Chicken Croquettes Recipe with step by step pictures. Delicious fried crispy croquettes which is easy to make and taste so good.
Chicken Croquettes Recipe
I made this couple of days before on a cold rainy rainy day..I also made some hot and sour chicken soup for dinner. Can you imagine how comforting it was. I had a steaming hot bowlful of this soup and lots of croquettes. My sisters loved it too. This is perfect for parties or any get togethers, Because it it so easy to make and a little portion yields lots of this tiny morsels. Believe it or not I got around 40 mini bites of this.
About this Recipe
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 breadcrumbs coating and freeze the whole lot in freezer containers..So you can make it whenever you want. Isn’t that cool. So I hope you love it and off you go to the step by step recipe with pictures.
Ingredients for chicken croquettes
- Chicken -½ kg
- Milk-1 cup or as needed
- All Purpose Flour / Maida - 4 tblspn
- Breadcrumbs-as needed
- Egg-1
- Onion-1 chopped very finely
- Green Chilli-1 chopped finely
- Coriander leaves / Cilantro-2 tblspn chopped
- Butter-1 tblspn
- Ginger Garlic Paste-1 tblspn
- Oil for shallow frying
- Salt to taste
How to Make Chicken Croquettes
- Boil chicken in water for 15-20 mins until cooked and shred it into tiny pieces..I chopped the cooked chicken breast really finely.Set this aside for a moment.
- Heat butter in a kadai and add in onions, chilli, cilantro and ginger garlic paste.
- Now add in flour and fry for few minutes..Pour in milk slowly while mixing so that no lumps are formed.
- Season with salt and mix well. Add in chicken pieces and mix well.
- Cook this until the mixture comes together.
- Tip 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.
- Drain on a paper towel.
- Serve with ketchup or mayo.
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Chicken Croquettes Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ kg Chicken
- 1 cup Milk
- 4 tbsp All Purpose Flour
- 2 cup Breadcrumbs
- 1 Egg
- 1 Onion chopped very finely
- 1 Green Chilli chopped finely
- 2 tbsp Coriander leaves chopped
- 1 tbsp Butter
- 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
- Oil for shallow frying
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Boil chicken in water for 15-20 mins until cooked and shred it into tiny pieces..I chopped the cooked chicken breast really finely.Set this aside for a moment.
- Heat butter in a kadai and add in onions, chilli, cilantro and ginger garlic paste.
- Now add in flour and fry for few minutes..Pour in milk slowly while mixing so that no lumps are formed.
- Season with salt and mix well. Add in chicken pieces and mix well.
- Cook this until the mixture comes together.
- Tip 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.
- Drain on a paper towel.
- Serve with ketchup or mayo.
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Chicken Croquettes Recipe Step by Step
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Take all your ingredients |
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boil chicken in water... |
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till it is cooked...Don't throw away the stock use it for chicken stock.. |
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drain the chicken and allow it to cool down.. |
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cut into small pieces |
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set aside |
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melt butter |
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add in onions |
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chilli and cilantro.. |
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add in ginger and garlic paste |
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mix well |
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add in flour |
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and mix well |
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pour in milk |
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and mix well..Season with salt |
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add in chicken pieces |
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and mix well |
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cook untill it thickens and comes together.. |
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remove and chill it in fridge |
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now line flour, egg and breadcrumbs |
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remove it from fridge |
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shape into small balls or any shape |
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roll in flour |
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dip in eggs |
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and now in breadcrumbs |
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one done.. |
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make everything in the same way |
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heat oil for frying |
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and fry this in oil |
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till golden on all sides |
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I had it with soup |
Ciccia
Definitely YUMMY! Love it! I am following you from Rome! Great recipes you have!
Hamaree Rasoi
Delicious and lovely looking chicken preparation. Wonderfully prepared.
Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi
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.