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Chicken Croquettes | Chicken Croquettes Recipe

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. 
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 328kcal

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

Serving: 1servings | Calories: 328kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 369mg | Potassium: 250mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 468IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 137mg | Iron: 3mg
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