Serves: 10
Total Calories: 486

2 tablespoons Basic Ginger-Garlic Paste
2 1/2 to 3 pounds chicken, skinned and cut into serving pieces (discard the back and wings)
2 cups water
1 teaspoon Garam Masala
1/2 teaspoon salt or to taste
1/2 teaspoon Chaat Masala or store-bought
1 teaspoon dry-roasted and coarsely ground cumin seeds (see recipe)
__Dry-Roasting Spices ..........Click the Edit tab and select this entry to learn more.
1 recipe Basic Batter for Pakora Fritters
2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro, including soft stems
1 tablespoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground cumin seeds
1/2 teaspoon , hot red pepper flake, , or to taste
1/2 teaspoon , coarsely ground ajwain, seeds
1 1/2 to 2 cups peanut oil for deep-frying

1. Prepare the ginger-garlic paste. Then place the chicken, water, ginger-garlic paste, garam masala, and salt in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low, cover the pan and simmer until the chicken is tender and all the water has been absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes. If the chicken cooks before the water dries up, uncover the pan and cook until the chicken is completely dry. Let cool, remove the bones and cut into smaller pieces, if you wish.

2. Meanwhile, prepare the chaat masala and the dry-roasted cumin seeds. Then, prepare the basic batter, and mix in the cilantro, coriander, cumin, red pepper flakes, and ajwain seeds.

3. Add the chicken to the batter. Heat the oil and fry the chicken as per directions in INFORMATION AND SPECIAL TECHNIQUES: __Frying Fritters (Pakorae Talna). Transfer to a platter, sprinkle with the roasted cumin and chaat masala.

From "1,000 Indian Recipes." Copyright 2002 by Neelam Batra. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 10
Total Calories: 486
Calories from Fat: 200

More Recipes from the 1000 Indian Recipes Cookbook:
* Starters and Snacks
Baby Spinach Pakora Fritters
Basic Batter for Pakora Fritters
Basic Chicken Tikka Kabaabs
Basic Fish Tikka Kabaabs
Basic Grilled Lamb Tikka Kabaabs
Basic Mashed Potato Patties
Basic Stuffed Potato Patties
Bell Pepper Pakora Fritters with Ajwain Seeds
Black Chickpea Kabaabs
Bread Pakora Fritters Stuffed with Coconut Chutney
Cauliflower Pakora Fritters with Cilantro
Chile Chicken Tikka Marinade
Chopped Onion Pakora Fritters
Chutney-Marinated Broiled Paneer Cheese Kabaabs
Citrus Chicken Tikka Marinade
Coconut-Red Chili Croquettes with Mixed Beans
Cottage Cheese Pakora Fritters with Red Bell Peppers
Creamy Chicken Tikka Marinade
Crispy Flour Chips with Vegetables and Spicy Chutneys
Crispy Puffs with Potatoes and Spicy Yogurt
Crispy Puffs with Spicy Tamarind Water
Crispy Taro Chips with Asafoetida
Crumbled Paneer Cheese Pakora Fritters with Green Chutney
Curried Chicken or Lamb Turnovers
Deep-Fried Lamb Kabaab Patties
Falguni's Steamed Chickpea Flour Cakes
Filling for Potato Patties
Fish Pakora Fritters
Flattened Lamb Kabaab Skewers with Cardamom Seeds
Flattened Lamb Kabaab Skews with Nuts and Poppy Seeds
Flour Chips with Yogurt and Mango Powder Chutney
Fresh Fenugreek Pakora Fritters with Pomegranate Seeds
Fresh Green Bean Pakora Fritters with Ginger
Fresh Green Chutney Lamb Tikka Marinade
Garlic Chicken Tikka Marinade
Garlickly Eggplant Pakora Fritters
Green Split Pea Samosa Filling
Grilled Chicken Drumstick Kabaabs
Grilled Fish Tikka Marinade
Ground Meat Pakora Fritters
Gujarati Chickpea Flour Rolls
Gujarati Stuffed Chickpea Flour Rolls
Indian French Fries with Tomatoes
Instant Steamed Semolina Cakes with Yogurt
Kabaab and Tikka Finishing Glaze
Mama's Paneer Cheese Pakora Fritters
Marinated Chicken Pakora Fritters
Marinated Lamb Kabaabs
Mashed Batter-Fried Potato Balls
Meat Samosa Filling
Mint Chicken Tikka Marinade
Mixed Vegetable Pakora Fritters
Mung Bean Croquettes
Mung Bean Croquettes with Spinach
Mung Bean Puffed Pastries
Mushroom Turnovers with Curry Powder
Pan Fried Lamb Kabaabs
Pan-Cooked Chicken Liver Kabaabs
Pan-Roasted Egg-Stuffed Chicken Drumstick Kabaabs
Paneer Cheese Kabaabs with Pomegranate Seeds
Pastry Crackers with Black Pepper and Ajwain Seeds
Pastry Swirls with Roasted Red Bell Peppers and Potatoes
Pinched Lamb Kabaab with Fenugreek Leaves
Pinched Rice Flour Pakora Fritters with Papaya
Potato Filling
Potato Fritters with Chives
Potato and Cashew Patties
Potato and Tapioca Patties
Puff Pastry Rolls with Asparagus and Scallions
Puff Pastry Twists with Cumin and Ajwain Seeds
Puffed Rice with Onion, Potatoes, and Spicy Chutneys
Pumpkin Pakora Fritters with Bengali 5- Spices
Punjabi-Style Fermented Urad Bean Croquettes
Rice Croquettes with Cashews
Rice Flour and Cashew Pakora Fritters
Rosemary Lamb Tikka Marinade
Royal Lamb Tikka Marinade
Salt and Pepper Cashews
Savory Cereal Mixture with Nuts
Savory Pastry Diamonds
Sesame Fish Tikka Marinade
Shredded Cabbage Pakora Fritters with Yogurt
Shrimp Pakora Fritter
Silky Chicken Tikka Marinade
Silky Skewered Minced Chicken
Sindhi-Style Stuffed Triangular Pastries
Skewered Minced Lamb Kabaabs with Saffron
Skewered Minced Paneer Cheese Kabaabs
Skewered Paneer and Vegetable Kabaabs
Skewered Vegetable Kabaabs with Fresh Fenugreek Leaves
Sourdough Bread and Potato Ovals
South Indian Croquettes with Curry Leaves
Spicy 7-Layered Baked Pastries
Spicy Batter-Coated Fish Kabaabs
Spicy Batter-Fried Peanuts
Spicy Green Split Pea Pakora Fritters
Spicy Lentil Wafers
Spicy Mixed Nuts and Seeds
Spicy Mixed Vegetable Samosa Filling
Spicy Pressed Rice Flakes Mixture
Spicy Steamed Chickpea Zucchini Cake
Spicy Stuffed Croquettes
Sprouted Green Mung Bean Samosa Filling
Steamed Mung Bean Bites
Steamed Spicy Fermented Rice Cakes
Stuffed Lentil Wafer Rolls
Stuffed Napa Cabbage Roll Pakora Fritters
Stuffed Phyllo Baked Pastry Pouches
Stuffed Phyllo Triangles
Stuffed Potatoes with Spicy Shredded Chicken
Stuffed Tortilla Triangles
Thrice-Baked Potato Skins with Petite Peas
Tofu and Potato Patties
Traditional Chicken Pakora Fritters
Traditional Steamed Fermented Rice Cakes
Traditional Steamed Split Chickpea Cakes
Traditional Stuffed Triangular Pastries
Turmeric Lamb Tikka Marinade
Yellow Mung Bean and Spinach Samosa Filling