Servings
4
Ready In:
15 mins
About this Recipe
By: Paromita
Grilled chicken breasts that are dry and bland are no longer an option. Every time you make this dish, you’ll get juicy, delicious chicken.
It is a go-to recipe in my house, I make it atleast once a week now. Having a toddler makes chicken a very basic part of our meals, and then you think what is the best way to serve chicken so that it is tasty and healthy as well.
If you think about traditional grilled chicken, it more often than not made with dark meat and then is usually laden with lot of oil.
So my first thought was to use chicken breasts, the leanest cut of chicken. However, it is well-known for being very dry when cooked. And most of the times pretty bland.
Then I have made the same spice mix for years now and used it with chicken breasts and thighs. However, till now my way of doing it was the conventional oven. The oven did well with the thighs whereas the breasts were rendered a tad bit dry, I cannot deny that.
Then my life changed with the air fryer. For some reason the air fryer can do things in a way a conventional oven is not capable of. It always takes less temperature and less time to cook anything compared to the oven.
It is perhaps the reason why, the air fryer makes the breasts equally juicy and flavourful. And now on any weeknight my air fryer is my go to cookware.
INGREDIENTS
- Chicken breasts – 2
- Garlic powder – 1 Tblsp
- Onion powder – 1 Tblsp
- Cumin powder – 1 tsp
- Salt – 1 tsp
- Chilli powder – 1 tsp
- Oregano – 1/2 tsp
- Black pepper – 1 tsp
- Sugar – 1 tsp
- Vegetable Oil – for spraying
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
Slice the chicken breats lengthwise. This cooks the chicken quicker. Pat dry the chicken breasts.
Step 2
Sprinkle with salt on both sides
Step 3
Mix all the dry spices, except the salt in a small bowl.
Step 4
Now sprinkle the spice mix on both sides and rub well into the chicken.
Step 5
Preheat the air fryer for 3 minutes @ 350 degrees. Skip this step if your air fryer has in-built preheat function.
Step 6
Once preheated, set the timer again at 8 minutes and spray the basket, place the chicken breats and again spray the chicken.
Step 7
Cook for 8 minutes, flipped once hal-way through.
Slice and enjoy!