Chicken 65 is an easy and quick recipe made with simple ingredients. This fiery fried chicken is so incredibly delicious! Well spiced, soft and a bit crunchy from the outside, it’s a symphony of texture and flavour. You’ll just love this restaurant style chicken 65! A perfect starter served with fried green chillies and fried curry leaves alongside onion slices and lemon slices.
The very famous South Indian Chicken 65 is one of the popular dishes of Tamil Nadu. It is believed to have originated from Chennai. Chicken pieces are marinated in spices and basic herbs. They are deep fried to perfection and served with fried chillies and curry leaves. Chicken 65 can be served as a tasty appetizer or as a side dish too.
Chicken 65 is spicy and slightly crispy from outside fried chicken. It is a very delicious and yummilicious dish which you can’t resist. This chicken 65 is a family favourite dish and so it is a very regular dish in my home.
Chicken 65 is an easy yet delightful, awesome appetizer and a perfect side dish too. It is a great alternative when you want something really perfect to eat. Restaurant style chicken 65 is liked by everyone and is easily available at almost every restaurant and fast food centres. You can also call it a quick and easy recipe which you can make at your home with easily available ingredients and enjoy the restaurant style dish.
You will come across a variety of chicken 65 recipes. This hits the restaurant menu in most of the restaurants in south India. With time people started making other non-vegetarian versions like Prawn 65 and vegetarian versions like paneer 65, gobi 65, mushroom 65 etc.
Here is my take on chicken 65 where the chicken pieces are marinated in spice powders, curd, ginger garlic paste and slightly coated with flours. This recipe has a video recipe which i have shared below. Do watch and let us know how you liked it.
Chicken 65 can be prepared within 40 mins of time including the marination time. It can be prepared in less time by marinating the chicken for less time if you are in a rush or time constraint.
It is an amazing dish which is liked by the people of every region and perfect for any occasion. Even a beginner can easily prepare this and enjoy it. So, the next time you have a get together, party, kitty party or any special occasion don’t forget to try out the absolutely amazing Chicken 65. Surprise your family and friends by preparing this restaurant style Chicken 65 at the comfort of your home.
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● Bhut Jolokia Grilled Chicken
● Chicken Drumsticks Fry
● Chicken Masala Fry
● Crispy Fried Chicken
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● Pan Baked Chicken Leg
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● Spiced Fried Chicken
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You can also try some of my other favourite Indian Chicken Curries
● Easy Chicken Curry
● Chettinad Chicken Currry
● Amsu – Naga Chicken with rice flour
● Black Pepper Chicken – Semi Gravy
● Chicken Kola Urundai Kuzhambu / Minced Chicken Balls Curry
● Naga Chicken Curry with bamboo shoot & greens
● Pepper Chicken Gravy
● Butter Chicken
All of the above recipes are super easy to prepare, ready in no time, and will never disappoint you.
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Chicken 65 Recipe Video
Ingredients to make chicken 65:
300 gms Chicken
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 tsp Pepper powder
2 tsp kashmiri red chilly powder
½ tsp turmeric powder
½ tsp Coriander powder
½ tsp Garam masala powder
2 tbsps thick Curd or 1 egg
1 tbsp corn flour
1 tbsp rice flour or All Purpose Flour
Salt to taste
2 green chillies chopped
1 sprig curry leaves
1 cup Oil for frying
Onion and lemon slices for serving
How to make chicken 65:
In a mixing bowl add the chicken, ginger garlic paste, pepper powder, kashmiri red chilly powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, Garam Masala powder, corn flour, rice flour, curd, salt to taste and mix well.
Marinate the chicken for at least 20 to 30 mins. The longer the marination the better.
Heat oil in a frying pan.
Fry the green chillies and curry leaves till crisp.
In the same hot oil, lower the heat and drop the marinated chicken.
Fry them over medium heat for 10-12 mins or until golden and slightly crisp from outside.
Serve them with fried green chillies, fried curry leaves, onion slices and lemon slices.
Remove the fried chicken 65 in a bowl or platter.
Toss it with fried green chillies and curry leaves and serve.
RECIPE CARD
Chicken 65
Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- Frying pan
- Ladle
Ingredients
- 300 Grams Chicken (with bone)
- 1 Teaspoon Ginger garlic paste
- ½ Teaspoon Pepper powder
- 2 Teaspoon Kashmiri red chilli powder
- ½ Teaspoon Turmeric powder
- ½ Teaspoon Coriander powder
- ½ Teaspoon Garam masala powder
- 2 Tablespoon Thick curd (yogurt) Or use 1 egg
- 1 Tablespoon Cornflour/Constrach
- 1 Tablespoon Rice flour Or maida (all purpose flour)
- 1-2 Teaspoon Salt or as per taste
- ½ Cup Oil
- 2-3 Pieces Green chillies or as per taste
- 1 Sprig Curry leaves
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl add the chicken, ginger garlic paste, pepper powder, kashmiri red chilly powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, Garam Masala powder, corn flour, rice flour, curd, salt to taste and mix well.
- Marinate the chicken for atleast 20 to 30 minutes. The longer marination the better.
- Heat oil in a frying pan. Fry the green chillies and curry leaves till crisp.
- In the same hot oil, lower the heat and drop the marinated chicken.
- Fry them over medium heat for 10-12 minutes or until golden and slightly crisp from outside.
- Remove the fried chicken 65 in a bowl or platter.
- Add in the fried green chillies and curry leaves. Toss and serve along side onion slices and lemon slices.
Video
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Love Akum
