Crumb Fried Chicken With Cilantro Pesto

Crumb Fried Chicken With Cilantro Pesto

Dec 21, 2024Sara Ahmed

Ingredients:

  • Chicken Breast Boneless – 2 No.

  • Eggs – 1 No.

  • Garlic – 3–4 Cloves

  • Thyme (Dry) – a pinch

  • Oregano (Dry) – a pinch

  • Parsley (Chopped) – 1 tbsp

  • Chilli Flakes – as requires

  • Bread crumbs – as requires

  • Salt – To Taste

  • Sugar – To Taste

  • Pepper (Freshly Ground) –To Taste

  • Cilantro – ½ bunch* Mint – few sprigs

  • Pine Nuts (Roasted) – 20 gm

  • Parmesan Cheese – 10 gm

  • Recon CocoCare® Coconut Oil – 100 ml

Method

– Wash and pat dry the chicken boneless. Cut the chicken diagonally into thin slices (Approx 4–5 slices from each fillet).

– Make a marinade with the egg, 3 chopped cloves of garlic, thyme, oregano, parsley, chilli flakes and seasoning.

– Marinade the chicken with the marinade & keep aside for ten minutes

– In a dish place the bread crumbs and add a little chopped parsley. Evenly coat the chicken with the bread crumbs.

– In a pan, heat CocoCare® Coconut Oil and fry the chicken on medium heat till cooked through and golden brown on both sides.

Cilantro Pesto

– Wash and dry the cilantro and mint.

– Put the cilantro, mint, a clove of garlic, roasted pine nuts, parmesan cheese and 40ml of CocoCare® Coconut Oil and Salt and sugar in a food processor.

– Grind all the ingredients to a paste, check for seasoning.

– Serve the Cilantro pesto along with Crumb Fried chicken

Cooking Instructions:

To be cooked in a pan/ skillet (shallow fried) on medium flame and chicken to be served immediately after frying served along with the pesto (room temperature).

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