You don’t need to shell out five hundred rupees to get the best kind of crunchy Zinger paratha roll at a fancy fastfood restaurant when you can make it at home.

The method is simple, but you will need quite a few ingredients. The benefit of making it at home is that you will make it with clean ingredients that you can trust. Here’s a low-fat version tip: swap the flour or maida for bran flakes or some cereal which is healthier. You can also avoid the oil frying and air-fryer cook it or bake it for 40mins. Instead of using mayo, go for mustard.

An even smarter thing is to avoid the paratha altogether. Yes, yes, we know that parathas come bearing their own joy, but South Asian cholesterol levels are sky high so you might want to consider a better option: the naked lettuce roll. Just wrap the zinger chicken in a big lettuce leaf instead of an oily paratha. You just need toothpicks to hold it together. It looks fancy and is just as filling.

Ingredients:

• 1kg Chicken Breast (cut in strips)
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp Red chili powder
• 1tsp Ginger and Garlic paste
• 2 tsps Vinegar
• 2 tsps Hot sauce
• 1 tsp Mustard powder
• 1tsp Black pepper powder
• 2 cup Plain Flour or maida
• 1tsp Garlic powder
• Oil for frying
• Poori paratha
• Onion (sliced)
• Lettuce (sliced)
• Mayo
• Chili garlic sauce

• 1 glass Milk
• ¾ cup Plain flour
• ¾ cup Cornflour
• 1tsp Hot sauce
• 1tsp Baking powder
• 1tsp Red chili powder
• 1tsp Salt

Method

1. Marinate the chicken strips with a combination of salt, chili powder, ginger and garlic paste, baking powder, vinegar, mustard powder, black pepper and let it sit for 1 hour. Massage the spice mix into the chicken strips.
2. To make the batter, combine the plain flour with the cornflour, salt, red chili powder, baking powder, hot sauce, milk and mix well. Set aside.
3. To make the coating, mix the plain flour with garlic powder.
4. Dip the marinated chicken strips in the batter, coat evenly, then dust off the coating.
5. Fry the chicken strips until golden.
6. To assemble the roll, take a paratha, place lettuce, onion, the fried chicken, mayo, chili garlic sauce over half the paratha.
7. Roll it up and you're done.

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