Poppadom Chicken Tenders

The best bit about an Indian dining experience, but made into fried chicken!

15 minutes prep

10 minutes cook

Serves 3

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Ingredients

  • 10 chicken tenders
  • 1 tspKashmiri chilli
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1 tspflaked sea salt
  • 1 tsplime juice
  • 2 tspginger garlic paste
  • 100gflour
  • 3eggs, beaten until completely smooth
  • roughly 10poppadoms
  • 2 tspnigella seeds
  • to tastepoppadom accompaniments

You'll never look at chicken tenders the same way again - juicy chicken breast covered in crunchy delicious poppadoms, dipped in mango chutney and a cooling cucumber raita. Just wow!

Method

  • Combine the chicken with the chilli, turmeric, sea salt, lime juice and ginger garlic paste and leave to marinade.
  • Meanwhile, put the flour and eggs in separate bowls.
  • Crush the poppadoms until they are the size of panko breadcrumbs. Mix in the nigella seeds.
  • Dip the tenders in the flour then the egg then finally the crushed poppadoms.
  • Air fry until crispy and golden, then serve with the poppadom dips - raita, mango chutney etc.
  • Enjoy!
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    Hugh Woodward

    Hugh Woodward

    Hugh's culinary life began aged 14 when he cooked spaghetti hoop burritos to impress girls. Since then his colourful career has taken him to performing in Skegness, making cheese in Peckham, running a wine bar on Columbia Road and reluctantly working in a (briefly) Michelin Starred restaurant. He likes fish, things cooked on charcoal, cheap dinners and London's rich cultural tapestry of food shops. When he's not cooking or eating he can be found mudlarking by the river Thames, buying bits in flea markets and hanging out with his cat Keith.

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