Bread Chicken Recipe: Farah Khan's Viral Cutlets from Fun With Farah

If you've been anywhere near Indian YouTube this week, you've probably seen it: Bollywood choreographer Farah Khan, Bigg Boss 19 runner-up Farrhana Bhatt, and a chaotic kitchen experiment that somehow works.

The recipe? Bread Chicken Cutlets — a viral TikTok-style hack where you deep fry bread, blend it with chicken and spinach, then shape it into crispy cutlets.

It sounds weird. It looks messy. And according to everyone who tried it in the episode, it's surprisingly delicious.

Here's the full recipe as shown on Fun With Farah, plus tips for making it work in your kitchen.

Farah Khan welcomes Farrhana Bhatt to her home. Source: Fun With Farah / YouTube

The Viral Episode

This recipe comes from Fun With Farah, Farah Khan's massively popular YouTube cooking show (3 million subscribers). The format mixes celebrity interviews with chaotic cooking tutorials, all anchored by the hilarious banter between Farah and her cook Dilip.

In this episode, Farrhana Bhatt (Kashmiri actress and Bigg Boss 19 first runner-up) visits with her mother. Between discussions about her time in the Bigg Boss house — including her viral "popcorn eating" reactions and her rivalry with winner Gaurav Khanna — they attempt this viral bread chicken recipe.

The comedy highlights:

• Dilip wears a traditional Kashmiri Pheran to impress Farrhana
• He serves her "Kahwa" that turns out to be just hot water
• The blender gets completely stuck, creating what they called a "cement-like" texture
• Despite the chaos, the final cutlets actually taste great

Dilip wearing a traditional Kashmiri Pheran to impress guest Farrhana. Source: Fun With Farah / YouTube

Watch the full episode: Farrhana Bhatt & Unki Ammi Ki Mazedaar Baatein & Bread Chicken Ki Recipe

What is Bread Chicken?

This isn't a traditional Indian recipe — it's a viral internet food hack that's been circulating on TikTok and Instagram Reels.

The concept: Instead of using breadcrumbs as a coating (like normal cutlets), you fry the bread first, then blend it with the chicken to create the entire cutlet mixture. The fried bread acts as a dense, flavorful binder.

Why it works: Deep frying the bread first creates crispy, oily croutons. When blended, these become a rich, fatty base that holds the chicken together without needing additional binders. The double-frying (bread first, then cutlets) creates an intensely crispy result.

Is it healthy? Absolutely not. But that's not the point.

Bread Chicken Cutlets Recipe

This is the recipe as demonstrated in the Fun With Farah episode with Farrhana Bhatt.

Ingredients

For the Cutlet Mixture:

• 3-4 slices white bread
• 250g boneless chicken (cut into small pieces)
• Handful of fresh spinach leaves (palak)
• 1 small onion, roughly chopped
• 2-3 green chilies (adjust to taste)
• Small bunch fresh coriander
• 1 egg
• Salt to taste
• Black pepper to taste

For Frying:

• Oil for deep frying
• Optional: breadcrumbs for coating

Instructions

Step 1: The "Weird" Step — Fry Everything First

This is what makes this recipe different. You fry the solids before blending.

1. Heat oil for deep frying in a kadhai or deep pan
2. Fry the bread: Drop in the bread slices and fry until golden brown and completely crispy (about 2-3 minutes). Remove and set aside.

Deep frying the bread until golden and crispy. Source: Fun With Farah / YouTube

3. Fry the chicken: In the same oil, fry the chicken pieces until fully cooked and lightly golden (about 5-7 minutes). Remove and set aside.
4. Flash-fry the spinach: Quickly fry the spinach leaves until wilted and slightly crispy (about 30 seconds). Remove immediately.

Flash-frying the spinach leaves. Source: Fun With Farah / YouTube

Step 2: Blend Into a Paste

This is where things get... interesting.

1. Break the fried bread into chunks and add to a mixer/grinder

Adding the fried bread chunks to the mixer. Source: Fun With Farah / YouTube

2. Add the fried chicken pieces
3. Add the fried spinach
4. Add the raw onion, green chilies, and coriander
5. Season with salt and black pepper
6. Crack in the egg — this helps bind the dry ingredients

Now blend.

The infamous blender struggle — this mixture is DENSE. Source: Fun With Farah / YouTube

The goal is a thick, mince-like paste that holds together when pressed.

The final blended mixture — thick and ready to shape. Source: Fun With Farah / YouTube

Step 3: Shape and Fry the Cutlets

1. Take small portions of the mixture
2. Shape into round patties/cutlets (about 2-inch diameter)

Dilip shaping the mixture into round cutlets. Source: Fun With Farah / YouTube

3. Optional: Roll in breadcrumbs for extra crunch

Rolling the cutlets in breadcrumbs for extra crunch. Source: Fun With Farah / YouTube

4. Heat oil in a pan for shallow frying
5. Fry cutlets on medium heat until golden brown on both sides (about 3-4 minutes per side)

Shallow frying the cutlets until golden brown. Source: Fun With Farah / YouTube

6. Drain on paper towels

Serve

Serve hot with:

• Green chutney (mint-coriander)
• Ketchup
• Sliced onions and lemon wedges

The final result — crispy, golden bread chicken cutlets ready to serve. Source: Fun With Farah / YouTube

Tips for Success

The blender really will struggle. This isn't a smooth mixture — it's dense and heavy. Be patient, scrape often, and use the pulse function.

Don't skip the egg. It's the only thing binding these dry, fried ingredients together.

Use fresh bread. Stale bread is already dry; frying it makes it even harder to blend.

Let fried ingredients cool. Hot oil in a blender is dangerous, and steam can pop the lid off.

Shallow fry the cutlets. Deep frying works but shallow frying gives you more control and slightly less grease.

Variations

Air Fryer Version: Air fry the bread and chicken at 375°F (190°C) instead of deep frying. Less oil, slightly healthier, same concept.

Spice it up: Add garam masala, red chili powder, or chaat masala to the mixture for more flavor.

Add cheese: Mix in shredded mozzarella or cheddar before shaping. Melty cheese center!

Make it vegetarian: Replace chicken with crumbled paneer or mashed boiled potatoes.

The Verdict

Does this recipe make culinary sense? Not really.

Does it work? Surprisingly, yes.

The double-frying creates an intensely crispy, flavorful cutlet. The bread acts as a rich binder. And the spinach adds a hint of green that makes you feel slightly better about eating what is essentially deep-fried everything.

As Farah and Farrhana discovered in the episode — despite the chaotic process and the cement-like blender situation — the final result is legitimately tasty. Perfect for a party snack, game day, or when you want to try something ridiculous from the internet that actually delivers.

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Watch the Full Episode

See the chaos unfold — Dilip's Kashmiri outfit, the blender struggle, and Farrhana's reactions to Farah defending Gaurav Khanna.

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