Buffalo Bites

(Another recipe courtesy of Shireen Anwer)

This is a great appetizer and a big hit with kids. It can be made in advance and the last step of mixing the sauce can be done at the time of party. I made this for my daughter's party once and there were quite a few concerned looks at the table, and comments like oh we will only take pizza.  I asked them to try one each and see what they thought and before long I had to make a second batch :) I am still getting requests from her friends to please make it again.

Ingredients

For Marination

1 lbs boneless Chicken cubecut

1/2 cup maida (all purpose flour)

2 Tbs Corn flour

1 tsp Baking powder

1 egg

1 tsp salt ( or to taste)

1/2 tsp chilli powder (can add more if you want spicier)

Ice Chilled Water

Buffalo Sauce

2 Tbs Chilli Oil ( Can be store bought or made at home )

1 Tbs crushed Garlic 

4 Tbs Hot & sweet sauce 

2 Tbs Honey

2 Tbs Tomato ketchup

1/2 cup Oil For Frying chicken

Mix all the ingredients for marination in ice cold water

Add Chicken and set aside for at least 30 mins

Heat Oil in a wok  and fry chicken on high flame
Remove and set aside (this can be done  a few hours earlier)

Sauce

Heat Chilli oil and fry crushed garlic till it is aromatic

Add Hot & sweet sauce, honey and ketchup and mix well.

This can be made and set aside  .

Mix Chicken bites and Buffalo sauce in the wok and serve with on tooth picks.

Bon Appetite.

How To make chilli oil at home :

Take about 4 TBS crushed red pepper in a bowl

Heat 1/2 cup canola /corn Oil and por on top of the crushed pepper

Let it sit for 1 hour

Strain the oil and discard pepper and keek the chilli oil in a bottle for future use

Quick Alternative: 

If you want a quicker and healthier alternative you can use  Kraft Shake N Bake Chicken seasoning Mix and  Store bought Buffalo sauce.

Mix Chicken cubes in Kraft  Shake N bake bag of seasoning shake it well so that it gets coated on all sides.

Place it in a tray in oven and bakeas  per instructions on the box.

Mix with Buffalo sauce.