KFC Popcorn Chicken Recipe with step by step pictures and video. Delicious bite size kfc chicken made easy way and also a version without herbs and spices is included. Popcorn chicken made suing breadcrumbs and cornflakes to create more crispy texture.
KFC Style Popcorn Chicken
Popcorn chicken is my little one's favourite recipe. It turned out to be crispy and crunchy with whole lot of taste and flavour in it. I have already shared a recipe for popcorn chicken, this one is an updated version and it turned out to be way more delicious.
Today's recipe is going to be POPCORN CHICKEN. KFC's most famous recipe, I am going to change it to my taste and construct it so that we can enjoy it in home.
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About Popcorn Chicken Recipe
Popcorn chicken is a dish consisting of small, bite-sized pieces of chicken that have been breaded and fried. The chicken is in the size of popcorn which indicates the name. The idea was originally developed by KFC but has since spread.
I thank one of my viewer for asking this recipe to make. If not I must have not done it. It turned out so crispy and juicy and moist and fluffy and crunchy and so on. Don't know how to explain the end result, it was so good. I didn't except the result to be this good. And this is one of the best fried chicken I have ever tasted.
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Ingredients for Popcorn Chicken Recipe
CHICKEN
Chicken has to be with skin on and bone in. The skin is what makes the chicken so crispy and moist. Also the bone in chicken turns out super juicy than boneless.
DRY INGREDIENTS | FLOUR
The flour added in the chicken is plain flour and corn flour. Both the flour adds crispy texture to the chicken. The cornflour adds crunchy texture to the chicken.
CORNFLAKES
This is my own addition to the chicken to make it super crispy. The chicken taste so crunchy with an addition of cornflakes. This is optional.
SPICES FOR CHICKEN
Mixture of many spices and herbs are added for the kfc flavour. Spices like garlic powder, onion Powder, dried thyme, dried oregano, Basil, Paprika, Black Pepper, Salt
BINDING INGREDIENTS
Eggs and milk are used as binding for the chicken. The wet ingredients is what help the dry ingredients stick to the chicken.
OIL
Use extra oil for frying the chicken. Deep frying is what recommended in this recipe. Use flavourless oil like canola, vegetable oil or refined oil.
How to Make KFC Style Popcorn Chicken at Home
The Concept
- Marinate chicken in spices.
- Dip them in binding ingredients
- Coat them in dry mix and deep fry till golden.
Method 1
- Take chicken, buttermilk and salt in a bowl. mix well and leave to marinate for 1 hour.
- Now take all the coating ingredients in a bowl, add the chicken in and toss well.
- Heat oil for deep frying. Drop chicken in and fry till crispy. Drain and serve.
Method 2
- Make Marination and mix with chicken. Now take a shallow plate and add the flour, oregano, salt and pepper and mix well. Take egg and milk in a bowl and beat it slightly.Set this aside.
- Take cornflakes in a plastic bag and bash it with rolling pin till they are crushed. In another bowl take the ingredients given for the crusty coating along with crushed cornflakes and mix well. Set this aside.
- Now time for some dipping and dunking then deep fry till golden. Drain them in paper towel and serve with ketchup.
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KFC Popcorn Chicken Recipe - Popcorn Chicken Recipe
Ingredients
KFC POPCORN CHICKEN (EASY METHOD)
- Boneless chicken breast - 1 chopped very finely
- Buttermilk or yogurt - 3 tblspn
- Salt to taste
- Oil for deep frying
For Coating:
- All Purpose Flour / Maida - ½ cup
- Salt to taste
- Black Pepper to taste
- Garlic Powder - 1 tsp
- Paprika or chilli powder - 1 tsp
- Oregano - 1 tsp
- Baking Powder - ½ tsp
KFC POPCORN CHICKEN (VERSION 2)
For Marinating Chicken:
- Boneless Chicken Breast - 2 chopped into bite size pieces
- Onion - 1
- Garlic - 4 cloves
- Salt to taste
- Pepper - to taste
For Seasoned Flour:
- All Purpose Flour - 1 cup
- Oregano - 2 tsp
- Salt to taste Pepper - to taste
For Egg Coating:
- Egg - 1 beaten
- Milk - 1 tblspn
For Crusty Coating:
- BreadCrumbs - 1 cup
- Plain Corn Flakes - 1 cup
- Salt to taste
- Pepper - to taste
Instructions
KFC POPCORN CHICKEN (EASY METHOD)
- Take chicken, buttermilk and salt in a bowl. mix well and leave to marinate for 1 hour.
