Indian Style Chicken Wraps
Today’s recipe is a quick and easy Chicken wrap made the Indian way. I use this recipe for my children’s lunch box. This is a perfect recipe for busy mornings because a part of the preparation can be done the previous night. The preparation of this wrap is done in two steps. Step 1 is Preparing the marinade, and Step 2 is Frying the chicken. I usually do step 1 the previous night. I marinate the chicken, cover it and leave it overnight in the fridge. With time, all the spices seep into the chicken, making it flavorful. The following day, I lightly toast the tortillas, pan-fry the chicken, wrap the chicken in tortillas and grill the tortilla wraps in a sandwich maker.
If you prepare the marinade the previous night, all you need is 10-12 minutes in the morning to prepare these wraps. Since chicken breast cooks very fast, it becomes fully done in about 5-8 minutes when fried on high heat.
Although these wraps taste best when hot, the tortilla stays soft, and the chicken inside stays juicy and delicious even after becoming cold. It is easy to eat and, therefore, perfect to carry in a lunch box. It is delicious, filling, and great in the lunch box.
You can make a vegetarian version of these wraps by replacing chicken with paneer or tofu.
If you don’t wish to use all the chicken in one go, take the amount you need and leave the rest in the fridge.
For making Indian Style Chicken Wrap, all you need is a mixing bowl to marinate the chicken. If you plan to marinate the chicken and leave it in the fridge, I would suggest you use a bowl with a lid. In addition, you need a pan for frying the chicken, knives, a cutting board, and a sandwich maker.
All the ingredients are easily available in supermarkets. I have made a mention of ingredient availability in Germany after the ingredients list.
Ingredients for Indian Style Chicken Wraps
Ingredients for Marination
- 600 gm Chicken Breast
- 2 tbsp Mustard Oil
- 1½ tbsp Gram Flour (Besan)
- 150 gm Greek Yoghurt
- 1 Lemon; juice extracted
- 1½ tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
- ½ tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1 tbsp Coriander Powder
- ½ tsp Garam Masala Powder
- 1½ tsp Salt
- 1 tbsp Kasuri Methi
Other Ingredients
- Oil for frying the chicken
- Tortilla Wraps
- Cheese Slices
Some notes about sourcing Ingredients in Germany:
All the Indian ingredients, such as mustard oil, gram flour and spices, can be sourced from any Indian shop near you. You can also buy them from the online store of Spiceland, Frankfurt. Their quality is good, prices reasonable and they deliver all across Germany.
Chicken breast is easily available in supermarkets in Germany as well as Turkish stores. Tortilla wraps are also available in supermarkets. Varieties of cheeses are available in supermarkets. I have used sliced butterkäse in this recipe.
Method to make Indian Style Chicken Wraps
- Wash and cut the chicken break into small cubes. Keep them aside.
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Add gram flour. Toast it on medium heat, constantly mixing with a spatula, till the flour changes colour.
- Transfer this flour to a mixing bowl. Let it cool.
- Once the flour cools, add yoghurt, lemon juice, salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala and kasuri methi.
- Mix well.
- Add chicken cubes and mix.
- On a hot pan, toast the tortilla wraps. Let them cool on a wire rack.
- Heat oil in a pan. When the oil gets hot, put the marinated chicken and fry it on high heat till the chicken in fully cooked.
- Divide this chicken into six portions. Place a portion in the middle of the tortilla.
- Place a cheese slice.
- Close the tortilla from the sides.
- Grill it in a sandwich maker.
- Serve it hot. If you plan to pack it for lunch, let it cool on a wire rack before packing it.
Indian Style Chicken wraps are ready!
Here is the recipe in printable format:
Indian Style Chicken Wraps
Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- Pan
- Sandwich Maker
- Knives and Cutting Board
Ingredients
Ingredients for Marination
- 600 gm Chicken Breast
- 2 tbsp Mustard Oil
- 1½ tbsp Gram Flour (Besan)
- 150 gm Greek Yoghurt
- 1 Lemon; juice extracted
- 1½ tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
- ½ tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1 tbsp Coriander Powder
- ½ tsp Garam Masala Powder
- 1½ tsp Salt
- 1 tbsp Kasuri Methi
Other Ingredients
- Oil for frying the chicken
- Tortilla Wraps
- Cheese Slices
Instructions
- Wash and cut the chicken break into small cubes. Keep them aside.
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Add gram flour. Toast it on medium heat, constantly mixing with a spatula, till the flour changes colour.
- Transfer this flour to a mixing bowl. Let it cool.
- Once the flour cools, add yoghurt, lemon juice, salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala and kasuri methi.
- Mix well.
- Add chicken cubes and mix.
- On a hot pan, toast the tortilla wraps. Let them cool on a wire rack.
- Heat oil in a pan. When the oil gets hot, stir the marinated chicken and fry it on high heat till the chicken is fully cooked.
- Divide this chicken into 6 portions.
- Place a portion in the middle of the tortilla.
- Place cheese slices.
- Close the tortilla from the sides.
- Grill it in a sandwich maker.
- Serve it hot. If you plan to pack it for lunch, let it cool on a wire rack before packing it.
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