Fried Buffalo Chicken Vol-Au-Vents

Marhaba !!

Alhumdulillah, I am back to pavilion. Trip to India had been amazing. Two months went by way too quickly. I had arranged blog entry for you all before going. But all the photos that I clicked got erased when I gave my laptop for formatting 😦 . And that is the reason behind being so inactive in India. I couldn’t cook much on my vacation. Ingredients that you get there is quite different from the ingredients you get here. Whenever I made something, it used to be either excessively salty or tasteless and didn’t turn out the way I preferred them to be.

Coming to todays’ recipe. It’s a combination of two recipes that watched somewhere on FaceBook the other day. Since I wanted to try out something new and exciting, I decided to combine both the recipes to give a twist on my Idea. If you’re looking for something fried, tangy, saucy recipes then you’ve gotta try this one. Here’s the recipe; Ingredients:
12-15 Vol-Au-vents
1 skinless chicken breast, cut into bitesize pieces
2tbsp flour
1tsp chili flakes
1tsp hot paprika
1tsp oregano
Salt and pepper to taste
1 egg
2 cups bread crumbs
Oil for frying

Ingredients to make buffalo sauce:
2tbsp butter
2tbsp chili ketchup
1/4 cup hot sauce
Dash of tabasco sauce
2tbsp water
Crushed garlic
Chili flakes and oregano

Method:
1. In a mixing bowl combine flour, chili flakes, oregano, hot paprika, salt and pepper. Place egg in another bowl. Whisk the egg so that they’re well scrambled.
2. Set up 4 bowls in order. 1)bowl with chicken. 2)bowl with flour mixture. 3)bowl with beaten egg. 4)bowl with bread crumbs.
3. Using a fork, lift out a few chicken strips. Place them in the flour and dredge them in so they are all coated in flour. Lift the chicken strips out of the flour and shake off any excess. Place them in the egg wash and turn them so they are evenly coated in egg. Lift them out of the egg and then dredge in the bread crumbs. Place the coated chicken on the baking sheet. Do this with the remaining chicken strips. And freeze for 30 mins.
4. In a saucepan, add in all the ingredients for the sauce and simmer for 5-7 mins.
5. Fry in hot oil until they’re golden and crispy. Place the chicken over paper towel to remove excess oil.
6. Place chicken pieces in a serving bowl, add hot sauce mixture and stir together.
7. With the tip of a knife, carefully remove the top of each vol au vent. Top each with prepared chicken. Garnish if desired and serve. 

P.S: You could eat the fried chicken with sauce as Chicken Popcorn. Tastes great without the Vol-Au-Vents too 😀 .

Ma’Salama !!

Doritos Crusted Chicken

Marhaba!!

It feels like forever since I posted. I was busy in traveling and didn’t carry my laptop along. And after we reached home,  Ahmedi kept me occupied. If you have been following me on my social media, you might know that we had gone on a little excursion to Ooty, Tamil Nadu, India last week. Staying in a cottage far from the city, amidst greenery and mountains was an immaculate ecstasy and a retreatment from the city life. It was peaceful and calm. Two evenings passed by so quickly that I didn’t want to come back. Waking up to the beauty of nature is something I miss the most.

View from our Cottage;
And then view from the highest peak in Ooty, Doddabetta; 
Ahmedi in Ooty; 
Breakfast with a view; 

Coming to todays recipe; Doritos chicken is a fun twist on usual chicken dish. Perfectly crunchy with a clear taste of your favorite Doritos flavor. This dish is simple and packed with loads of flavors. Love Doritos? Love deep fried food? Why not try a combination of both? Here’s the recipe; Ingredients:
4 boneless skinless chicken breast
1 large bag of Doritos (of your choice)
4 eggs
2 cups flour
1-2 tsp cayenne pepper
Salt and pepper to taste

Method:
1)Cut chicken into 1/2 inch strips.
2)Place chicken in a bowl and season it with salt, pepper, and cayenne. Let it sit for 30 mins.
3)Using a food processor, crush Doritos so that they are a similar texture to course bred crumbs. Set aside in a large bowl.
4)Place flour in one bowl and eggs in another. Whisk the eggs so that they’re well scrambled.
5)Set up 4 bowls in order. 1. bowl with the chicken, 2. bowl with the flour, 3. bowl with the beaten eggs, 4. bowl with the crushed Doritos.
6)Using a fork, lift out a few chicken strips. Place them in the flour and dredge them in so they are all coated in flour. Lift the chicken strips out of the flour and shake off any excess. Place them in the egg wash and turn them so they are evenly coated in egg. Lift them out of the egg and then dredge in the crushed Doritos. Place the coated chicken fingers on the baking sheet. Do this with the remaining chicken strips.
7)Fry in hot oil until they’re golden and crispy.
8)Place the chicken over paper towel to remove excess oil.
9)Serve with ranch dip, bbq sauce or your favorite dip.

Ma’Salama !!