Homemade Chicken Nuggets
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Homemade Chicken Nuggets
Description
The recipe begins by marinating boneless chicken breast cubes in buttermilk, salt, and pepper powder to enhance tenderness and flavor. For coating, flour is used as the base layer, followed by an egg wash, and then a breadcrumb mixture blending panko crumbs, crushed cornflakes, oregano, paprika, pepper, garlic, and onion powders. This multi-layer coating creates a crunchy exterior.
Deep frying the coated chicken pieces in medium heat oil cooks them evenly, producing nuggets with a golden crust and moist interior. The use of cornflakes adds extra texture compared to standard breadcrumb coatings.
Serve these nuggets hot with your choice of dips or sauces. They make an approachable finger food or snack. The careful marinating and spice mix highlight flavor while keeping the chicken juicy.
Ingredients
For marinating chicken
- 300 grams chicken breast cleaned, washed and cut into 2 inch cubes, boneless
- 5 tablespoon buttermilk
- salt to taste
- 1 ½ teaspoon pepper powder
For coating
- 4 tablespoon all-purpose flour maida
- 2 egg beaten
- ½ cup panko breadcrumbs
- ¼ cup cornflakes powdered
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon pepper powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- cooking oil for deep frying
Instructions
- In a bowl add chicken buttermilk salt and pepper powder, mix well. Cover and marinate it in fridge for 3 to 4 hours. Then remove from fridge and drain off excess buttermilk.
- Place all purpose flour on a wide flat plate. Beat eggs and place it in a bowl. In a wide bowl mix panko bread crumbs, corn flakes powder, oregano, salt, paprika, pepper powder, garlic powder, onion powder and mix well.
- In a wide pan heat oil for deep frying.
- Remove a piece of chicken and first coat it with flour, then dip it in egg and then coat with panko bread crumb mix. Repeat this all the chicken pieces.
- Once oil is hot, reduce flame to medium and drop the coated chicken pieces in oil, few pieces at a time making sure you don’t over crowd the oil. Deep fry until golden brown on all side. Once cooked, remove from oil and drain it on paper towel.
- Serve hot with any sauce or dip of your choice.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 201 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 201kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 21g | 42% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 131mg | 44% |
| Sodium | 497mg | 21% |
| Potassium | 381mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 1g | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 845IU | 17% |
| Vitamin C | 2.2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 59mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2.2mg | 12% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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