Chicken 65 Recipe | Ramadan Recipes

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.

Chicken 65 add as much chili as you like!

Chicken 65 Recipe

INGREDIENTS:

• 500g boneless chicken, cut into small strips
• 3 sprig curry leaves

Marinate:

• 1 tsp ginger paste
• 1 tsp garlic paste
• 1 tsp paprika powder
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 3 tsp coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp chilli powder (or more up to 2 tsp)
• 1/2 tsp garam masala
• 2 tbsp corn flour
• 1 egg
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• a pinch red food color (optional)  
• 1 or 3 green chillies, chopped
• 1 tsp salt or to taste 

DIRECTIONS:

1. Clean and dice the chicken into small 1 inch bite-size pieces.
2. In a large bowl beat the egg well. Marinate chicken with the ingredients listed under marination and leave it aside for minimum 1-2 hours. Maximum results if it is left overnight in refrigerator.
3. Heat oil in a pan and add chicken pieces in batches. In every batch add curry leaves along with chicken pieces. Deep fry the chicken until it's done. It should take around 8 minutes per batch.
4. Drain them in a kitchen towel.
5. Serve it with freshly sliced onions and lemon wedges.