Chicken Pakora/ Pakoda

Ingredients:

1/2 kg boneless chicken, cut into thin strips

1 tsp ginger paste

1 tsp garlic paste

3-4 green chillies, finely chopped

3/4- 1 tsp chilli powder

1/4 tsp fennel seeds

1/4 tsp cumin seeds

1/2 tsp vinegar

1/2 cup gram flour/ kadalapodi

2 tbsp rice flour

few curry leaves, chopped

few coriander leaves, chopped

salt

oil for frying

Preparation:

1. In a bowl, add the cleaned chicken pieces and marinate it with ginger paste, garlic paste, green chillies, 1/2 tsp chilli powder, fennel seeds, cumin seeds, vinegar and salt and keep it aside for 1 hour.
2. Mix gram flour, rice flour, 1/4- 1/2 tsp chilli powder, chopped curry leaves, coriander leaves and salt in a bowl and combine well.
3. To the marinated chicken, add the flour mixture and mix well adding 1-2 tsp of water.
4. Heat oil in a pan and drop chicken- flour mixture into the oil and fry till it turns golden brown in low- medium flame.....Serve hot with tomato sauce...

Recipe Source: Bennu's Cookomania