Forget Chicken Tikka, Try This Butterfly Chicken Recipe That's A Party In Your Mouth

New Year is here, and most of us bid farewell to 2023 with a blast. While some partied at clubs, most of us hosted soirees and made amazing, restaurant style dishes at home. If you are a non vegetarian, having chicken dishes at your party would not come as a surprise. Be it kids or adults, chicken is one meat that is loved by all non vegetarians.

The best part about it? It can be baked, cooked, sauteed , or even grilled, with all variations offering a different taste. So, if you are one of those people who hosted a party at your home and have raw chicken left over, fret not. We have an easy, quick to make Butterfly Chicken recipe that will only require basic ingredients from your pantry! Also Read: 5 Easy Chicken Snacks That Can Be Made In Just 15 Mins Butterfly chicken is a spicy and succulent meat appetiser! Photo Credit: iStock This Indianized version of butterfly chicken is easy to make and loved by kids and adults alike.

This recipe does not require any over the top ingredients and can even be made by a beginner level cook. It is versatile so the spice levels of chicken can be adjusted. Butterfly chicken makes for an excellent snack at kids' parties or soirees. It can easily be made with leftover ingredients from your New Year's Eve party leftovers and served as an evening snack for your kids.

In a big bowl, take chicken pieces and marinate them with ginger garlic paste and spices red chilli powder, chaat, salt, and pepper. To this, add eggs, soy sauce, red chilli sauce, red chilli paste, vinegar, cornflour, and maida. Mix it well with the chicken pieces so that they are well coated. Cover the bowl with a lid and keep it aside for 3 4 hours to marinate.

In the meantime, slice medium sized potatoes into thin layers and rinse them. Now take two tablespoons of cornflour and add water to it to make it a slurry. Add the sliced potato pieces to the cornflour slurry and let them soak for 10 minutes. After the potato slices have been soaked, take them out.

Now take one slice, gently place the marinated chicken in between, fold it and keep it together by inserting a toothpick in between. Butterfly chicken is versatile and easy to make! Photo Credit: iStock Repeat the same process with other chicken pieces and potato slices. Make sure the toothpick holds the meat and vegetables properly and does not just pierce them.

In a frying pan, heat some oil or ghee on a high flame. After the oil has become hot, reduce the flame and gently place the butterfly chicken in it. Deep fry the butterfly chicken until it's crisp to perfection. Garnish with sesame seeds and voila! Your butterfly chicken is ready to serve! Read the full recipe here .

Since this recipe has high spice levels, you can serve it with mint mayonnaise or a yoghurt based dip to balance its taste. If you are preparing this dish for your kids, avoid putting red chilli sauce and paste in the chicken marination. Instead, you can replace these with tomato ketchup. If you don't want to deep fry this recipe, you can also use an air fryer for the same.

Just place the uncooked butterfly chicken pieces on the air fryer tray and flip it after 15 minutes till the ingredients are crisp. Also Read: 5 Low Fat Chicken Snacks To Pair With Your Evening Tea.