Chicken 65. The flavour of the dish can be attributed to red chillies, but the exact set of ingredients for the recipe can vary. It can be prepared using boneless or bone-in chicken and is usually served with onion and lemon garnish. It is prepared using chicken marinated in spices and flavoured with tomato ketchup and yoghurt. Chicken 65

You can cook Chicken 65 using 12 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Chicken 65
  1. It’s 1/2 kg of Chicken boneless.
  2. It’s 1 tbsp of Garam masala -.
  3. You need 1 tsp of Turmeric powder -.
  4. You need 1 tbsp of Chilli powder -.
  5. It’s 2 tbsp of Ginger garlic paste -.
  6. It’s 1 tbsp of Lemon juice-.
  7. Prepare to taste of Salt.
  8. It’s of Oil for deep frying.
  9. You need 1/2 cup of Thick curd -.
  10. You need 1/4 cup of Rice flour -.
  11. You need 1/4 cup of All purpose flour -.
  12. You need 1/4 cup of Corn flour -.

This immensely popular South Indian appetizer is made by marinating & frying chicken bites coated with flour, curry leaves and spices. There are a lot of variations to this dish. In a bowl, mix yogurt, salt to taste, turmeric powder, red chili powder and coriander powder. I like to serve it as a starter but it also makes a great snack.

Chicken 65 instructions
  1. Mix all the ingredients except oil and marinate overnight or atleast 1 hour.

  2. Return the chicken to room temperature before frying.

  3. Drop in hot oil and cook for 10 mins or until evenly cooked depending on the piece sizes..

  4. Serve hot with some fried curry leaves, onion, lemon wedges..

The spicy and crispy chicken pieces are to die for. An optional extra is to stir in red chilli sauce to finish it all off. This dish became so famous that you will find it in almost every restaurant across the country. Cut chicken pieces into cubes of desired size. Now in the same ghee stir fry the chopped curry leaves and green chillies till crisp.