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Chicken 65 Recipe

Chicken 65 is a crispy fried chicken, marinated with spices and then fried to perfection. For the final step it is coated in a tangy yogurt sauce.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Marination30 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Course: Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine: Indian, Pakistani
Keyword: Chicken 65
Servings: 4
Calories: 685kcal
Author: Saba Ahmad

Ingredients

Ingredients for marination

  • 2 lbs boneless chicken cut into 1 inch cubes
  • 1/2 tsp salt or to taste
  • 3/4 tsp red chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp Kashmiri chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper powder
  • 4 tbsp all purpose flour
  • 4 tbsp corn starch
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tbsp garlic paste
  • 1 tbsp ginger paste
  • 2-3 tbsp lemon juice or lime juice
  • 1/8 tsp red food coloring

Ingredients for Sauce

  • 1/2 cup yogurt
  • 1/2 tsp red chili or Kashmiri chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp garam masala
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • 2-3 green chilies
  • 1/8 tsp red food coloring

Oil for frying

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Marinate the chicken

  • Cut chicken into bite size pieces.
  • Mix all the ingredients of marination. Marinate the chicken pieces with all the ingredients for marinade for about 30 minutes.

Fry chicken

  • Heat oil for deep frying.
  • Fry your chicken for 5-6 minutes. Don’t over fry as it also has to cook with the sauce.
  • Take the chicken out on a paper towel lined plate.

Make yogurt sauce

  • For sauce, mix all of the ingredients of the sauce except for cumin seeds, oil and green chilies.
  • Now heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan. Add cumin seeds and green chilies. Let the cumin seeds crackle.
  • Add yogurt mix and cook until oil separates.
  • Add your fried chicken and only cook for 2-3 minutes until well combined.
  • Don't over cooked the chicken it will harden.
  • Serve with green chutney and sliced onions.

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Notes

 
  1. Do not over cook the chicken as it will be fried and then cooked with the yogurt sauce.
  2. Use paprika if Kashmiri red chili is not available.

Nutrition

Calories: 685kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 44g | Fat: 47g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Monounsaturated Fat: 21g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 305mg | Sodium: 882mg | Potassium: 593mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 663IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 75mg | Iron: 3mg