How to Make Chicken 65 at Home

How to Make Chicken 65 at Home

Introduction

This is the sort of dish that can set your mouth on fire, make your heart beat faster and kick the usual bread-coated fried chicken to the curb. It's deep-fried (of course), with this crazy saltiness and crunchiness to it, and punchy flavours of curry leaves, ginger, garlic, chillies and all the ingredients that make a happy Indian dish. Chicken 65 is a classic, and a classic deserves special mention.

Sometimes, such a dish is more about the place than the food itself. So if someone gave me Chicken 65 in an upscale restaurant, I don't think I'll enjoy it as much as I would at the want-to-pull-my-hair-out-crowded Andhra Bhawan. The other great thing about classics is that it encourages argument. People of different age groups and generations have their own versions. It's hard to define, yes, but when you eat the real thing, you just know it. So let's get to the heart of an all-time favourite, the Chicken 65. Amitabh Bachchan had asked the same question in the popular TV show Kaun Banega Crorepati, Season 1 that I'm about to ask you now - "where does the dish Chicken 65 come from?"

Chicken 65 How to make it ?

A spicy, deep-fried delicacy from down south, Chennai to be precise, Chicken 65 can be had as an entrée or a quick snack any time of the day. Made of boneless chicken, it is a quick and easy recipe to make and worth kick starting the party on a spicy note!

Preparation Time: 15 minutes

Cooking Time: 15 minutes

Serves: 4-5 people

Ingredients:

400 gms boneless chicken
1 egg white
2 tbsp corn flour
1 tbsp rice flour
½ tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp Dabur Hommade Garlic Paste
½ tsp white pepper powder
2 green chillies
3-4 curry leaves
Oil for frying
Spring onion for garnish

For chicken marination:

1 tsp Dabur Hommade Ginger Garlic Paste
1 tsp red chillies
1 tsp Dabur Lemoneez
½ tsp black pepper powder
½ tsp turmeric powder
2 tsp thick curd
Salt to taste

Seasoning for coating the chicken:

1 tsp red chilli powder
½ tsp sugar
½ tsp garlic paste
2 tbsp hung curd
Salt to taste

Method

Step 1:

    Wash the chicken properly under running tap water
    Pat dry and keep aside
To prepare the marination for the chicken, mix red chillies, turmeric, ginger garlic paste, lemon      juice, black pepper powder, salt and yogurt together
     Use the mix to coat the chicken with it and keep it aside for a minimum of 45 minutes to an hour.    You can also refrigerate it overnight if you wish to as it will yield tender and juicy chicken

Step 2:

    Time to prepare the seasoning for the chicken that has been resting for a while
    Add red chillies, yogurt, sugar, garlic paste and salt with 2 tbsp of water and keep aside
    Now take the marinated chicken out from the fridge and sprinkle corn and rice flour over it
    Now add egg white to the chicken and mix well or till all the ingredients have come together

Step 3:

    Heat oil in a pan
    Add chicken pieces to the oil and fry them till they turn golden and crisp
    Once fried, take the chicken pieces out on a kitchen towel and keep them aside for later use

Step 4:

    Heat oil in a pan
    Once the oil is heated, add cumin seeds, green chillies, curry leaves and garlic paste
    Fry till the leaves have turned crispy and rest have the spices are cooked

Once cooked, keep them aside for garnishing
To the same pan, add the seasoning that was earlier prepared in step 3
Once the seasoning starts to bubble, add the fried chicken pieces to it and toss & fry on medium heat
Fry the chicken till the time all the moisture has vanished and the chicken has become slightly crisp
Switch off the heat and take the chicken out in a serving dish
Garnish with chopped spring onions and serve hot!
Try some of the other products from Dabur Hommade & prepare delicious recipes:
Ginger Paste
Tamarind Paste
Tomato Puree
Coconut Milk

Conclusion :

Happy to eat Food.

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