These Thai chicken meatballs are downright addictive. With perfectly balanced flavours, these come together in no time. If you don’t have red curry paste in your pantry or the time to make some, you can still make these Thai-style chicken fritters in a jiffy.
Below I have listed the ingredients that go into my version of Thai-style chicken fritters and their alternatives. I love to serve them as quick evening snacks or as a fritter to amp up a boring meal of dal and rice for lunch.
Why should you try this Thai chicken meatballs recipe?
- Basic ingredients – Everything that goes into this chicken fritter recipe made in Thai style is practically a pantry staple. Even if you do not have some ready-to-use Thai curry paste, you can still make these amazingly flavourful minced chicken patties easily
- Almost guilt-free – Unlike other deep-fried fritters, these chicken meatballs are shallow-fried. So they absorb very little to no oil
- Multiple serving ideas – These Thai chicken meatballs are excellent cocktail snacks. They can be served as evening snacks as well or when you are welcoming guests. These minced chicken fritters can amp up your boring meals too.
Thai chicken meatball ingredients
- Minced Chicken
- Shallots – alternate would be Onions
- Garlic
- Galangal – alternate would be Ginger
- Lemongrass
- Salt & Pepper
- Soy Sauce
- Fish Sauce
- Green Chili
- Fresh Coriander Leaves
Thai chicken meatball recipe instructions
- Thaw your minced chicken so that it is soft and juicy. Prep the ingredients by chopping the shallots, garlic, galangal or ginger, green chilli and fresh coriander leaves. Chop them as finely as you can and then add them to your minced chicken
- Take a small piece of lemongrass and place it on your chopping board. Now pound on it using the handle of your knife. This process releases the essential oil of the lemongrass stalk. Now, finely chop it and add it to the chicken
- Season the chicken mix with salt, pepper and sauces. Now mix everything using your fingers, it will be a sticky mix.
- Heat a skillet and brush some oil on it. You can also use an Aebleskiver Pan or Appe Pan as well here
- Wet your palms and divide the chicken mix into smaller portions. Pat them into a cutlet shape and place them on the skillet or pan. Cook them on low-medium heat so that they get cooked to the centre. Turn them over and let them get a golden-brown char on each side.
- Serve hot with some chutney. Our preference is Mint Coriander Green Chutney.
The best thing about this chicken meatball recipe made in Thai style is that you can add your choice of ingredients to the minced chicken mix to flavour it. My personal choice is a lot of garlic and a touch of fresh mint leaves. No one’s to judge!
Serving suggestions
This Thai chicken meatball recipe is an excellent cocktail snack idea. Squeeze a wedge of lime on these and go for it. Just a few of them with your choice of drinks will surely get your evening going. Also, these chicken fritters are an excellent side to a simple meal of rice and dal.
In case you are looking for a few more snack recipes, deep-fried snacks in particular, then here’s a quick list.
More Indian party snack food ideas
- Breakfast Sausage Sauteed in Herb Butter
- Sauteed Mushrooms in Herb Butter Sauce
- Gujarati Lehsun Batata Vada Recipe
- Sabudana Vada Recipe
- Dimer Devil | Egg Croquette Recipe
- Kolkata Fish Fry Recipe
- Easy Vegetable Pakora Recipes
- Spicy Paneer Pakoda | Cheese Fritters Recipe
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Thai chicken meatballs
Equipment
- Stove Top
- Heavy bottom Non-stick Pan
Ingredients
- 250 gms Minced Chicken
- 2 Shallots alternate would be Onions
- 6 Cloves of Garlic
- Galanghal alternate would be Ginger
- 1 inch Lemongrass
- Salt & Pepper As per taste
- 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
- 1 tsp Fish Sauce
- 2 nos. Green Chili
- Fresh Coriander Leaves As per taste
Instructions
- Thaw your minced chicken so that it is soft and juicy. Prep the ingredients by chopping the shallots, garlic, galanghal or ginger, green chilli and fresh coriander leaves. Chop them as finely as you can and then add them to your minced chicken250 gms Minced Chicken, 2 Shallots, 6 Cloves of Garlic, Galanghal, 2 nos. Green Chili, Fresh Coriander Leaves
- Take a small piece of lemongrass and place it on your chopping board. Now pound on it using the handle of your knife. Basically this process releases the essential oil of the lemongrass stalk. Now, finely chop it and add it to the chicken1 inch Lemongrass
- Season the chicken mix with salt, pepper and the sauces. Now mix everything together using your fingers, it will be sticky mix.Salt & Pepper, 1 tbsp Soy Sauce, 1 tsp Fish Sauce
- Heat a skillet and brush some oil on it. You can also use an Aebleskiver Pan or Appe Pan as well here
- Wet your palms and divide the chicken mix into smaller portions. Pat them into a cutlet shape and place them on the skillet or pan. Cook them on low-medium heat so that it gets cooked till the centre. Turn them over and let them get a golden-brown char on each sides.
- Serve hot with some chutney. Our preference is Mint Coriander Green Chutney.
This post was first published on September 14, 2021, and later republished with a more elaborate description of the recipe.
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