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Butterfly Chicken Recipe is an ideal way to prepare Chicken for various recipes. Watch our step-by-step instructions here. For non-veg lovers like us, Chicken has always been a go-to recipe at our house. Especially I and our son and I both enjoy making different varieties of chicken recipes and relishing them at home. Whether over a weekend, at parties or on any special occasion, Chicken dishes have their place on every occasion. Especially the fried chicken recipes are an all-time favourite for all.

Today’s recipe is an instant chicken starter recipe. It’s a perfect evening snack or a party snacker that can be made with few ingredients yet tastes the best and is loved by kids.

How to make butterfly chicken recipe at home?

Butterfly chicken is made by marinating the boneless chicken pieces with ginger garlic, assorted sauces, chilly flakes, and black pepper powder for a crispy coating. Add cornflour and plain flour, marinate it well and rest it for a while to get soft, tender and juicy chicken. The marinated chicken pieces are deep fried along with potato slices pierced together in a skewer stick, giving it a butterfly shape; hence this recipe is named “Butterfly Chicken Recipe”. Check out the detailed recipe with step-by-step images and instructions below.👇

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Butterfly Chicken Recipe

Kavya Vivek

Butterfly Chicken is an instant innovative chicken starter made with very few ingredients yet turns out to be a perfect party snacker.

Butterfly Chicken is a simple dish made with Boneless chicken marinated with some spices, and these marinated chicken cubes are then covered with potato slices pierced in a skewer stick to keep it intact.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Total Time 1

Course Appetizer, non veg starter, starter recipes

Cuisine Indian

Servings 3 people

Calories 160 kcal

Equipment

Mixing Bowl

Slicer
Kadhai for deep frying
Strainer

Ingredients

500 grams Chicken Boneless
2 spn Schezwan Sauce/Chutney
1 tbsp Soya Sauce

1 tbsp Green Chilly Sauce
1/2 tbsp Black Pepper Powder
1/2 tsp Red Chilly Flakes

Oregano (Optional)
1/2 tbsp Vinegar
Salt as per taste

4 tbsp Corn Flour
2 tbsp All Purpose Flour
Oil for Frying

2 Large Potatoes
Tooth Picks/ small skewer sticks

Mayonnaise Chilly Sauce

2 tbsp Mayonnaise

1 tbsp Tomato Ketchup
1/2 tsp Chilly Flakes

Instructions

Cut the boneless chicken into small pieces and add 1 tbsp of Ginger &Garlic Paste

Then goes in all the sauces and spices, starting with Schezwan Chutney, Black pepper powder, Soya Sauce, Green Chilly Sauce, Red Chilly Powder, Vinegar or Lemon Juice, Chilly Flakes and sprinkle some Oregano or Italian Seasonings, and finally some Salt as per taste.
For a crispy coating, add Cornflour and Plain All purpose flour to the margination and mix it well.
Rest the marinated chicken for 30 minutes

De-skin two Large Potatoes and make think Potato Slices.
The Thickness should be in such a way that we should be able to bend and pierce it with a skewer stick.
Take half a cup of water in a bowl and add 1 tsp of Cornflour and make every thing cornflour slurry for coating the potato slices.

Steps to follow: Dip the Potato Slices in the Cornflour slurry; place a piece of marinated chicken between the potato slice, Fold it and then pierce in a skewer stick from the centre.
Heat Oil in a Kadhai, Once the Oil is hot, Keep the flame on medium and deep fry these set chicken pieces on low-med love for 15 mins until crispy and golden brown.
For a Spicy Tangy Mayo Sauce, Add Mayonaise, Chilly flakes, Tomato Sauce and a pinch of Black pepper powder