This Air Fried Chicken is going to blow your mind! It’s just like the real deal – crispy and juicy – but made with ease in the Air Fryer. Enjoy it as a burger, salad or the clasic mashed potatoes and gravy.
I can’t have an Air Fryer series without a Fried Chicken recipe in it now can I? And so, here’s how to make finger-licking good Fried Chicken without the actual frying!
Making the Air Fryer Crispy Chicken takes less than 30 minutes, which means it often features on our menu. But it’s never boring because there are so many ways to serve it. In this recipe, I share my three favourite ways to turn this Air Fried Chicken into a wholesome meal. You haveee to try them all!!
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Ingredients Overview
Chicken: cut into bite-sized pieces
Marinade:Marinate the chicken with whisked curd, garlic paste, schezwan sauce, lemon juice, oil, curry leaves, egg and basic Indian spices along with salt and pepper.
Coating: Crushed cornflakes and some melted butter for greasing. No heaps of oil needed!
Frequently Asked Questions
Make sure to not skip spraying the chicken with melted butter when flipping it in the air fryer – this will hydrate the chicken and make it crisp up.
Letting the chicken marinate for 2 hours minimum is a must for tender air fried chicken.
You can follow the same temperature settings in an oven but note that it is really important to repeatedly flip and spray the chicken with butter, a hands-on approach which is easier to do in the air fryer.
You can store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Yep! You can freeze this chicken for up to 3 months in an airtight container.
Richa’s Top Tips
- I like to use chicken thighs for this recipe because it’s a juicer cut. You could sub for chicken breast but note that the chicken will be slightly dry in comparison.
- If you don’t have corn flakes on hand, you can use panko or regular breadcrumbs in a pinch.
- You can reheat the chicken in the air fryer for 2-3 minutes at 180 degrees celsius to get it nice and crispy again.
If you’ve been wondering how to make fried chicken in the air fryer, you’ve gotta give this recipe a try. It’s so easy you’ll never go back to deep-frying or banking on frozen foods again! Easy to make, minimal oil, and you know exactly what goes into it. It doesn’t get better than this!
If you liked this recipe, also check out my Air Fryer Chicken Nuggets and keep following along for more Air Fryer recipes 🙂 Send me your recreations over on my IG @my_foodstory and I’ll see you with the next recipe!
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Marinating chicken:
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Add all ingredients for chicken marination except chicken to a bowl & whisk to combine well. Add chicken & mix well. Set aside for 1 ½ – 2 hours for the chicken to get marinated well.
600 gms, 1 tablespoon whisked curds, 2 tablespoons garlic paste, 30 finely chopped curry leaves, 2 tablespoons finely chopped coriander leaves, 1 ½ tablespoons schezwan sauce, 1 teaspoon kashmiri chilli powder, ½ teaspoon black pepper powder, 1 ½ teaspoons salt, Juice of 1 lemon, 1 tablespoon cooking oil, 1 egg
Making fried chicken
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Pre – heat air fryer to 190 C & brush the basket lightly with butter.
2 tablespoons melted butter
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Roll each piece of marinated chicken on the crushed cornflakes and make sure that the pieces are coated well.
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Brush the air fryer basket with butter and place the coated chicken pieces with some gap between each other. Drizzle or spray melted butter on each piece.
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Air fry chicken at 190 C for 5 minutes, flip them once, drizzle or spray butter and air fry at 190 C for 4 minutes. Air fry at 200 C for 3-4 minutes flipping once, till the chicken is fried to a golden brown.
- 3 suggestions for serving fried chicken: can be used as a patty in a burger, as a meal with mash & gravy or slice and serve with a salad.
- This recipe works best for boneless chicken thighs as they are tender & juicy which may be replaced with chicken breasts.
- Any cooking oil may be used in marination as per your choice, I have used groundnut oil.
- Do not skip marination time for chicken as it makes sure that it tenderises well.
Calories: 321kcal, Carbohydrates: 10g, Protein: 32g, Fat: 17g, Saturated Fat: 6g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g, Monounsaturated Fat: 6g, Trans Fat: 0.3g, Cholesterol: 199mg, Sodium: 1258mg, Potassium: 455mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 855IU, Vitamin C: 158mg, Calcium: 76mg, Iron: 4mg
This article was researched and written by Navya Khetarpal.
