1 ½Tbspmilk powderomit if you use Nestum cereal 3-in-1
½tspsalt
Instructions
Marinade the chicken:
Place chicken pieces in a large bowl. Add marinade ingredients and let them marinade for 30 minutes at room temperature
When ready to fry the chicken, preheat some oil for deep-frying in a deep pot, about 2-inches of oil. Coat each piece of chicken with cornstarch and shake off any excess flour
Frying the chicken:
Fry the chicken until lightly golden and cooked through. Remove from the oil to absorbent paper towel. Remove any frying bits from the oil and bring the oil back to high heat again
Fry the chicken for the second time until the chicken pieces are crispy and has deeper brown, but not burnt. Remove to absorbent paper towel
Prepare the cereal mixture:
In a bowl, combine the Nestum cereal, sugar and milk powder. Whisk to mix everything. In another skillet, melt the butter. Add the chili and curry leaves and stir-fry until fragrant. The curry leaves will crisp up too. Add Nestum cereal mixture and continue to stir-fry for about 1 minute. Take care not to burn it as there's sugar
Add the fried chicken pieces to the mixture and stir everything to combine. Have a taste of the cereal mixture and adjust by adding more salt and/or sugar to your liking. It should be salty, buttery and slightly sweet
Dish out to serving platter and serve immediately with rice as part of multi-course meal
Notes
If you really can't find Nestum cereal, try it with regular uncooked oats. It works really well too. You just need to stir fry the oats a bit longer to get it to crisp up, but my family loves it with oats too before I got a hold of Nestum cerea