Chicken 65

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Description

The origin of chicken 65 dates back to early 60's. There are different stories behind its name, whatever the story be, its the taste which has made this dish an all time favourite. Very popular in restaurants and fast food menus. But with the right use of spices the same restaurant quality can be aquirred with ease at home.

Ingredients
1 lb

Chicken (1/2 kg approx, cut into small pieces)

4 tsp

Red chilli powder

2 tsp

Coriander/dhania powder

¼ tsp

Turmeric powder

¼ tsp

Garam masala powder

5 tsp

Lemon juice

2 tsp

Yogurt/curd

1 tsp

Ginger garlic paste

3 pinch

Orange red food colour

1 tsp

Salt (or to taste)

2 cup

Oil (for deep frying)

4 stks

Coriander leaves (for garnishing)

Instructions


This dish can be made with boneless chicken or chicken legs and thighs. Wash and cut chicken in desired size, small portions tastes good. Take a deep bowl mix red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, salt, garam masala, food, colour, ginger garlic paste, lemon juice, yogurt and make a thick paste. Add chicken pieces to this and rub to coat the masala to all sides of chicken. Let this marinate for at least 1 hour in the refrigerator.

Now heat oil in a kadai or deep sauce pan and deep fry on medium high flame for about 6 minutes or until it turns dark brown on all side. Drain excess oil and garnish with coriander leaves. Serve with lemon wedges and onions rings.



Vote Result
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Score: 7.1, Votes: 19

Hi, I'm a new member. I was

Hi,

I'm a new member. I was just skeptical how my chicken 65 will turn out. Actually it turned out fantastic. Thanks for this wonderful restaurant recipe. I was looking for the ordinary 'chicken kolambu'. But I could find only Karaikudi chicken curry. Can you pls post the recipe.

Kavitha

This is a rather old post

This is a rather old post so I'm not sure if the people looking for answers will find my post; but there is a general rule of thumb when it comes to cooking Chicken. Particularly deepfrying (as is done most often when it comes to chicken in Tamil country)

If bone in, chix MUST be cooked atleast 25 minutes to completely cook (particularly in this country with salmonella everywhere and if children are part of the guest list)
If boneless, chicken only takes 5-6 minutes to cook!! Believe it or not!

So now when I make chix curry, I separate the bone-in and boneless pieces, and throw the boneless pieces during the last 10 minutes.. this way I get tender chix pieces every single time. Until I got to this point, the boneless pieces ALMOST ALWAYS were too tough.. and we used to attribute it to "breast pieces".. truth is, no. Boneless chix needs no more than 6 minutes of medium heat to cook.. after that, it starts to get tough.. just like fish..

- Amala

for your receipe, tastes

for your receipe, tastes good but I have got a problem as soon as I dip the pieces in oil to fry, the masala gets separated fom the pieces but the taste remains, why is it so?

Hi Mullai I tried your

Hi Mullai I tried your chicken 65 recipe and it came out great. I'm a regular visitor of ur site, have tried many of your recipes and everything has come out so good. Thanks so much.

hi mullai, very very

hi mullai, very very tasty..... thanks a lot but most of the masala is not sticking with chicken.... once i put in oil, masala nd chicken gets separated....pls tell me, how to avoid it.... also pls tell me the recipe of sweet corn chicken soup...advance thanks

Can i do this in oven,if so

Can i do this in oven,if so please tell me on what degrees and on bake or broil?
ThanQ

Hi Mullai, I have seen few

Hi Mullai,
I have seen few sites with recipes. But many recipes look like time consuming or involve long processes. This recipe for chicken 65 looks straightforward and I am very much impressed. I am going to try this weekend. Will let you know the outcome.
Thanks for posting such good recipes.

Cheers
Arun

This dish is normally deep

This dish is normally deep fried, baking makes it tandoori. The procedure is time consuming, takes about 45 minutes depending on the size. You can try baking, setting it at 450 F for 30 minutes and broil for 5 to 10 minutes. Try and let me know.

