Chicken Fingers

Ingredients

• 3 boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1½ inch wide pieces
• Oil to deep fry
• Salt to taste
• Freshly crushed black peppercorns, to taste
• 150 grams mozzarella cheese
• 1 cup refined flour (maida)
• 2 teaspoons sweet chilli sauce
• 1 egg
• 1 cup fresh breadcrumbs

Method

1. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai.
2. Beat the chicken pieces with the back of a knife to flatten them. Sprinkle salt and crushed black peppercorns.
3. Cut mozzarella cheese into 1 cm thick slices and further cut them into fingers.
4. Keep one cheese finger on each chicken piece and roll.
5. Put refined flour, salt, sweet chilli sauce and 1 egg in a bowl and mix. Add little water at a time and whisk to make a smooth batter.
6. Spread breadcrumbs in a plate.
7. Dip each chicken finger in the batter, roll in breadcrumbs. You can prepare these in advance and keep them in the refrigerator till it is time to deep-fry. Gently slide into hot oil and deep-fry till golden. 
8. Drain on absorbent paper. Halve them diagonally and arrange on a serving plate and serve hot.