Crispy Chicken Parcels Recipe

Crispy Chicken Parcels RECIPE

If you like crispy crunchy sandwiches, you will love this chicken parcels recipe with its crunchy and crispy outer layer with a gorgeous golden brown color.
These crispy chicken parcels are perfect for starters or appetizers.

It’s best to serve this chicken parcels snack fresh and warm and you will love every bite. If you have leftover sandwiches, which I doubt there will be any, then you can wrap and refrigerate them for later. But remember if you keep them in the fridge for more than 2 days they will become soggy from absorbing the filling.

A simple quick recipe made with a filling of boneless boiled shredded chicken mixed with herbs and spices is spread onto a bread slice, coated with homemade breadcrumbs and fried to a golden brown delicious snack. Sounds easy right. It actually is. Trust me.

The Chicken Parcels with a crispy crunchy bite filled with a delicious chicken this Fried-bread with chicken filling will be a great addition to your kids lunchbox or even a quick after school snack. Also don’t forget to add it to your iftar table during Ramadan.

HOW TO MAKE THE PERFECT BREADCRUMBS AT HOME ?

Homemade bread crumbs are surprisingly easy to make and I feel that homemade bread crumbs have a better texture and flavor than any canister of breadcrumbs bought from a grocery store. You also have an option to have just the perfect size of breadcrumbs that you need.

You will need to start off by cutting the edges off the bread. You can use any type of bread but it is always better to use a bread which is denser and will produce more crumbs. Again whatever bread you have in handy should be good enough. Don’t go to the store to buy fresh bread to make the crumbs, in fact a couple of days old bread should be better because if the loaf is more dry it will yield much better textured breadcrumbs.

You know about those first couple of bread slices that everyone at home avoids because it’s too crusty. Well, they are perfect for making bread crumbs as they will yield more crumbs. Add these crusty bread slices along with the cut bread edges to a grinder and pulse until coarse crumbs are formed.

Here’s a quick tip, Pulse in short bursts this way you can monitor how fine the crust is being grinded.

The next step is to prepare the chicken filling. You will need to boil tender chicken breast and shred the boiled chicken.

HOW TO SHRED BOILED CHICKEN BREAST ?

Well, there are basically 2 different ways you can shred boiled boneless chicken. The most obvious, quickest and easiest way is to use a stand mixer. It’s just takes a few seconds to shred the boiled chicken. Just place the boiled chicken breast in the mixer and mount the paddle attachment to the mixer. Make sure to turn the mixer speed to LOW and start let the mixer run. Within 15-20 seconds you will have a fully shredded chicken.

The second way is to do this the old fashioned way. You will need 2 forks for this. You have to hold the chicken with one fork and with the other fork pull and tear the chicken flesh into shreds. This might take a little longer and a bit more effort but you will end to almost a similar result as using a stand mixer.

HOW TO MAKE CHICKEN FILLING ?

One of the best things about this chicken parcels recipe is that you can make the filling of your choice. Doesn’t’ have to be non-veg. You can make a veg filling as well. In this particular recipe I used a delicious boneless chicken mayonnaise filling.

To make this filling i Mixed 200 grams of boiled shredded chicken with diced onion, chopped green chili, freshly chopped coriander, black pepper powder, crushed red chili, salt and mayonnaise. You can add in cheddar cheese to this mixture as well. Again there are a million different varieties of fillings that you can make. But you have to try out this particular filling used in this recipe and i’m sure you are going to love.

HOW TO MAKE CHICKEN PARCELS

Take the bread slices without the crusty edges and spread this filling onto it. Spread the filling generously over the bread slice. Cover with another bread slice. Press on the sandwich a little to make sure filling sticks to the bread.

how to make SLURRY

Now we need to prepare a corn flour slurry which will help the breadcrumbs adhere to the bread sandwich and actually stick to the bread instead of falling off while frying. To make the slurry whisk yoghurt until it becomes smooth and add corn flour to it while mixing. Keep mixing until it becomes a bit thick and then add water gradually while mixing. Mix until it forms a thin liquid paste without lumps. Keep this slurry in a shallow bowl for breading.

For the breading station you will need 2 shallow bowls, one with the slurry and the other with the breadcrumbs.

Now place the chicken bread sandwiches in the slurry bowl and turn them around in the slurry to coat both sides. Pick them up and gently place them in the second bowl and roll them over in the breadcrumbs to cover the entire bread with the crumbs. Make sure the bread sandwich is fully coated with the breadcrumbs.

Now place this sandwich in a preheated pan with cooking oil and fry until it turns into a beautiful golden brown colour. Here’s a quick tip, do not fry on high flame as it quickly burns the breadcrumbs and can also leave the chicken filling raw.

INGREDIENTS

6 Bread Slices
200 gms Boneless Chicken
1 Onion
2 Green Chili
2 TBSP Fresh Coriander Chopped
1/4 TSP salt
1/4 TSP Black Pepper Powder
1/2 TSP Crushed Red Chili
3 TBSP Mayonnaise
5 TBSP Yoghurt
5 TBSP Corn Flour
3 - 4 TBSP Water
1 Cup Cooking Oil

DIRECTIONS

Cut off the bread crusts/edges and grind them along with 2 more crusty bread slices to make breadcrumbs.
In a bowl mix the boiled shredded chicken breast with diced onion, chopped green chili, freshly chopped coriander, black pepper powder, crushed red chili, salt and mayonnaise.
Take the bread slices without the crusty edges and generously spread the filling onto it and cover with another bread slice. Press on the sandwich a little to make sure filling sticks to the bread.
To make the slurry whisk yogurt until it becomes smooth and add corn flour to it while mixing. Keep mixing until it becomes a bit thick and then add water gradually while mixing. Mix until it forms a thin liquid paste without lumps.
Now place the chicken bread sandwiches in the slurry bowl and turn them around in the slurry to coat both sides. Pick them up and gently place them in the second bowl and roll them over in the breadcrumbs to cover the entire bread with the crumbs.
Now place this sandwich in a preheated pan with cooking oil and fry until golden brown and enjoy the warm and crispy chicken parcels.

Crispy Chicken Parcels Recipe