Hii I did this in oven ,

Hii

I did this in oven , but i didn't kept in broil,just in baking only.it came out good.

ThanQ.

It came out

It came out spicy..yummy!!!
Thanks for straight forward instructions :-)

Dear Mullai, I tried this

Dear Mullai,
I tried this last night. It turn out well. Thanks a lot for the receipe. It was so easy to do.

Wow really splendid!

Wow really splendid!

Hi Mullai, This site has

Hi Mullai,

This site has become one of my favourite recipe sites because of the level of details. I actually tried your Chicken 65 for a picnic last saturday. I increased the quantities and fried about two kilos. I am a novice in cooking and was very nervous when cooking large quantities. But Everybody appreciated that the dish was very tasty. I

All thanks to you.

Cheers,
Hulda

Hulda, Everyone starts as a

Hulda,

Everyone starts as a novice... then amateur (that's where I'm) then slowly progress to become a Pro . Well great! have some fun exploring new recipes and thanks for your feedback.

chicken 65 your

chicken 65 your preparation method was excellent the ratio has worked for more quantity also tahnks a lot

Zareena,  good to know

Zareena,  good to know that you got it right. Hope you try other recipes from this site and get back with a feedback.

hai mullai, your site

hai mullai,
your site is awesome!
i am searching for a site like this
for a long time
all the recipes are too... good
i am going to try one recipe everyday...

You are most welcome to try

You are most welcome to try anything from this site and can assure you good results. Pls don't forget to get back to us, your feedback is much appreciated.

Hi I stumbled into this

Hi
I stumbled into this site. Thanks for the Chicken 65 recipe. I wonder why this dish is not popular in Indian Restaurants in the UK? Most have not even heard of it!. I have 2 questions. 1.'Will the chicken fully cook in 6 minutes ?' 2. Do we have to leave the marinate to come to room temperature before deep-frying?

Thanks

Mallu

Hello Mallu, You are going

Hello Mallu,
You are going to cook the chicken over medium high flame, so it should cook. If still not sure, try a sample first and then proceed accordingly. Small ones should be done, only larger red meat might take little longer and that too if they are real big pieces. Coming to second question, no need to bring it to room temperature, proceed straight away. Happy cooking and thanks for visiting.

HI Mullai, how to

HI Mullai,
how to prepare garam masala..please let me know.
thank u

Thanks a lot..... :) I

Thanks a lot..... :)

I tried it. It was really yummy.
Hav a great day. Onceagain thank u soooo much.

Hi Gowher, Glad you liked

Hi Gowher,

Glad you liked them, thanks for visiting and try more recipes and write to us. 

Hi a small help... Iam

Hi a small help...
Iam unable to see all the list of recipes u provide. I can only see the most recently posted recipes. can u suggest where can i see all ur recipes... So that i can select or choose watever i want in the provided list.
Hope u look over it.
Regards,
Gowher.

Gowher, Have you seen the

Gowher,

Have you seen the recipe index appearing on the right side? It has all the recipes indexed alphabetically and also category wise. Check it out.

Thanks for the reply. Ya i

Thanks for the reply. Ya i got it. Once again thanks.

Its my pleasure visiting

Its my pleasure visiting such an useful site..infact i did not know about this site before i was searching lots and lots of sites for good recipes. Finally i got to know abt this site. Ur recipes are not only good but are very simple to cook. thanks a lot 4 ur delicious recipes. Keep going on... good work should never b stopped. May god bless u with a long and cheerful life.
Takecare. bye.

Hi Mullai I tried this a

Hi Mullai I tried this a week back and it came out very well. My hubby loved this. So, after that whenever i fry chicken am following this recipe only. Thanks for your awesome recipe. Mercy

Hi Mercy, good to know you

Hi Mercy, good to know you guys relished this dish. Thank you.

