Air Fryer Fried Chicken
This Air Fried Chicken is just like the real deal – crispy and juicy – but made with ease and healthier in the Air Fryer. Enjoy it as a burger, salad or the clasic mashed potatoes and gravy.
Servings: 4 people
Equipment
Ingredients
Chicken marinade
- 600 gms approx. 7 boneless chicken thighs
- 1 tablespoon whisked curds
- 2 tablespoons garlic paste
- 30 finely chopped curry leaves
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped coriander leaves
- 1 ½ tablespoons schezwan sauce
- 1 teaspoon kashmiri chilli powder
- ½ teaspoon black pepper powder
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- Juice of 1 lemon approx. 3 teaspoons
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil
- 1 egg whisked
For outer coating
- 1 cup cornflakes roughly crushed
For greasing
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
Instructions
Marinating chicken:
- Add all ingredients for chicken marination except chicken to a bowl & whisk to combine well. Add chicken & mix well. Set aside for 1 ½ - 2 hours for the chicken to get marinated well.600 gms, 1 tablespoon whisked curds, 2 tablespoons garlic paste, 30 finely chopped curry leaves, 2 tablespoons finely chopped coriander leaves, 1 ½ tablespoons schezwan sauce, 1 teaspoon kashmiri chilli powder, ½ teaspoon black pepper powder, 1 ½ teaspoons salt, Juice of 1 lemon, 1 tablespoon cooking oil, 1 egg
Prepping cornflakes:
- Add cornflakes to a zip lock bag, seal and place it on a flat surface. Roll the rolling pin over the cornflakes to crush them to bits. Take care not to crush it too finely. Set aside on a plate.1 cup cornflakes
Making fried chicken
- Pre - heat air fryer to 190 C & brush the basket lightly with butter.2 tablespoons melted butter
- Roll each piece of marinated chicken on the crushed cornflakes and make sure that the pieces are coated well.
- Brush the air fryer basket with butter and place the coated chicken pieces with some gap between each other. Drizzle or spray melted butter on each piece.
- Air fry chicken at 190 C for 5 minutes, flip them once, drizzle or spray butter and air fry at 190 C for 4 minutes. Air fry at 200 C for 3-4 minutes flipping once, till the chicken is fried to a golden brown.
Video
Notes
- 3 suggestions for serving fried chicken: can be used as a patty in a burger, as a meal with mash & gravy or slice and serve with a salad.
- This recipe works best for boneless chicken thighs as they are tender & juicy which may be replaced with chicken breasts.
- Any cooking oil may be used in marination as per your choice, I have used groundnut oil.
- Do not skip marination time for chicken as it makes sure that it tenderises well.
Nutrition
Calories: 321kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 199mg | Sodium: 1258mg | Potassium: 455mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 855IU | Vitamin C: 158mg | Calcium: 76mg | Iron: 4mg