Chicken Pakoras

Photo: flickr user bluebike

Ingredients

6 ounces Chickpea flour

1 teaspoon Bicarbonate of soda

1 teaspoon Cumin powder

1 teaspoon Garam masala

1 teaspoon Coriander

1 teaspoon Salt

12 ounces Breast of chicken

3 fl ozs water

1 Onion

2 Cloves garlic

1 teaspoon Ginger

2 Green chillies

1 teaspoon Fresh coriander

Preparation

To make the spicy batter, the dry ingredients are first added together in a mixing bowl. This includes the chickpea flour, bicarbonate of soda, cumin, garam masala, coriander, salt and chilli powder.

Puree the onion, garlic, ginger, green chillies and coriander in a blender or food processor and then add it to the dry mixture. Stir in the water.

Once the batter is prepared, dip pieces of chicken into the mixture one piece at a time and fry for 6-7 minutes until brown and place on kitchen towel to get rid of the excess fat.

Serve with mango chutney.