Servings : Serves 2-3
Delicious and spicy, perfect on cold rainy days! 🙂
Ingredients for Chicken Marinade
- 500 gm boneless chicken breast, cut into small cubes
- 2 tsp. corn flour
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper powder
- 1 tsp. ginger paste
- 1 tsp. garlic paste
Other Ingredients
- 4 tbsp. oil
- 1/2 tsp. cumin seeds
- 1 tsp. ginger paste
- 1/2 tsp. garlic paste
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper powder
- 1/2 tsp. cumin powder
- salt to taste
- 1 tsp. chilli powder
- 2 tbsp. chilli garlic sauce
- 2 tbsp. freshly chopped mint
- 4 tbsp. freshly chopped coriander leaves
- 3 green chillies, chopped (adjust to taste)
- a few curry leaves
- 1 tsp. garam masala
- 4 tbsp. water
- few drops red food color (optional)
- 1/4 cup thick plain yoghurt (whipped)
- sliced onions for garnish (optional)
Instructions
Marinate the chicken cubes in the marinade ingredients for at least 4 hours or up to overnight.
Heat oil for deep frying in a deep pan. Lower the flame, and add in the chicken pieces slowly. (Do not over crowd the pan). Fry for not more than 3 minutes. Do not over-fry, it will result in hard chicken. Remove and set aside to drain on kitchen towels.
Take another pan, add oil. Add cumin seeds and let them splutter. Add in ginger, garlic, green chilies, curry leaves and fry for a minute. Next add black pepper powder, cumin powder, chili powder, and salt to taste. Then add chili garlic paste, chopped mint, chopped coriander leaves, garam masala and fry for about 1-2 minutes on medium flame.
Add little water (a few tbsps.) and cook for a minute on medium flame. Add red food color, mix well and throw in the fried chicken pieces. Mix them well so that the spices coat nicely. Add yoghurt and mix well to coat the chicken. Increase the flame to high and cook till the yoghurt is absorbed fully. Taste and adjust salt/spices. Turn off the heat.
You can garnish with sliced onions, salad etc. and serve hot. Goes well as a side dish for fried rice, fries etc.
Enjoy! 🙂
salmaz fauzia..great recipes mashallah. quick question the plain yogurt is that cooking yogurt that is tangy..the pakeeza yogurt or plain yogurt from supermarkets? also how long do u have to whip it and is it necessary? thanks
W/Salaam, am not familiar with those yoghurts, just a simple plain yoghurt is good enough. Whip until smooth and use.
the best chicken 65 the very best thanks
salams fauziya…this one looks sooo yummy!!
want to make it for iftaar tday, had a qsn..can i roast
the chicken in the oven instead of frying it?
W/Salaam, thanks! Yes you can although it may end up being a bit too dry. Frying ensures the chicken remains moist and tender.
i made it 2dy and it turned out awesome, good comments frm the family thanks alot for sharing
Asak, I used liquid red color, maybe 4 drops, color wasn’t appetizing at all. It wasn’t a nice bright red like ur picture, but a dark pink. Hubby asked if the chicken was cooked properly when he saw it :/ plz tell me exactly what brand/type of coloring u use. also, is the prefrying the chken in cornflr/egg mixture necessary?
Yes the pre-frying is necessary, not sure about the colour brand you used, I use McCormick’s food colouring.
Assalamualaikum fauziya..I. Have tried ur recipe today..n got good results..thank u so much..may Allah bless u…
Ystday i tried this with egg fried rice,,was a super hit..Thankyou Fauziya dee..
Masha Allah,
Salaams. Is the garama masala ready made or is it the one where you use taj, elachi etc.
W/Salaam, ready-made.
Just wondering… some people use vineger in their chicken 65 recipes. Have you ever done that ?
Nope, never tried adding vinegar to this recipe. I sometimes squeeze some lemon over the chicken before having it.
pls give the recipie of chilli chicken
Absolutely delicious recipe! Thank you so much for your time and effort in creating this fab website, sharing your wonderful recipes and if that wasn’t enough…your time answering questions! May Allah SWT bless you for your kindness xx
how many people eat this dish
3-4 people.
Salam Fauzia… I made it yesterday and it turned out very nice. But I just want to ask you that this chicken is somewhat sweet and spicy. And I think the chicken is sweet because of the chilli garlic sauce. Is there any other alternative or may be I can put tomato puree instead, rather than putting the sauce? Please reply.
Thanks.
W/Salaam, actually chilli garlic sauce is not normally sweetened, maybe the version you have is? If so, then avoid it and use regular sauce and some garlic paste. Or if you like puree, you can use that instead, along with a bit of garlic.
Can i skip the egg in this recipie?
Please refer to my earlier comments.
Dear Fauzia,
Why is it called chicken “65”? Please advise????
The reason is not confirmed, some say it is because originally the recipe required 65 ingredients. Others say in the original restaurant which invented this recipe, the dish was listed at number 65 in the menu so people would request the chicken number 65. Who knows lol. 🙂
plz can i skip yougrat…as m in china n yougrat is sweet here…
Yes you can, but try and use sour cream in it’s place.