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 19 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Chicken 65
  1. It’s 500 grams of Chicken (boneless), cut into small bite size pieces.
  2. You need of Oil- For deep frying.
  3. You need of For Marination.
  4. Prepare 1 tablespoon of Corn flour.
  5. It’s 1 of number Egg, beaten(optional).
  6. It’s 2 teaspoons of Chilli powder.
  7. It’s 1/2 teaspoon of kashmiri chilli powder.
  8. It’s 1/2 teaspoon of Pepper powder.
  9. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of Coriander powder.
  10. You need 1/2 teaspoon of Cumin powder.
  11. It’s 1/4 teaspoon of Garam masala.
  12. It’s 1/4 teaspoon of Turmeric powder.
  13. Prepare 1 teaspoon of Ginger paste.
  14. You need 1 teaspoon of Garlic paste.
  15. It’s 2 teaspoons of Lime juice.
  16. It’s to taste of Salt.
  17. Prepare of For Garnishing.
  18. It’s 2 of numbers Green chilli, slit.
  19. You need 2 sprigs of Curry leaves.

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. Marinate the chicken pieces with all the ingredients listed under 'for marination'. Cover and refrigerate it for about 2 hours or overnight..

  2. Heat oil in a pan and deep fry the chicken pieces in low-medium flame until brown color. Drain them on a paper towel to remove excess oil..

  3. Garnish the fried chicken pieces with deep fried green chillies and curry leaves..

  4. Serve hot..

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.