Salted Egg Fried Chicken Wings
Comfort food at its finest: fried chicken wings coated in a rich salted egg powder mix, subtly aromatic and spicy from the curry leaves and chili. This best-selling dish is sweet, salty, rich and, best of all, easy to make with Knorr Salted Egg Powder.

Ingredients
Brining
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Water 1000.0 ml
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White Sugar 10.0 g
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Chicken-wings, cleaned & washed 500.0 g
Salted Egg Sprinkle
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White Sugar 30.0 g
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Full Cream Milk Powder 20.0 g
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Cayenne Pepperor Dried Chili Flakes, level of spiciness can be adjusted based on preference 2.0 g
Deep Frying
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All Purpose Flour 150.0 g
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Cornstarch 50.0 g
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Potato Starch 30.0 g
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Water 240.0 ml
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Vegetable Oil 1000.0 ml
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Curry Leaves 3.0 g
Assembly
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Newly Fried Chicken Wings, Prepared
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Salted Egg Sprinkle, Prepared
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Fried Curry Leaves, From Frying The Wings
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Sliced Bird's Eye Chili 1.0 g
Preparation
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Brining
6 hours- In a large stainless bowl, pour water, Knorr Chicken Powder and sugar. Mix well w/ a wire whisk until the solids are fully dissolved.
- Add the chicken wings and submerge well in the mixture. Cover w/ cling wrap and place inside the chiller.
- Brine for a minimum of 6 hours to a maximum of 24 hours.
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Salted Egg Sprinkle
5 minutes- In a clean and dry stainless bowl, add all the ingredients and mix well.
- Using a non-stick pan, apply low to medium heat and then add your mixture.
- Cook for 1-1.5 min. or just until it's warm. Keep on mixing the powder w/ a wooden spoon or rubber spatula to avoid burning the dry mixture. Transfer to a clean dry container and let it cool.
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Deep Frying
10 minutes- Drain and quickly rinse the brined chicken wings.
- Dredge in the 1st tray of flour, then dip quickly in water. Dredge again in the 3rd tray of the same flour mixture. Do this for all the chicken wings.
- Deep fry in two batches. Apply 170°C-175°C for 7-9min.
- When almost cooked and golden brown, add the curry leaves to the frying.
- Remove the fried chicken wings together w/ the fried currry leaves and set aside.
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Assembly
5 minutes- In a clean and dry stainless bowl, add the newly fried chicken wings and 3/4 of the salted egg sprinkle.
- Toss the bowl until all the wings are coated w/ the salted egg sprinkle.
- Place in a nice basket container or plate then garnish w/ fried curry leaves and some chilis.