Hi Thanks for providing the

Hi
Thanks for providing the recipes! They all look good n your explanation is simple that even i can understand the steps :) I have a small query. I realize that in order to get the taste u need to deep fry the chicken however i want to avoid that. Two reasons - Health n the smell that penetrate the house. Can i put the pieces in over n have the same taste? I usually do this for chicken tikka masala as well.. Thanks again

Hi can we use corn flour

Hi
can we use corn flour also...

Its your choice, just dust

Its your choice, just dust a little but not necessary.

Mullai, major doubt....shud

Mullai, major doubt....shud the chicken be cooked before marinating..or just raw chicken, we need to marinate and fry....please reply.

Thanks
Sophia

Sophia, Marinate raw

Sophia,

Marinate raw chicken, it will cooked thoroughly while deep frying.

hi i tried this .it was

hi i tried this .it was good but i feel chicken pieces very hard .is it as such or i made any mistakes.pls lemme know

nice dish

nice dish

The abbreviation tsp means

The abbreviation tsp means teaspoon.
Do you really mean 2 teaspoons of yoghurt?

Yes, Mr. James.

Yes, Mr. James.

Dear Mullai, I wanted to

Dear Mullai,

I wanted to let you know that you have yet another fan out there. My name is Maryam. And, although I am a full vegitarian, my husband is not. I made this Chicken 65 dish 4 him, and he loved it.
I am not desi, but I spent about 3 yrs learning South Indian cooking. I saw your recipes for sambar, idlis, kolumbu, poriyal..etc..they look authentic, and I am excited to try them out.

I am amazed at the range of recipes you have. I have had dishes from many parts of the world, and I am happy to see that you have an interest in such. I am curious to know if you have any recipes with couscous (the North African/Arab substitute for rice). That being my favorite since childhood, but I have absolutely no vegitarian recipes for.

Anyhow, I thank you for your time and devotion to this site. I appreciate your hard work, and I'm sure others do to...hope to see u here online for a long time.

Peace,

Maryam

hi mullai, ur recipes r

hi mullai, ur recipes r awesome...i tried chicken 65 the taste was good but everytime i dipped chicken pieces into the oil..it gets stuck in the kadai..what mistake i made?thanks in advance..keep posting new recipes meenu

Meenu, Its very simple, oil

Meenu,

Its very simple, oil not sufficient. Don't use a shallow pan, use a kadai or deep sauce pan, that way there should be atleast a couple of inches of oil above the bottom of the pan. Another common mistake is the oil temperature, if not really hot enough, it goes and sticks to the pan. Try a small piece before dropping the entire batch, that way our mistakes can be adjusted. Check the temperature before each batch too. Hope this helps. Thanks.

HI i tried ur chicken 65

HI i tried ur chicken 65 ,it was really so good and so easy to make ,thx a lot for ur grt recipe....

Hi i tried the vazhaipoo

Hi
i tried the vazhaipoo vadai and it came really nice and thanks for the
reciepe. Hope you guys will send more new recipe like this
thanks
priya

i had tried it in my home

i had tried it in my home it work well and it is a good receipe too to try in home
thank you for that

really nice!!!!!!!!! iit

really nice!!!!!!!!!

iit is easy for me to understand ur recipe and picture is so beautifu.

I tried the chicken 65

I tried the chicken 65 dish,it came out well,thanks for the recipe.

Hi Mullai, I tried this

Hi Mullai,

I tried this receipe and came out very well and was really tasty. Thanks a lot. But, can we re-use the oil we used to fry chicken??

Waiting for your reply

Regards
Roopa

very nice site every food

very nice site every food lover must visit once

1) Easy cooking steps ! 2)

1) Easy cooking steps !
2) Excellent Photo !
3) Kindly provide Tamil translated version
4) Provide Video with commentary

i will request my wife to try this.

have a nice day

Thanks for your receipe,

Thanks for your receipe, tastes good but I have got a problem as soon as I dip the pieces in oil to fry, the masala gets separated fom the pieces but the taste remains, why is it so?

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