Preparation Time : 30 minutes + 4 hours for marination
Cooking Time : 10 minutes for each batch deep fried
Serving : 4 to 6 members
Description
Chicken 65. A regular dish at home. Any special occasion or have guests coming home chicken 65 is a must in the table. chicken 65 is the best combination for Biriyani , ghee rice , plain rice with sambar , rasam , curd and even with parota , idiappam , appam .Actually it’s good with antyhing and every thing. Though have eaten chicken 65 from my childhood days never knew how to prepare this dish . When i was newly married was invited to my aunt shajithas (my mom’s 3rd sister)place in Salem for a grand feast . As we had 2 more newly married couples (my hubby’s cousin)along with us, was helping my aunt in the kitchen. Took note of her deep frying the chicken 65 and the chicken was raw marinated in masala. I told her the chicken is not cooked and how will it get cooked by just deep frying . She told me it will get cooked and this is the speciality of chicken 65 as it gets cooked in hot oil. I was really surprised to know this fact then.
Ingredients for Main dish
Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Cleaned chicken | 1/2 kg ( cut into bite size pieces ) |
| Ginger garlic paste | 1 teaspoon each |
| Chilli powder | 1 tablespoon |
| Turmeric powder | 1/4 teaspoon |
| Curd | 1/4 cup |
| Cinnamon | 1 inch piece |
| Cloves | 2 |
| Cardamom | 1 |
| Pepper powder | 1/4 teaspoon |
| Cumin powder | 1/4 teaspoon |
| Lime juice | 1/2 lime |
| Vinegar | 1 teaspoon |
| Salt | to taste |
| Orange Red food colour | a pinch |
| Cornflour | 1 tablespoon |
| Maida | 1 tablespoon |
| Egg | 1 |
| Oil | to deep fry |
Ingredients to Garnish
Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Capsicum | 1 cubed |
| Onion | 1 cubed |
| Curry leaves | few |
| Green chillies | 2 cut into long stripes |
Method
- Grind all the ingredients together except for the chicken to a smooth paste . Marinate chicken in the masala paste for 3 or more hours .
- Heat oil to deep fry in a heavy bottomed pan . Fry chicken pieces in batches 6 to 8 pieces at a time for 8 to 10 minutes .
- First 2 minutes on high heat and then on medium heat for 5 minutes and another 2 minutes on high again . This way you get a crisp out side and a soft , moist cooked flesh inside .
- Once all the chicken pieces are fried and drained . Deep fry the garnish items for 30 seconds in hot oil . Drain .
- Garnish over the chicken 65 and serve hot with lemon wedges .
