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Chicken 65

Chicken 65 is a simple and flavorful dish, made with bite-sized chicken pieces fried then slathered in a chili garlic sauce, perfect as a snack or appetizer!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Course Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine Indian, Pakistani
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

Marination

  • 3-4 pieces boneless chicken thighs about 1 pound or 400 grams
  • 2-3 tablespoons lemon juice juice of about ½ a lemon
  • 2 teaspoons Kashmiri chilli powder or red chili powder
  • 1 teaspoons coriander powder
  • 2 tablespoons ginger and garlic paste
  • 1 teaspoon yogurt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper powder
  • ¼-½ teaspoon garam masala powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt as per taste
  • Oil to shallow fry
  • 2 tablespoons Corn flour or cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon Rice flour

Sauce

  • 2-3 cloves Garlic
  • 1 teaspoon Kashmiri chili powder or red chili powder
  • 8-10 Curry leaves dried
  • 2-4 Green chili slit in half
  • 2-3 tablespoons Tomato paste or ½ -1 cup crushed tomatoes

Instructions
 

Prepare and Marinate the Chicken

  • Cut the chicken into smaller/bite-sized pieces. Transfer to a large bowl with 2-3 tablespoons lemon juice. Set aside for 20 minutes.
  • After 20 minutes, wash the chicken and drain the water completely. Place the chicken in a seive or colandar to dry for a few minutes.
  • Once the chicken is drained add the spices and mix well. Set aside for at least 30 minutes, or longer.
  • Once ready to fry add corn flour or cornstarch and rice powder. mix well. you can shallow fry and make sure it stays separated.
  • Preheat a pan with enough oil to shallow fry the chicken. Once the oil has heated, add the chicken pieces, allowing them to stay separate. Fry the chicken in batches if required. Fry until golden brown in color. Remove chicken from pan, and set aside.

Chili-Garlic Sauce

  • Once fried, to a pan add 2 tablespoons of oil and 8-10 dried curry leaves on low-medium heat. Once the curry leaves are fragrant (about 2-3 minutes), add slit green chilli.
  • Cook for couple of minutes add the garlic and tomato paste or crushed tomatoes, red chilli powder/ Kashmiri chilli powder cook for few minutes.
  • Add the fried chicken into the sauce and mix well until coated.
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