Breaded chicken cutlets

Made breaded chicken cutlets with my DIY breadcrumbs on Friday night. As I didn't use enough oil for frying, I had to compensate for a longer cooking time and hence the burnt crust. The cutlets turned out so-so only. I found it slightly bland and lacks the "oomph" factor despite my adding of extra hot Cayenne pepper. Maybe I didn't do something correctly. Would probably look for other recipes to try.