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    Home » Recipe Index » Poultry

    Published: Feb 19, 2012 · Modified: Nov 27, 2024 by Jane Jojo

    Chicken Cutlet (Kerala style)

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    All time favorite appetizer of any Keralite!! It is a great snack that you can have anytime. Yummy appetizer for any special occasions and parties. Recipe adapted from my mom-in-law.

    Chicken Cutlet (Kerala style)

    Jane Jojo
    Chicken cooked with spices, dipped in an egg mix and then in breadcrumbs and deep fried. A great snack for special occasions and parties.
    4.08 from 13 votes
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 1 hour hr
    Total Time 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins
    Course Appetizer
    Cuisine kerala
    Servings 6 serving
    Calories 256 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 700 grams chicken (boneless)
    • 1 Teaspoon turmeric Powder
    • 1 ½ teaspoon fennel powder
    • salt
    • 4 onion
    • 7 Chilly Green
    • curry leaves
    • 1 Tablespoon garlic
    • 1 ½ Tablespoons ginger
    • 1 ½ Teaspoons pepper Powder
    • 3 potato
    • 2 egg
    • 1 Cup bread Crumbs

    Instructions
     

    • Cut boneless chicken into 1 inch cube size pieces. Boil chicken with salt and turmeric powder. Don't add water to it. Close the pan with a lid and cook. Chicken itself has water in it. It takes around 10 -15 minutes to cook chicken. Once chicken is done, open the lid and let the water evaporate completely.
    • Crush green chillies in a chopper/mixi. Slice onions. Saute onion, green chilli and curry leaves. Add salt to soften onion fast.
    • While it get sauted, cook potatoes in a separate pan or cooker . If you are using  cooker, switch it off after 2 whistles or until it is done.
    • Crush ginger and garlic well. Once onion turns light brown, add ginger-garlic mixture to it.
    • Once it is sauted well, add fennel powder and pepper. Turn it off and allow the mixture to cool a bit.
    • Grind together above mixture and boiled chicken prepared in Step 1. Make sure that mixture is blended well and cooked chicken pieces are minced properly.             ***  Grind it just enough so that you can feel the meat strands. Do not make it into a paste.
    • Heat oil and add above mixture. Saute well for around 15 - 20 minutes.
    • Allow chicken mixture to cool down. Meanwhile, mash the cooked potatoes well.
    • Add chicken mixture to mashed potatoes. Mix it well.
    • Make round balls and roll it into oval or other desired shapes.
    • Beat egg well. Dip each cutlet in egg and then roll it with bread crumbs.
    • Heat oil in a deep fry pan or kadai. Deep fry the cutlets until it's brown. Do it in batches. It would just take 2 to 3 minutes per batch. Use enough oil. Otherwise, you will find the cutlets cracking in the middle. Mistakes that I've done 🙂 You will get around 18 medium sized cutlets with this measurement. Serve it with tomato sauce. Enjoy 🙂

    Nutrition

    Serving: 139gCalories: 256kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 16gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 97mgSodium: 67mgPotassium: 297mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 198IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 47mgIron: 1mg
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    Comments

    1. Avatar for yasminsaju yasminsaju says:
      March 25, 2014

      Two weeks before I made it. I very sad to tell vit u. taste good ..but little bit more salty its in freezer now. Do you have any idea to make it correct.

    2. Avatar for JaneJojo JaneJojo says:
      March 25, 2014

      Add more mashed potato to the cutlet mix to adjust the salt.

    3. Avatar for yasminsaju yasminsaju says:
      March 25, 2014

      Thanks dear.

    4. Avatar for JJ2984 JJ2984 says:
      May 31, 2020

      Hi,

      How do I make fish cutlets? Is it the same recipe as chicken but substitute tuna?

    5. Avatar for JaneJojo JaneJojo says:
      May 31, 2020

      yeah, you can substitute chicken with boneless tuna. Since tuna is more soft, make sure you just crush it and don’t really make it into a paste form. Enjoy :slight_smile:

    6. Avatar for Emma_Hofer Emma_Hofer says:
      October 12, 2022

      Do you think I can do it in the air fryer? I’ve made this recipe many times and it’s always great deep fried. But trying to be healthier…. Thanks :slight_smile:

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