujathayes you can freeze
Sindhu
What milk r u using n this recipe? Cow's or coconut???
Aarthi
@Sindhuit is cows milk
Jewel
Aarthi, if we freeze these, then do we defrost them before frying or fry straight from frozen?
Unknown
Hey... This recipe is a keeper! Tried it out two ways, I.e. paneer and chicken and it tastes fab! Thank u!!!
Aarthi
@Jewelu can fry straight from frozen
Mythili Jeyakumar
Hi Aarthi, I tried chicken croquettes today as per your recipe. I just added chilli powder and pepper powder in addition cos I wanted it a lil spicy. This recipe is healthy cos it comes out really crispy without deep frying and by just tawa frying. It came very well and my family loved it a lot 🙂 Thanks to you.