Chicken and Chips Recipe With Philips Airfryer by VahChef

Chicken and Chips Recipe With Philips Airfryer by VahChef Chips and chicken, whether its grilled sautéed baked or roasted is a hot-favorite snack among most kids and young. This is an ultimate divine, guilt-free snack cooked in air by adding just one tsp of oil, hence you can enjoy eating and delight your taste buds with brilliant chips and chicken made with marinated chicken pieces engulfed into potato slices, coated with a mildly spiced batter and air-fried making them crisp on the outer side and soft and juicy inside.

 

We often hear in most food and health based TV programs, kitty parties or get-togethers about the new trend on eating healthy foods. Most Doctors/ Nutritionists also advice about eating healthy food, less salt/ sugar, no fat, no cholesterol etc etc, I wish to show you all an brilliant way of cooking this awesome and an all-time favorite Chips and Chicken snack prepared with hardly a teaspoon of oil yet tastes extremely good and yum.

 

This recipe is absolutely easy to prepare, has no butter, fat or oil, yet taste exceptional with fantastic flavors, color, aroma and texture. This is a very creative and brilliant way of cooking and enjoying the snack that is just tempting and appetizing to eat. It is also a healthy way of giving your kids fresh and good food to keep them healthy and fit. There are various essential health benefits of eating chicken but cooking the chicken in a healthy way is one of the most important ways to enjoy all its benefits.

 

Lean meat is a good source of protein with low fat content hence has low calorie content. Lean meats are popularly eaten amongst people following a low calorie or low fat diets. Poultry is a good source of selenium, vitamins B3 and B6. Meat, poultry and fish provide a number of nutrients including protein, iron and zinc. Animal protein is ‘complete’, which means that it contains the nine essential amino acids that can’t be made by the human body.

 

Proteins are made up of building blocks called amino acids, which are used to make enzymes, hormones and antibodies. Proteins also have other functions, for example, to help build bone and hair. Hence choose healthy food options, eat the right balanced meal and always Be Fit. Be Cool!

How to prepare Chips and Chicken:

Ingredients:

1. Potatoes, thinly sliced – 2-3 nos


2. Salt -  pinch


3. Chicken, cut into small pieces – 200 gms


4. Pepper pd – ½ tsp


5. Crushed garlic – 5-6 cloves


6. Red chilli pd – ½ tsp


7. Soya sauce – 1 tsp


8. Garam masala – pinch


9. Coriander, chopped – 1 tbsp

For making the batter:

1. Cornstarch - 1 tbsp


2. Maida - 1 tbsp


3. Salt – a pinch


4. Turmeric - pinch


5. Ginger garlic paste – ¼ tsp


6. Chilli pd – ½ tsp


7. Water


8. Oil – 1 tsp

For making the sauce:

1. Vinegar – 1 tbsp


2. Sugar – ½ tsp


3. Lemon juice – 1 no


4. Tomato ketchup – 1 tsp


5. Chilli paste – ¼ tsp


6. Garlic – 3-4 cloves

Directions:

Firstly peel the potatoes and cut them into thin slices and soak them in water. Keep aside. Cut chicken into small pieces. To marinate the chicken, take a bowl and add in pepper pd, crushed garlic, red chilli pd, soya sauce, pinch of garam masala and some finely chopped coriander leaves. Mix well to coat the chicken pieces with these spices. Rest this for a while. Soak wooden skewers in water for a while. Take a slice of potato and place a chicken piece inside the slice and slowly slide in the skewer in between the potato and chicken piece.

 

Place four such pieces in one skewer. Repeat the same until all are done. Make batter for coating the potato and chicken pieces. Take a bowl, add in cornstarch, maida, pinch of salt, turmeric pd, ginger garlic paste, red chilli powder and little water. Mix all ingredients to make a thick batter. With help of a brush, coat the potato slices and chicken pieces with the batter on all side and keep aside. Put 1 tsp of oil in the batter and mix well.

 

Just before frying, coat the potato and chicken pieces again with this batter and keep aside. Preheat the oven at 200 degree C for 5 minutes. Pull out the basket and place the skewers inside the tray and cook them at 200 degree C for 6-5 minutes. For making the sauce, put in some vinegar, sugar, lemon juice, tomato ketchup, chilli paste, garlic in the blender and blend well to make fine paste. Serve the chips and chicken hot with sauce.

 

Do try this fantastic recipe and enjoy cooking good and healthy foods. You could always reach me at my website for more amazing nutritious and healthy recipes at: www.vahrehvah.com You could also follow this campaign to gain knowledge on some special features and advices from eminent doctors from AAPI (American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin) and also get to know of healthy recipes and diets from popular Chefs that you and your family can relish and enjoy staying fit and strong.

 

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