Hyderabadi Chicken Majestic Recipe | How to Make Chicken Majestic

HYDERABADI CHICKEN MAJESTIC | STARTUP COOKING

Chicken Majestic is a dry chicken appetizer recipe from Hyderabad, India. It's basically a fried chicken coated in a spicy, tangy yogurt based sauce. It tastes crispy on the outside and tender and juicy from inside. This Hyderabadi Chicken Majestic is an easy chicken recipe that can be made quickly at home. It tastes the same as served in many Indian Restaurants.

Here, the chicken pieces are soaked in buttermilk, deep fried and then tossed in spicy curd based sauce. This majestic chicken is a very tasty appetizer which will be gone within minutes after serving, very addictive. You can serve as a side dish with your meals, rice, kuzhambu or rasam. Try to use boneless chicken breast or thigh pieces to cook easily.

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This starter is great for special occasions, festivals, pot lucks or any get-together. Follow my step by step photo recipe to prepare Hyderabadi Chicken Majestic. If you like this recipe share it, tweet it and pin it. Please do try and post your comments.

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RECIPE FOR CHICKEN MAJESTIC

Coarse : Lunch / Dinner - Starter

Cuisine : Andhra

Author : Jayashree Karthik

Prep Time : 2 hr

Cook Time : 20 min

Total Time : 2 hr 20 min

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INGREDIENTS

To Marinate

1/2 kg boneless chicken - cut into thin strips

1 tsp salt

1 cup buttermilk

1 juice of lemon

1 tsp ginger garlic paste

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp red chilli powder

2 tbsp corn flour

1 egg

oil - for deep frying

For Chicken Majestic

2 tbsp oil

6 garlic - thin

5 green chilli - slit

1 spring curry leaves

1/4 cup curd - whisked well

1/4 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp red chilli powder

1/2 tsp coriander powder

1/2 tsp cumin powder

2 tsp soy sauce

salt - to taste

1 tbsp mint leaves - chopped

1 tbsp coriander leaves - chopped

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PROCEDURE

cut the boneless chicken in to thin strips

to the bowl, add salt, buttermilk and lemon juice

mix well with the chicken and rest the bowl for 2 hours

after 2 hours, remove the excess buttermilk and add ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, corn flour and egg

mix well and rest the bowl for another 1 hour

now heat oil in a pan, gently drop the chicken in batches and fry in medium until it turns crispy, golden brown and cooked thoroughly

remove the chicken from oil and set aside

heat 2 tbsp oil in the pan, add thinly sliced garlic, green chillies and curry leaves

saute for few minutes

reduce the flame, add whisked curd, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder and cumin powder and salt

saute for 1-2 minutes or until the raw smell of spices goes

now, add soy sauce and saute for 1 minute and then add fried chicken pieces

mix well and saute on high flame for 1 minute and then switch off the flame

garnish with chopped mint and coriander leaves

chicken majestic is ready

Enjoy with chapathi, biryani or as starter

NOTES

adjust spice level according to your taste
do not overcrowd chicken pieces when frying, leave space between them will allow them to brown and cook more evenly
try to cut the chicken into thin strips

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