- Now take all the coating ingredients in a bowl, add the chicken in and toss well.
- Now heat oil for deep frying.
- Drop chicken in and fry till crispy.
- Drain and serve.
KFC POPCORN CHICKEN (VERSION 2)
- Take onion and garlic in a blender and make into a fine paste.
- Marinate chicken pieces in the given ingredient for marination along with the ground onion and garlic mixture and let it rest for 10 mins.
- Now take a shallow plate and add the flour, oregano, salt and pepper and mix well. Set it aside.
- Take egg and milk in a bowl and beat it slightly.Set this aside.
- Take cornflakes in a plastic bag and bash it with rolling pin till they are crushed.
- In another bowl take the ingrediants given for the crusty coating along with crushed cornflakes and mix well. Set this aside.
- Now time for some dipping and dunking.
- First take the marinating chicken and dredge them in the seasoned flour, then dip them in egg mixture, now coat them in the cornflakes mixture.
- Now comes the interesting part. dip them again in egg and coat again in cornflakes mixture.
- Place them in a plate and finish the entire batch like this.
- Now time for frying. Take oil in a pan which has tight fitting lid.
- Heat them in medium heat. Drop the chicken pieces and cover it with the lid for 4 mins.
- Flip them over in between to ensure they are fried evenly.
- Drain them in paper towel and serve with ketchup.
Version 1: Popcorn Chicken Recipe (Easy Method)
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| take chicken breast |
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| chop it very finely |
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| take it in a bowl |
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| add buttermilk or yogurt |
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| some salt |
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| mix well and leave to marinate for 1 hour |
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| take all purpose flour in a bowl |
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| add in baking powder |
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| salt |
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| add pepper powder |
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| oregano |
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| add little paprika |
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| add in garlic powder |
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| mix well |
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| add chicken in |
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| toss well till it is well coated |
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| drop in hot oil and fry till golden |
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| Drain and serve |
Version 2: Popcorn Chicken Recipe (Extra Crunchy Coating)
I modified it to my taste and added so many extra special things in it. The original recipe called for garlic powder, onion powder, some extra seasoning mix. I don't have those stuffs on hand. So I made it with the available ingredients.
The crucial part in this recipe is frying. In kfc they pressure fry these chicken. I don’t have those fancy things. So what I did was, I covered the pan in which they are frying with a tight fitting lid. This creates steam inside and the chicken is fried which gives more or less the same result.
Try to fry the chicken in medium heat so they don't get brown before the middle is cooked.
Also this KFC popcorn chicken has cornflakes and breadcrumbs.
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| Take all your ingredients |
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| Chop your chicken |
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| Take garlic and onion in blender |
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| and make into a puree |
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| add it to the chicken along with salt and pepper |
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| mix well and marinate |
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| Now take cornflakes in a plastic cover |
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| and bash them with rolling pin |
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| this make the cornflakes little smaller |
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| Take breadcrumbs, cornflakes, salt and pepper in a plate |
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| and mix well |
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| Now take flour, oregano, salt and pepper in a plate |
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| and mix well |
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| Take egg and milk in a bowl |
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| beat them till mixed |
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| Take all the stuffs ready |
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| first dredge the chicken in flour |
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| and toss well |
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| Dip them in egg |
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| then in breadcrumbs mixture |
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| coat them well |
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| dip them again in egg |
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| and again in breadcrumbs mixture |
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| this makes them so well coated |
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| prepare everything like this |
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| Drop them in oil |
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| cover with a lid |
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| and fry till golden |
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| Drain and serve |
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| This stays so crispy.. |
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Indulge
I cannot comment as am not a chicken eater, but the recipe is well explained and would be a treat to all the chicken lovers.
Love Ash.
Dhivya
Can we add onion powder?
Aarthi
yes you can.
