Chicken Peri Peri bites are basically Portuguese mirch pakora stuffed with cheese and chicken. Since kids these days happily consume anything labelled as restaurant style, my picky eaters enjoy it a lot at our iftar table or even as snack Just by its name Nondo’s Peri Bites.
This recipes uses chicken strips along with mozzarella cheese which makes it simple and hustle free
For this recipes I’m am using jalapeño peppers, which are moderately hot. If you want them extra hot then you can add a tsp red chili to the chicken while its boiling.
If you want to deep fry them then fry them on medium flame.
Air Fried Peri Bites
These simple cheesy chicken peri peri bites are finger licking delicious. By using air fryer I was able to make them without using any oil. You can make bunch of them ahead of time and freeze them before frying......just throw them into the air fryer whenever you want them ready.
Ingredients
- 8-10 Medium size jalapeño's Green chillies 8-10
- 250 gms Chicken Breast cut in strips
- 1 Egg
- 1 cup Breadcrumbs
- 1/2 cup White Corn starch
- ½ tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
- 300 gms Mozzarella cheese cut in 1ich wide strips
- 1 cup Vinegar
- 2 tbsp Oil
Instructions
- Thoroughly wash the jalapeños dry them on a tissue paper.
- Put a vertical cut on each one of them and take out the seeds and white membranous part from inside.
- In a bowl, add vinegar and dip the jalapeños in it one by one for,15 min.
- Meanwhile, boil the chicken cubes on stove with salt and ginger garlic paste for 10 min, keep it aside.
- Take out the jalapeños from the vinegar and dry them before coating and stuffing them.
- Open the cut with your fingers and fill in them with shredded chicken and cheese slices..
- Roll the jalapeño in the cornstarch/ first, then dip in the beaten egg and then roll them in the bread crumbs..
- Repeat the coating one more time, this time with egg and bread crumbs only so that you get a good coating on the peppers.
- Press the precoated peppers between your palms to keep the coating even and freeze it for an hour.
- Air fry them at medium heat for 10-15 minutes. Flip them carefully in between to evenly cook and gently brush with cooking oil.
Notes
* You can omit chicken from stuffing, if you want to make vegetarian version of it.
* While freezing, spread breaded peri bites on a tray 1-2inch apart from each other.
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* While freezing, spread breaded peri bites on a tray 1-2inch apart from each other.
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