Recipe: Chicken 65

Today I will be giving you the very first non-veg recipe in my blog especially for those chicken lovers out there (don't miss me).

Chicken 65 : a spicy, deep fried chicken dish originated from our own Hyderabad.

Ingredients:

 

Boneless chicken - 1/4 kg (cut into small bite sized pieces)

Oil for deep frying

curd - 1/2 cup

Salt to taste

Coriander powder - 1/4 tsp

Lemon juice - 1/2 tbsp

Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp

For Marinating:

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Red Chili powder - 1 tsp

Pepper powder - 1/4 tsp

Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp

Lemon juice - 1/2 tbsp

Salt to taste

For Coating:

Egg - 1

Cornflour - 1 1/2 tbsp

Rice flour - 1/2 tbsp

For tadka:

Oil - 1/2 tbsp

Curry leaves - few

Garlic - 2 cloves

Ginger - 1/2", minced

Green chilies - 6, slit length wise

Vinegar - 1 tsp

Preparation:

• Cut the chicken into bite sized pieces.
• Add all the marinating ingredients to chicken  and keep it a side for around 45mins to 1 hour in refrigerator.
• After 1 hour of marination, add the ingredients under coating to chicken.
• Maximum there will not be any need of water to mix chicken and the coating ingredients.
• Heat oil in a kadai and once the oil is piping hot, add few chicken pieces at a time and fry on medium flame till chicken is cooked.
• Once chicken is properly cooked, increase the flame and fry till the chicken pieces change the color to light brown.
• Take them into a tissue paper. And add the rest of the chicken and do the same process.
• Mix curd and lemon juice in a bowl without any lumps.
• In an other pan, heat 1/2 tbsp oil and add minced, curry leaves, garlic, ginger and green chillies and add the fried chicken pieces to it. Toss it for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add Vinegar, coriander powder to chicken pieces.
• Add the curd mixture to the chicken pieces and cook till all the curd is absorbed by chicken pieces.
• And switch off the stove.
• Take the content into a plate and garnish with some coriander.

Yipee.... Yummy Spicy chicken 65 is ready.
 Hope you like it.