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Chicken 65 Recipe – Restaurant style | Indian Style Fried Chicken Recipe

The weather is so awesome out here today that triggered the craving for eating fried crunchy snacks.I assured my girls that I would make chicken nuggets, they couldn’t get any happier. However, for some reason hot and spicy chicken 65 is what is running on my mind! Do I have to say more?:)

Chicken 65 – Delicious, juicy, deep fried spicy piece of chicken meat bursting with flavor of chilly and curry leaves is one of the most popular starters in an Indian restaurant menu. How the name chicken 65 came? Some say it has to do with the fact that it is 65th dish number in the menu of military canteen in Chennai and some say 65 was the number of spices or chillies used. Rest assured, chicken 65 by any other name would be just as scintillating, fiery and hot. Regardless of the thousand stories I simply feel it’s delicious every single time I taste.There exist many versions of this dish, and today I am posting Restaurant style-dry version with no sauce, just the tempering. I also make with saucy version which is my foolproof  recipe.I will post it in the future sometime.
Well stories apart lets take a look at how you whip up this quick dish in no time. Give a try, they’ll be sure to be a hit with both kids and adults alike. Enjoy !

 

Chicken 65 – Restaurant style | Indian Style Fried Chicken Recipe

Preparation Time : 2 hrs
Cooking Time : 10 minutes
Serves : 2 or 15-20 pieces
Recipe Source : Chef Kiran, Flavor Of India

Ingredients :
To Marinade:
Boneless Chicken Thighs or Breast: 1lb/12kg (Cut into small bite size pieces) ( Preferably tender chicken thigh part works best)
Ginger :1 tsp (minced)
Garlic : 1 tsp (minced)
Freshly Grounded Black Powder : 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder : 1/4 tsp
Coriander Powder : 3 tsp
Red Chilli Powder : 11/2tsp
Kashmiri Chilli Powder/Sweet Paprika  : 1/2 tsp

Garam Masala : a pinch
Cumin Powder : 1/4 tsp

Corn Flour : 2 tbsp
Egg : 1(beaten)
Lemon Juice : 3 Tbsp
Red color : few drops (optional)
Salt to taste
Oil : 2-3 cups for deep fryingTo Tempering :
Cumin Seeds : 1/4 tsp
Ginger : 1/2 inch (finely, chopped)
Garlic : 3 nos (finely, chopped)
Curry Leaves : 1 sprig
Green Chili : 2 nos (slit, lengthwise)

How to make Restaurant Style Chicken 65:

1. Cut the chicken into small one inch bite size pieces.
2. Marinate chicken with all ingridents listed above ‘To Marinate’ except the oil and leave it in the fridge for 2 hrs or overnight in the refrigerator.(Note : More marinating time the softer the chicken 65 will be.)

3. In a non stick pan, heat the oil, add marinated chicken pieces  in batches and deep fry it .At a medium heat it just takes about 5-8 minutes to cook each batch.(Note : Take out one piece and check to see if the meat is cooked inside.Over cooking them can make it hard and chewy, so make sure you cook it for sufficient time to keep it juicy and moist. Once done, drain them in a kitchen towel to remove excess oil.)
4. In an another non stick pan, add cumin seeds, fry them for a while to release aroma, add chopped garlic,and ginger, chopped chillies and curry leaves, fry everything stirring for about 2 minutes.Add the fried chicken to it. Toss them well.
5. Serve with raw onion slices and lemon wedges as a starter or with rice, chappathis or naans.
Notes :

  • Here I fried chicken along with the seasoning ingredients, because i had only one batch (10-12 pieces) to fry, but if you have more chicken pieces then fry the marinated chicken pieces in batches and then separately do the tempering and combine it with fried chicken like recipe mentioned above.
  • Normally, the chicken 65 that is served in is restaurant is fiery red in color, that is because red color is added to it, but i don’t prefer adding color rather; I would add more Kashmiri chilli powder for the color and it’s always better to avoid the color and eat it with the natural color.
  • To get juicy soft chicken 65 marinade overnight or atleast for 2 hours, else it would turn hard and rubbery.
  • Tender chicken thigh part works best for chicken 65.
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Have a Good day All!
Sangeetha
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  3. sangeetha says

    You're most welcome Alia! Happy to know that this recipe came out well for you.Thanks for taking time to leave a comment here.Appreciate it very much.Please try out other recipes also, hope you will like it.

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  4. sangeetha says

    Hi Blessy, I'm sorry for the delayed reply, I was away from active blogging. Thank you for trying the recipe and for recommending this humble space to others 🙂 Much appreciated! So glad to know that kids boys enjoyed this dish 🙂 Thanks so much for leaving a comment. Hope you try out other recipes also and like them too.

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  7. Blessy says

    I'm a follower of your recipe blogs. I share your website with others as well. Chicken 65 recipe has been a hit with my kids. Thank you for sharing ur recipes.

  8. sangeetha says

    Hi, I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed these and that they turned out so well for you! Thanks for returning to leave a comment! Hope you get to try more recipes from here.

    Cheers!
    Sangeetha

  11. sangeetha says

    Hi Linda, I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed these and that they turned out so well for you! Thanks for returning to leave a comment!

    Best,
    Sangeetha

  14. Madhu Sudhanan says

    Chicken 65 was introduced in the year 1965 by Buhari Hotels in Chennai, they have a few more of these fried chicken with the corresponding year they launch in their menu. Nice recipe, will give it a shot!

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