Name: CHICKEN ALA KIEV recipe by Mousumi Manna at BetterButter
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 62 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: Boneless chicken breasts-2; butter - 1 cup; Oil for deep-frying; SPRIG(Genoa) 7 in 1 multipurpose spice blend-2 table spoon; White sauce - 3 tablespoons; Mashed potato(mixed with 1tablespoon white sauce) - 1 medium size; Ginger-garlic paste- 1/2 teaspoon; 1 garlic clove (minced); Veggies-carrot & green bell pepper cut into 1" size ,onion(cubed); Refined flour (maida) - 1/2 cup; Bread crumbs - 1/2 cup; Eggs - 2; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; Crushed black peppercorns- 1 teaspoon; Salt to taste

ABOUT CHICKEN ALA KIEV RECIPE

Chicken ala Kiev is a Russian dish.Actually Kiev is the capital of Ukraine.It is a dish of chicken fillet pounded and rolled around cold butter, then coated with eggs and bread crumbs, and either fried or baked.Chicken Kiev is made from a boned and skinned breast which is cut lengthwise, pounded and stuffed with butter. Western recipes usually call for garlic butter, while in Russian ones regular butter is used.Herbs can be added to the butter.In some American recipes butter is replaced by blue cheese.

Ingredients Serving: 1

Boneless chicken breasts-2
butter - 1 cup
Oil for deep-frying
SPRIG(Genoa) 7 in 1 multipurpose spice blend-2 table spoon
White sauce - 3 tablespoons
Mashed potato(mixed with 1tablespoon white sauce) - 1 medium size
Ginger-garlic paste- 1/2 teaspoon
1 garlic clove (minced)
Veggies-carrot & green bell pepper cut into 1" size ,onion(cubed)
Refined flour (maida) - 1/2 cup
Bread crumbs - 1/2 cup
Eggs - 2
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Crushed black peppercorns- 1 teaspoon
Salt to taste

Instructions

In a medium bowl, mash or cream together 2/3 of softened butter with 1 garlic clove minced, 1 Tbsp lemon juice,a pinch of peppercorn, 1 table spoon SPRIG 7 in 1 spice blend, 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper.Cover with plastic wrap and place in freezer while working on everything else.
Pat dry the chicken. Remove the tenderloins from the chicken breasts (if any) and carefully pound them with a mallet hammer to 1/8” thick and not thinner or it may tare easily. It should be thinner on the edges which will help to seal the chicken and prevent butter from oozing out when cooking.
Sprinkle some salt and crushed peppercorns over the slit chicken breasts.
Take rest of Sprig(Genoa) spice blend
Sprinkle it on the chicken breasts.
Remove prepared butter from the freezer and Pipe out the butter mixture in the center
Put another chicken breast on it and seal the edges carefully with the help of thumbs so that the butter mixture must not ooze out.
Spread refined flour and breadcrumbs on 2 different plates. Break eggs into a bowl and whisk well;Gently cover the finished chicken in flour, dusting off the excess flour
Next, dip it in the whisked egg
Finally cover chicken with bread crumbs (gently shake off excess)
Gently place the chicken in the hot oil and fry until golden brown and crisp.(4-5 mins each side), then turn over. Drain on absorbent
Heat rest of the butter in another frying pan.Add ginger-garlic paste.Fry a little.Add carrot,green bell pepper and onion;add a pinch of black pepper and salt to taste.Saute till they become soft
Finally,Place the chicken kiev on the plate.Savour it with mashed potato,white sauce and veggies.

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