Vishal suryavanshi
I cannot comment as am not a chicken eater, but the recipe is well explained and would be a treat to all the chicken lovers.
Love Ash.
Sharmilee! :)
Wow looks and sounds perfect...crispy and yummy
faseela
wow.....aarthi....bookmarked it...superb
maha
looks hot n yumm..vl try this......
Gypsy Heart
Looks and sounds delish! Why don't you just come to my house and make it? 🙂
xo
Pat
Teena Mary
wow...this is simply amazing!!! Loved your recipe style!!
Sue/the view from great island
You've found my ultimate weak spot---KFC's popcorn chicken is my all time favorite fast food. I've never seen it done before online, I'm so excited!
Carolina
Look so yummy and they have be very crunchy
Kisses
Suja Manoj
That looks perfect,makes me drool..thanks for sharing.
Achu's Amma's Kitchen
super chicken and a good appetizer...clicks r awesome
manu
Great recipe!
J
Looks delicious! And thanks for the tip in frying chicken!
Rekha shoban
my kids favourite chicken!!!perfectly done dear!
Anonymous
Hi aarthi this is madhu, i am a pure vegetarian. i think we can make this dish with paneer and cornflour or maida mix instead of egg mix.
I think it would be useful for vegetarians like me.
Mélange
Yummy and very addictive recipe Aarthi..
Swathi Iyer
looks delicious.
Anzz
The recipe is very well explained, and it looks delicious..!
Neha
Very nice recipe...
Aarthi
@Stephen C...You can fill the oil little more than half of the pan which you are frying it..I will advice you to use a smaller sauce pan , so that you don't need lots of oil.
Aarthi
@madhu..yes you can do it like that...
Sona - Quick Picks
wow!! who can explain cooking more clearer than you, Aarthi...very neatly presentled...and yummm chicken!!!
Sona - Quick Picks
wow!! who can explain cooking more clearer than you, Aarthi...very neatly presentled...and yummm chicken!!!
Manju
great recipe Aarthi...perfect!!!
♥LOVE2COOK MALAYSIA♥
Looks absolutely inviting..better than Kfc. Would like to grab some now 😉
Mari
It looks delicious, I probably cook chicken like that today, it look so tempting!
Have a great day!
Irene
Some of this chicken with BBQ or Honey Mustard sauce for dipping would make a great appetizer. Yummmyyy
Curry and Comfort
I bet this popcorn chicken tastes wonderful!! Your chicken looks spicy and flavorful! 🙂
Ramya
i just had thesee from KFC today. Came home and here you are with the recipe 🙂 Im bookmarking this and will try soon...
Vidhya
Sounds and looks superb I am sure it would be difficult to stop eating this wonderful pops.
Only Fish Recipes
wow...pop corn chicken...looks absolutely yum !
kala
I can't express how yummy it looksss drooling here
Akila
Wow... Looks very tempting.... Bookmarked.... Will try this Sunday n let u know how it comes....
Sushma Mallya
THis looks so delicious and yummy, my son would love to have this:)
Amar Recipe
WOW!!! Could have tried this yesterday had I seen this. My wife already made Fried Chicken last nite. When she bought Godrej Chicken, she got Chicken Soup Packet (500 gms) free. Wonder this will do for FPC
Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious
I love KFC. I don't know why I love it so much - maybe because they put crack in their food and it's chockfull of preservatives but I really do love their food. BUT I made a huge lifestyle change a year ago and I cut off all fast food, including my beloved KFC. I've been going through KFC withdrawal but now I can make KFC popcorn chicken right at home! Thank you for sharing such a wonderful recipe - you're a lifesaver!
sathak
i tried this very succesfull result very tasty..thank you mam
Amruta
Hi Aarthi, Ths recepie looks delicious. But due to Shravan (Maharashtrian month) not able to try out this one so I used this recepie and made Veg sticks. They were awesome.
I love all ur recepies. The step by step description helps a lot. I try out ur recepies every weekend. My hubby is so happy and calls me a Masterchef now. Its all bcoz of u .. Thanks a lot and keep posting 🙂
Amruta
Hi Aarthi, this recipe is so tempting.. But my hubby is veggie hence I referred this recipe and made Veg sticks dey wer awesome..My hubby was so happy.
