Here’s a crispy, KFC-style Air Fryer Chicken recipe you can make at home 🍗🔥
🍗 KFC Style Air Fryer Chicken
🧾 Ingredients:
Chicken:
- 500g chicken pieces (legs, thighs, wings, or breast)
- 1 cup buttermilk (or yogurt + a little water)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp chili powder (optional)
Coating:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (maida)
- 1/2 cup cornflour (for extra crispiness)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp baking powder (secret crisp factor 🔥)
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
Optional spray:
- Oil spray or 1–2 tbsp oil
👨🍳 Instructions:
1. 🥛 Marinate chicken
- Mix chicken with buttermilk, salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder.
- Let it rest at least 1 hour (overnight = best taste).
2. 🌾 Prepare coating
- Mix flour, cornflour, spices, and baking powder in a bowl.
3. 🍗 Coat chicken
- Take chicken from marinade.
- Dredge in flour mixture.
- Press coating well for that “crispy KFC crust”.
- For extra crunch, dip again in marinade and re-coat (double coat method).
4. 🔥 Air fry
- Preheat air fryer to 180°C (350°F).
- Lightly spray chicken with oil.
- Air fry for 20–25 minutes, flipping halfway.
- Spray a little oil again when flipping for better crispiness.
5. 🍽️ Serve hot
- Let it rest 3–5 minutes before eating.
- Serve with fries, coleslaw, or garlic mayo.
💡 Tips for extra KFC-style crunch:
- Use cornflour + baking powder (key combo 🔥)
- Don’t overcrowd the air fryer basket
- Double coating = restaurant-level crispiness
If you want, I can also give you:
- 🌶️ Spicy KFC zinger-style version
- 🥗 Healthy low-oil version
- 🍔 Homemade KFC burger recipe
- 🍟 Full KFC meal combo at home
Just tell me 👍
