KFC Style Chicken Recipe in Airfryer

We all love to eat KFC chicken! Isn't it! But whenever we eat them, we are guilty enough to eat those 'fried' but awesomely tasty chicken. As usual, tongue always wins over mind! In fact, when I was experimenting with my new Air fryer, I never ever thought of making KFC style chicken until one fine day when I ate the juicy home made KFC style chicken at my friend's place.

Having asked the basic recipe from her, I tried it within a week in my kitchen. The difference was just that I made this KFC style fried chicken in my air fryer instead of frying it in a pan full of oil.

Here's my air fried KFC style chicken recipe for you all.

Airfryer KFC Chicken Recipe - Ingredients

• Chicken pieces- 5-6
• Buttermilk (chhach- छाछ )- 2-3 cups (You can also use yogurt after making it thin with water)
• All purpose flour (मैदा)- 3-4 tbsp
• Eggs- 2
• Salt- as per taste
• Pepper- 1/4 - 1/2 tsp
• Oregano (optional)- 1/4 tsp
• Cornflakes- 1/2 -1 cup
• Oil- 1-2 tsp

Homemade KFC Chicken Recipe in Airfryer- How to make it?

First brine the chicken using buttermilk. This will make your chicken juicy and flavorful. 

• Take the buttermilk in a bowl
• Add salt, pepper and oregano, if using, to the butter milk and mix well.
• Now soak the chicken pieces in this flavored buttermilk for at least 4 hours. You may also soak it overnight. Place it in the refrigerator.

• After 4-6 hours, take out the soaked chicken from the fridge
• In a big bowl, take the all purpose flour.
• Add salt and pepper to this flour and mix well.

• In another bowl, break the whole eggs and beat it well for a couple of minutes. If you wish, you can add some salt and pepper to egg too.

• In a plate, take the cornflakes.
• Now, take out a chicken piece from the buttermilk and roll it over the seasoned flour. Ensure, the chicken piece is well coated with the flour.
• Now dip the flour coated chicken piece in the beaten egg.
• Immediately roll the chicken piece over the cornflakes.
• Cornflakes will get stuck to the chicken piece due to the egg over it.
• If needed, pat the chicken pieces a little with your hands so that the cornflakes don't fall off from over it.

• Now, with a gentle hand, brush some oil all over the coated chicken piece. You may also brush your palms with oil and then pat the flakes coated chicken with your palms.
• Prepare all your chicken pieces like this.
• Pre heat the air fryer for 5 minutes at 180 degrees.
• Place the coated chicken pieces into the air fryer basket.

• Now air fry the chicken pieces for about 10-15 minutes at 180 degrees.

Your KFC style chicken is ready in your air fryer. Take it out and enjoy it immediately. Your kids will love this HFC (Home Fried Chicken!) and you will have a guilt free treat of AFC (Air Fried Chicken!)