Sunday 4 February 2018

Best Ever Fried Chicken Leg Quarters


Hi guys, I am back again with another new recipe!
You wont believe how easy this recipe is because if you taste it, you will wonder how can something taste soo good and at the same time be soo simple to make.

The recipe requires just a few common ingredients that you probably already have in your kitchen counter. For natural meat tenderizer I added a few tablespoon of yogurt and lemon juice.
For seasoning I stuck to basic spices such as salt, turmeric (haldi), red chili and garam masala.
Some of you always ask what is garam masala?? Well it's a common Pakistani/Indian ground spice-mix which is mainly used in making curries. I will probably write a new blog post just dedicated to it InshaAllah so, don't worry.


Now let's jump to the crucial part... THE FRYING PART.

How you fry your chicken will change the way your fried chicken tastes.
I decided to shallow fry my chicken instead of deep frying it to keep it tender and juicy inside.
I also fried the chicken on low-medium heat giving it more time to cook to prevent it from drying out.
Please read the notes in the recipe below for more information.

This fried chicken is better served with green chutney and zeera/cumin rice.

If you are looking for more fried chicken recipe you can try my Easy Chicken Wings Recipe, Chicken 65 Recipe, Spicy & Cheesy Chicken Rolls Recipe and Chicken Shami Kebab Recipe.

Chicken Leg Quarters Fry Recipe


INGREDIENTS:
  • 600g chicken leg quarters (make several slits, watch the video below to see how)
  • half of a lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp yogurt
  • 1/4 tsp red chili powder
  • 1/4 tsp garam masala
  • 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
  • 3/4 tsp salt or to taste
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • oil for frying

DIRECTIONS:
  1. In a large bowl place all the ingredients except garlic cloves and oil. Mix well and let marinate for 1-2 hours or overnight in the fridge. 
  2. In a frying pan heat up some oil (place just enough oil for shallow-frying, the chicken should partially be submerged in oil and not deep fried).
  3. Once the oil is hot place in the chicken legs and the two garlic cloves. This will give the chicken some of that garlicky flavour.
  4. As soon as you placed in the chicken and garlic turn the heat to medium-low.
  5. Cover the pan with it's lead and let cook for 10-12 minutes.
  6. After 10 minutes uncover and turn over each chicken leg quarters. Cover and allow the other side of the chicken to cook for 10-12 minutes.
  7. After that uncover and turn the heat to high, fry each side of the chicken for 2 minutes or until it turns golden brown (this will make the outside part of the chicken crisp).
  8. Remove from oil and transfer on to a paper towel to remove excess oil.
  9. Repeat same process with the rest of the chicken.
  10. Enjoy warm with rice or roti!

Notes:
Frying on low-heat will allow the chicken legs to cook evenly while keeping it tender and soft inside.
Covering the pan will produce steam which will make the chicken juicy preventing it to dry out.




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