Tandoori Chicken Nugget Recipe: How To Make Desi-Style Chicken Nuggets For Masaledaar Snack

If you are a hardcore foodie like us, then you would agree that good food means good mood! We can’t help but smile at the thought of crispy chicken tikka, chilli paneer and momos. With the weekend just around the corner, we get excited at the thought of all the delicious treats we plan to indulge in! Why wait for the weekend when we can enjoy delicious food right now?! Today, we have found the recipe of a crispy snack that offers the flavours of two classic snacks, it is called tandoori chicken nugget.

Tandoori chicken meets chicken nuggets in this crispy and masaledaar snack. If you are familiar with marinating tandoori chicken, then this recipe will be very easy for you. Minced chicken is marinated in tandoori masalas and then coated in the signature chicken nugget-style to give this crunchy snack.

Desi Chicken Nugget Recipe: How To Make Tandoori Chicken Nugget At Home

Grind together minced chicken and bread crumbs. Add the tandoori marination ingredients like yoghurt, red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder, pepper powder, garam masala, ginger-garlic paste and more. Mix this well, you will get a wet and soft dough. Spread the dough in a plate and cut squares using a knife, don’t remove the squares from the plate. Freeze this for an hour or so. Next, whisk eggs and spread breadcrumbs on a plate. Take each frozen chicken square and dunk in the egg, coat it with bread crumbs and then deep fry them till they are golden brown. The tandoori chicken nuggets are ready!

Click here for the step-by-step recipe of Tandoori Chicken Nugget.

Pro Tip: You can store the frozen and marinated chicken pieces for about a week.

Sounds delicious, right?! Prepare these desi chicken nuggets at home and surprise your family with your culinary skills. Do tell us in the comments section how you liked it!