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Chicken Nuggets Curry-flavored Recipe

These are deep fried chicken breast pieces with curry flavored batter. They are fashioned after McNuggets®

Oregano mimics Ajwain. Thymol is the active chemical in both spices, oregano is just milder. Asafoetida mimics the combined flavor of onions and garlic.

Ingredients

Chicken Nuggets

Skinless Boneless Chicken breast: 1 Pound

Egg-wash

1. Large Egg: 1

2. Water: 1 Cup

Dry Batter Mix

1. All purpose flour: 1 Cup

2. Salt: 1 teaspoon

3. Turmeric powder: ¼ teaspoon

4. Ground Cumin: ¼ teaspoon

5. Ground Cayenne: ¼ teaspoon

6. Ajwain: 1/8 teaspoon

Substitution: Dried crushed oregano leaves: ¼ teaspoon

7. Asafoetida powder: ¾ teaspoon

Substitution would require a mix of onion and garlic powders: Onion powder: 1 teaspoon, Garlic powder: 1/8 teaspoon

Method

You will need 4 mixing bowls as follows

#1 Prepare and keep egg-wash

#2 Prepare and keep dry batter mix

#3 Coated Chicken Nuggets

#4 Un-coated chicken nuggets

Step 1. Pound chicken breast with a mallet to ¼" thick. Cut chicken into bite size pieces. Put them in Bowl #4

Step 2. Lightly beat egg in Bowl #1. Add water. Beat again just to combine.

Step 3. Combine dry batter mix ingredients in Bowl #2.

Step 4. Coat individual chicken pieces in dry batter mix (Bowl #2), then coat in egg wash (Bowl #1), and again in dry batter mix (Bowl #2). Put the coated Nugget in Bowl# 3. Repeat till all the pieces have been coated

Step 5. You are done with bowl #4. Put it in Kitchen sink for cleaning. Cover Bowls #1, #2 with plastic film and store in refrigerator. Cover Bowl # 3 (coated Chicken nuggets) and put it in the freezer for about 90 minutes

Step 6. Preheat Deep fry oil to 375 º F

Step 7. Take out about 8 nuggets one at a time dip in egg-wash and then put in dry mix. Take the eight nuggets and fry in the oil for about 12 minutes or till browned and crisp. Put on a tray lined with paper towels to soak oil. Repeat till all the nuggets have been fried

Trivia: Technically, Nugget is made of minced chicken breast and skin. Its a processed chicken meat that can be formed in any shape by the manufacturer. McDonald's ® created the first commercially successful product called Chicken McNuggets®.

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