Chicken 65
Chicken 65 is a spicy, red, deep fried chicken chunks usually served as bar snack, entrée or quick appetizer accompanied by onion slices, slit green chilies and lemon wedges.
Ingredients
- Oil To Fry
- Cornflour 2 Teaspoons
- Aji No Moto(MSG) ½ Teaspoons
- Curry Leaves-chopped 4-5 Numbers
- Ginger/Garlic Paste 2 Teaspoons
- Ginger-chopped ½ Teaspoons
- Garlic-chopped 1 Teaspoons
- Cumin Seeds, Pepper Powder,chilli Powder,salt ½ tsp each Teaspoons
- Egg 1 Numbers
- Red Color(Optional) 2-3 Drops
- Chicken-dark Meat(boneless Thigh Meat) 2 Lbs
- Green Chilli 4-5 Numbers
- Coriander Leaves-chopped ½ Bunch
Instructions
- To make the fried chicken pieces:- Take chicken pieces in a non reactive bowl-(We use dark meat so that it is nice and juicy when fried).Add salt, Aji-no-moto,1 tsp ginger/garlic paste, pepper powder-pinch, cornflour and mix-Then add 1 egg and mix in completely-(Egg coats the meat and keeps the juices in)
- Heat oil in a frying wok or kadhai-Add chicken pieces few at a time(Do not crowd the kadhai) and fry until lightly golden brown-Drain and remove on a paper towel
- To make the sauce:-This does not need to be very salty-so control salt Heat 2-3 tsp oil in a pan-Add cumin, add the chopped ginger and garlic and suate until fragrant-Add chopped chillies, curry leaves,1 tsp ginger/garlic paste, remaining pepper powder, chilli powder, salt,chilli/garlic paste, aji-no-moto, red color and mix-Cook for a few minutesAdd a little water and then add chicken to this paste and toss lightly-Stir in the coriander leaves and serve this recipe