I love all ur recipes and try dem out on weekends. The step by step decsription makes dem more easy to make. Now my hubby calls me a masterchef.. All credit goes to u..
Thanks a lot and keep posting 🙂
Amruta
Hi Aarthi, this recipe is so tempting.. But my hubby is veggie hence I referred this recipe and made Veg sticks dey wer awesome..My hubby was so happy.
I love all ur recipes and try dem out on weekends. The step by step decsription makes dem more easy to make. Now my hubby calls me a masterchef.. All credit goes to u..
Thanks a lot and keep posting 🙂
zahra madarwala
Very temptig!!!!!
Sktboy
Awesome!
neethu
I have never come across to a pictorial representation as good as how you do!!! Kudos!!! 🙂
Usha
I always wondered that how KFC makes its chicken sooo good...but after reading your recipe all doubt cleared...loved your way of presentation...pictorial presentation makes its too easy....but i have question that people usually says don't take milk and chicken at the same time otherwise it can cause leukoderma, is that true? because in your recipe you have used milk with chicken..
Usha
I always wondered that how KFC makes its chicken sooo good...but after reading your recipe all doubt cleared...loved your way of presentation...pictorial presentation makes its too easy....but i have question that people usually says don't take milk and chicken at the same time otherwise it can cause leukoderma, is that true? because in your recipe you have used milk with chicken..
Aarthi
@usha I have never heard about it, i have seen many recipes combining this milk and chicken. So i think it is not a problem.
nanjil maha
I made this dish today,it tasted good but the the outer covering and chicken were separated.where did I go wrong
Aarthi
@nanjil mahaThe outer coating must be too thick, so it has separated
Anonymous
Too good!
Anonymous
Clear. 100% well explained with pics.
Anonymous
Clear. 100% well explained with pics.
Anonymous
Hi Arthi, I love this recipe. But the Indian KFC chicken are tastier than US KFC Chicken. Can i add any masala to it, so that it will be spicy and tasty? Suggest me some spices to add. Thanks
Aarthi
@Anonymousyes u can any masala u like to this.
aisha
Wowieee... Its tooo good....
Anonymous
Hi! Aarthi, I am Lakshmi & I am fan of ur recipes. Can u tell me the quantity of flour? 1 cup means how much I have to put.please tell me
Anonymous
Hi! Aarthi, I am Lakshmi & I am fan of ur recipes. Can u tell me the quantity of flour? 1 cup means how much I have to put.please tell me
Aarthi
@Anonymous1 cup flour is 120 grams
Ayesha Heena
Can i use oats instead of cornflakes?
Aarthi
@Ayesha Heenayes u can use, but the texture may vary a little
Sravan
Hi.. Excellent work.. Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe.. From now on will say goodbye to KFC offline store and searching for KFC Offers from couponing websites and will follow your blog 🙂
Shine
Hi Aarathi, just wanted to let you know this was super hit among our guests yesterday especially the children!! Thank you so much 🙂
shanthi vijaya kumar
I like your all receipes mam and I request how to make apple kheer
shanthi vijaya kumar
I like all your recipes mam and I request how to make apple kheer
Anurima
Hi...
I made this KFC popcorn chicken today and it was amazing.. Everyone loved it.. Thanks for the recipe
Unknown
Hi Aarthi,
Awesome recipe any idea about what can the upper masala of this popcorn chicken in KFC?
Rahana Rani
very nice..
Fermie Praisid
Tried this and it came out really good. Thanks for such an easy recipe ☺
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Really my mouth is full of watered. The Recipe is looking so much delicious and being a foodie I can’t hide my feelings for the same. I will defiantly try this one this weekend.
Ash
Hello mam.i saw in your blog that you made popcorn chicken using potato.can you please tell me how to make.
amdas
I browsed so much and checked out so many pictures and I can imagine how it will taste in real
madhu
Great dish. Keep experimenting. But this time do some thing in veg and post it.
Awaiting for your next post.
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It's a great post I seen because it is a great explanations of this recipe. It is really what I expected to see trust in future you will continue in sharing such a fabulous post.