CHICKEN 65

CHICKEN 65 is one of the best recipes which is worth serving as a starter for any party.This is a spicy,deep-fried chicken dish originating from Chennai in India in 1965 .Therefore,this dish is named Chicken 65.It can be made using boneless or bone -in chicken pieces.This Chicken 65 yields crispy chicken starter ,which is cooked in many different ways.

INGREDIENTS :

For MARINATION:

Garlic ginger paste  
Curd
Salt 
Red chilly powder
Dry coriander powder [धने powder ]
Jeera powder
 
COATING DIP for chicken :

Boneless chicken 
Ginger garlic paste
Red chilly powder
Salt
corn flour
Water
Oil for frying

For TEMPERING:

Very fine chopped ginger 
Finely chopped garlic 
Chopped green chillies 
Copped onion 
Curry leaves
Cumin seeds
Mustard seeds 
Fresh coriander
 
METHOD :

For MARINATION ,COATING DIP AND FRYING:
 
STEP 1 - Wash and cut the chicken pieces and make small cuts on them.
STEP 2 - Mix all the ingredients for marination and marinate the pieces. Keep the marinated chicken aside for minimum 5-6 hrs.
STEP 3 - Now take the other ingredients - ginger garlic paste,red chilly powder ,dry coriander powder, jeera powder ,salt, cornflour and water . Make a coating dip for chicken pieces .
STEP 4 - Now keep a pan with oil on gas stove . Take marinated chicken pieces ,dip in the liquid coating batter and fry . 

For TEMPERING :

STEP 1 - Now take a pan ,put on gas , crackle cumin and mustard seeds.
STEP 2 - Put ginger ,garlic and chilles .Saute for a while and then add onion pieces and lastly add fried chicken pieces . Stir well for 2-3 minutes . 
STEP 3 - Garnish with coriander and onion . 
              
                 Serve hot with tomato sauce .......enjoy ....
 
NOTE :
  You can add a little amount of water to make the pieces little moist and a very little gravy so that can be enjoyed with chappati /rice . 
 Add little amount of edible orange red color to marination if you love the color more darker .