Chicken Croquettes
Delicately spiced chicken croquettes are the perfect snack for a rainy afternoon
Ingredients
- 2 pounds Ground chicken
- 1.5 Large red onions
- 3 Potatoes
- 1/4 cup Cilantro leaves
- 1 tsp Ginger paste
- 1 tsp Garlic paste
- 1 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Red chili powder
- 1 tsp Coriander powder
- 2 tsp Ground black pepper
- 1 box Breadcrumbs
- 2-3 tsp Salt
- As required Vegetable oil
Instructions
- Boil and mash the potatoes.
- Finely chop the onions and cilantro leaves. Keep them in separate bowls.
- In a large pan, add 1 tbsp of oil and wait for it to heat up.
- When hot add the diced onions and sauté for ~5 minutes.
- When the onions are translucent, add the ginger paste and garlic paste and sauté for 2 minutes.
- Then add the turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder and 2 tsp salt. Let it sauté for another 2 minutes and then switch off the stove.
- Taste the mixture to see if it has enough salt. You want it to taste a little extra salty because you’re going to add chicken and potatoes to the mixture which will absorb some of the salt. Add another 1 tsp of salt if needed.
- Add the potatoes, ground chicken and cilantro leaves to the mixture and mix nicely.
- Shape the mixture into croquettes of the desired size.
- Pour breadcrumbs into a large plate and roll the croquettes over them to coat with breadcrumbs. (Tip: If you find that they're not sticking well, you can mix about ¼ cup all purpose flour with an equal amount of water and then dip the cutlets in the flour+water mix before rolling them over breadcrumbs)
- In a separate large plan, add enough oil to coat the pan so you can shallow fry the cutlets.
- Bring the oil to medium high heat and add the croquettes. Cook the cutlets for 6-7 mins on each side. If you have a meat thermometer, it’s helpful to check whether the cutlets have reached 165 F.
- Serve the croquettes with ketchup!