Chicken 65

Chicken 65 Origin : Tamilnadu Category : Starters Servings : 2 servings Preparation time : 35 minutes Cooking time : 20min Description: Note: 1) There are various stories regarding the origin of the name 65. But the most believable among them is that '65' denotes the age of chicken-65 day old chicken is used. 2) Rice flour tastes better than corn flour. Ingredients: Thick yoghurt 2 tbsp Cornflour/rice flour 2 tbsp Ginger - garlic paste 2 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder 3 tsp Lime juice 1 tsp Salt to taste Boneless chicken 350g Oil 200ml. Green chillies, slit 4no Curry leaves 3 sprigs Egg ½no Method: Cut chicken into two inch cubes. In a large bowl, combine yogurt corn flour/rice flour, egg, ginger-garlic paste, chilli powder, lemon juice, and salt. Mix well. Add the chicken pieces and mix well to combine. Marinate in the fridge for 30 minutes. You can marinate overnight also. Heat oil. When the oil is hot add a few pieces of chicken and fry till they are crisp on the outside and cooked on the inside. Remove the pieces using a slotted spoon and drain on a paper towel. Place chicken on a serving platter. In a small pan, heat two tbsp oil, add the green chillies and curry leaves. Fry. Pour over the chicken and serve. Nandakumar

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