Buttermilk Fried Chicken Recipe (Juicy and Crispy)
Buttermilk Fried Chicken Recipe is a flavourful slightly spicy fried chicken marinated in buttermilk and fried till juicy and crispy. The coating is a dry mix of plain flour and cornstarch which creates iconic crispy texture. This crispy fried chicken taste amazing when served hot with your favorite dips of choice.
Equipment
Deep Frying Pot
Ingredients
- Sunflower Oil for Deep frying
For Marinating Chicken
- 500 grams Chicken Thigh cut into small pieces
- 1 cup Buttermilk check notes
- 1 teaspoon Salt
For Dry Coating
- 1 cup All Purpose Flour
- 2 cups Cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon Red Chilli powder or Paprika
- 2 teaspoon Black Pepper Powder
- 2 teaspoon Garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Baking powder
- 1½ teaspoon Salt to taste
For Egg Dip (Wet Dip)
- 1 large Egg
- 1 cup Cold Water
To Sprinkle on top (after fried)
- 1 tablespoon Peri Peri Seasoning
Instructions
- Take chicken pieces in a bowl, pour buttermilk and salt over it and mix well. Cover and leave aside to marinate for 30 minutes or overnight.
- Take egg and water in a bowl and mix well. This is your wet dip. Set aside till needed.
- Take all the dry coating ingredients in a bowl including the baking powder and mix well. This is your dry ingredients. You can transfer this to a large bowl for easy coating.
- Heat oil for deep frying.
- Now strain the chicken through a colander or sieve to remove excess buttermilk.
- Now take a portion of chicken and coat in the seasoned flour. Remove the flour coated chicken and add it to the egg water mixture. Now remove it from the egg mix and add it back into the seasoned flour. Coat it really well in the seasoned flour.
- Place them in a rack or plate and leave it for 10 mins, so that it gets dry and the flour coats each piece well.
- Now add few pieces of chicken in the hot oil. Don't crowd the oil. Deep fry the chicken on medium high flame for 6 to 7 mins. Strain the fried chicken and place it on some paper towel. This is your first fry. repeat frying all the chicken like this.
- Now increase the heat to high. Once oil is heated enough. Drop the fried chicken back into the oil and cook for 5 more mins, so that it gets nice colour. Strain the chicken on some paper towel.
- Once all the chicken is fried. Take it in a bowl, sprinkle peri peri seasoning over the chicken. Toss to combine. Serve hot.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Buttermilk Fried Chicken Recipe (Juicy and Crispy)
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
699
% Daily Value*
Fat
25
g
38
%
Saturated Fat
7
g
44
%
Trans Fat
0.1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
5
g
Monounsaturated Fat
10
g
Cholesterol
176
mg
59
%
Sodium
1745
mg
76
%
Potassium
461
mg
13
%
Carbohydrates
89
g
30
%
Fiber
2
g
8
%
Sugar
3
g
3
%
Protein
28
g
56
%
Vitamin A
1131
IU
23
%
Vitamin C
0.03
mg
0
%
Calcium
161
mg
16
%
Iron
4
mg
22
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.