Simple and delicious Indian recipes: Chicken 65

A typical south Indian dish. Can be served both as an appetizer
and main course.

The following recipe serves 2 people.

Preparation time : 10 minutes

Cooking time : 25 minutes

Ingredients:
Preparing the chicken

Chicken - 450 gms
Yogurt - 1 tbsp
Cornstarch - 2 tsp

Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp

Egg - 1
Black pepper powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Chili powder - to taste
Green chilies - 2 chopped
Chicken 65 masala powder - 2 tsp (optional)
Salt to taste

Preparing the gravy
Curry leaves - 2 springs
Chopped ginger - 1 tsp
Chopped garlic - 2tsp
Chopped chili - to taste
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Cumin powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp

Chinese hot chili sauce - 2 tsp
Ginger- garlic paste- 2 tsp
Oil - To fry
Salt to taste

Preparing the chicken
Step 1: Cut the chicken into bite size pieces.

Step 2: We need these ingredients : yogurt, ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder, chili powder, corn starch, pepper powder, egg and chopped green chilies.

Mix all the ingredients except the egg in a bowl. Add salt to taste.

Step 3: (Optional) Add 2 teaspoons of store bought Chicken 65 masala (spice).

Step 4: Add chicken to the mixture. Coat every piece well with the mixture. Then add the egg. Mix well and keep aside for 30-40 minutes.

Step 5: Heat oil in a pan on medium heat. Fry the coated chicken pieces.

Step 6: Keep the fried chickens aside. Now we will make the gravy.

Preparing the gravy

Step 7: Heat some oil in a pan. The oil used for frying the chicken pieces can be used too.

Step 8: Put in the cumin seeds and let them splutter. Then put in chopped ginger, garlic and chilies.

Step 9: Now we need these spices: curry leaves, ginger garlic paste, coriander powder, cumin powder and chili sauce.

Add the ginger garlic paste. Fry for 30 seconds. Then add the curry leaves and let them splutter. Add coriander and cumin powder and the chili sauce. Fry for a minute.