Chicken Croquettes

Chicken Croquettes

Croquettes are typically breaded bundles of vegetables or meat held together by a thick white sauce . This fried chicken croquettes are made with chicken and minced onions and parsley. The thick white sauce holds the croquettes together.
It's an appetiser for kids and adults. A perfect party snack......

Ingredients
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Boneless chicken breast - 200 gm
Pepper pd - 1 tsp
Chili pd - ½ tsp
Salt - to taste

Onion - 1 (thinly sliced)
Green chili - 2 (chopped)
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Garam masala pd - ¼ tsp
Coriander leaves - 2 tsp
Butter - 3 tbsp
All purpose flour - 2 tbsp
Milk - 1 cup
Pepper - 1 - 1 ½ tsp
All purpose flour - ½ cup
Egg whites - 2
Bread crumbs - 1 cup
Salt - to taste
Method
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Cook the chicken adding pepper pwd, chili pwd, enough salt and little water. Keep it aside.

After cooling  chicken ,crush together cooked chicken and onion in a food processor or chop it finely.Heat oil in a pan, add the crushed chicken and onion, chopped green chili and ginger garlic paste and saute for about 3 - 4 minutes.To this add garam masala powder and coriander leaves and mix well.

In another pan, heat butter, add 2 tbsp all purpose flour and saute for about 2 - 3 minutes. Slowly add milk and cook till thick stirring continuously. Add pepper powder and salt and mix well. Add this white sauce to the chicken mixture and mix well. Let it cool for some time.

Take small portions, roll it and shape them into croquettes. Roll it in all purpose flour, then in egg whites and then roll it in bread crumbs.

Heat oil in a deep pan and fry these croquettes in medium hot oil. Serve hot with tomato sauce ..

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