Fried Chicken Wonton

Prep Time: 20min

Cook Time: 15min

Total Time: 35min

Yield: 12-14 Chicken Wontons

Ingredients

1 Cup Maida/Refined Wheat Flour

1/4 Cup Cornflour/Cornstarch
Salt to Taste
2 Tblspn Oil
All Purpose Flour for Dusting

1/3 Cup Hot Water or add as needed

1 Egg

200 Grams Minced Chicken

1 Tspn Green Chilli Paste

Salt to Taste

1 Small Sized Onion, finely minced

1/2 Tspn Minced Ginger

1 Tspn Minced Garlic

2 Tspn Soya sauce

3/4 Tspn Crushed Pepper

2 Tblspn Cilantro Leaves, finely chopped

Oil for Frying

Directions

• Whisk egg in a mixing bowl & keep aside.
• In a mixing bowl add minced chicken, minced ginger, minced garlic, salt, crushed pepper, soya sauce, minced onion, half of whisked egg, cilantro leaves, green chilli paste & mix everything well. Keep aside.

• In a bowl; combine all purpose flour, salt, oil, half of remaining whisked egg, cornflour & water to make a smooth dough. Cover with a damp cloth & let the dough rest for 10 minutes. 

• Place the dough on a well floured surface & make 12-14 equal size balls from the dough. 

• Take one dough ball & flatten it using your palm.

• Using a rolling pin roll each dough into 3 to 4 inch diameter circle & keep aside.

• Place 2-3 teaspoons of chicken stuffing in the center. 

• With your fingers apply little water along the edges of the dough circle & fold into half. Press the ends firmly so that filling does not come out during frying process. Bring the two edges together & seal them firmly as shown in the picture below.

• You can also bring all the edges together & seal it like a potli as shown in the picture below.

• Heat oil in a sauce pan/kadai on a medium flame & once oil is hot enough, add the wontons into the oil.

• Fry them in small batches for 4-5 minutes or until golden brown. 
• Keep turning the chicken wontons with a strainer ladle while frying otherwise they get discoloured.
• Transfer them to a plate lined with paper towel to remove excess oil.

• Serve fried chicken wontons with sweet chilli sauce.