Cream And Onion Chicken Popcorn

Ingredients

• 250 grams boneless chicken breasts, cut into small cubes
• Salt to taste
• 1 tablespoon garlic paste
• 2 tablespoons onion paste
• 2 spring onion bulbs, finely chopped
• ¾ teaspoon paprika powder
• ½ cup cornflour
• Oil for deep frying
• Spice Mix
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese powder
• 2 tablespoons milk powder
• Salt to taste
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
• Crumb
• ¾ cup panko breadcrumbs
• ½ tablespoon parmesan cheese powder
• 1 tablespoon chopped spring onion greens + for garnish
• Crushed black peppercorns to taste
• Egg Mixture
• 2 eggs
• Salt to taste
• Crushed black peppercorns to taste

Method

1. Take chicken pieces in a bowl, add salt, garlic paste, onion paste, spring onion bulbs and paprika powder and mix well. Set aside to marinate for 30 minutes.
2. To make the spice mix, put parmesan cheese powder into a grinder jar, add milk powder, salt, onion powder and powdered sugar and grind to fine powder.
3. To make crumb mixture, spread panko breadcrumbs on a plate. Add parmesan cheese powder and spring onion greens and mix well. Add crushed black peppercorns and mix well.
4. Break eggs into a bowl, add salt and crushed black peppercorns and whisk well. Take cornflour in a bowl. 
5. Heat sufficient oil in a kadai.
6. Roll the marinated chicken pieces in cornflour, dip in egg mixture and roll in breadcrumbs mixture. Then slide them into hot oil and deep-fry till golden brown and crisp.
7. Drain on absorbent paper. Transfer into a bowl, sprinkle the prepared spice mix while the chicken pieces are still hot and toss well.
8. Transfer into a serving plate, sprinkle spring onion greens and serve hot with tomato ketchup.