Description
The origin of chicken 65 dates back to early 60’s. There are different stories behind its name, whatever the story be, its the taste which has made this dish an all time favourite. Very popular in restaurants and fast food menus. But with the right use of spices the same restaurant quality can be aquirred with ease at home.
| Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| 1 lb | Chicken (1/2 kg approx, cut into small pieces) |
| 2 tsp | Red chilli powder |
| 4 tsp | Coriander/dhania powder |
| ¼ tsp | Turmeric powder |
| ¼ tsp | Garam masala powder |
| 5 tsp | Lemon juice |
| 2 tsp | Yogurt/curd |
| 1 tsp | Ginger garlic paste |
| 3 pinch | Orange red food colour |
| 1 tsp | Salt (or to taste) |
| 2 cup | Oil (for deep frying) |
| 4 stks | Coriander leaves (for garnishing) |
Instructions
This dish can be made with boneless chicken or chicken legs and thighs. Wash and cut chicken in desired size, small portions tastes good. Take a deep bowl mix red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, salt, garam masala, food, colour, ginger garlic paste, lemon juice, yogurt and make a thick paste. Add chicken pieces to this and rub to coat the masala to all sides of chicken. Let this marinate for at least 1 hour in the refrigerator.
Now heat oil in a kadai or deep sauce pan and deep fry on medium high flame for about 6 minutes or until it turns dark brown on all side. Drain excess oil and garnish with coriander leaves. Serve with lemon wedges and onions rings.
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Hi,
I tried this chicken 65 .. but without adding color.. Came out really well … tasted good.. And also Thanks a ton for your prompt replies for my queries in other recipes..
I liked this recipe but would be better if u add 1tbsp of gram flour or all purpose flour..my batter was all burnt in oil..thanx
Srilekha, I did see your link but unfortunately we don’t have any control over plagiarism. Anyways thanks for letting me know.
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Mullai,
Nxt week inge potluck iruku pa. Dh told to make something for 10 ppl. Nan usual aa vere madri chicken 65 panuven. Have that masala from my il’s place..they got it from a muslim meat shop. Nalla than irukum..but just for a change i want to try yours since it looks more appealing. 🙂
So, evalo panatum ? Potluck ku yevalo pana correct aa irukum? for 10 ppl. Also, overnight marination thevai illaya? Masala 1 hr le nalla flavour panuma chicken ae?
Please help panangoo
TIA Mullai..
tc
Priya
I have only recently gotten interested in cooking and I came across this website. I made this dish and everyone loved it. Thanks alot! This website is now a favorite on my browser.
I have only recently gotten interested in cooking and I came across this website. I made this dish and everyone loved it. Thanks alot! This website is now a a favorite on my browser.
I did this yesterday … It came out very nice … Thanks for the recipe …
ARE THEY ALRIGHT AFTER EATING IT?
Hi Mullai, A friend of mine makes this dish and it has always been a favorite of mine. I never thought that I would be able to make this myself. Was so glad to have come across your website and all your wonderful recipes. I have already made this twice and my family loved it. Last night I made your butter chicken and my husband thought it was great. Thanks for making cooking easy and fun. Keep up the good work.
Mullai u always rock buddy! Thank you so muchhhhhhhhhhhh!
Hi,
I’m a new member. I was just skeptical how my chicken 65 will turn out. Actually it turned out fantastic. Thanks for this wonderful restaurant recipe. I was looking for the ordinary ‘chicken kolambu’. But I could find only Karaikudi chicken curry. Can you pls post the recipe.
Kavitha
This is a rather old post so I’m not sure if the people looking for answers will find my post; but there is a general rule of thumb when it comes to cooking Chicken. Particularly deepfrying (as is done most often when it comes to chicken in Tamil country)
If bone in, chix MUST be cooked atleast 25 minutes to completely cook (particularly in this country with salmonella everywhere and if children are part of the guest list)
If boneless, chicken only takes 5-6 minutes to cook!! Believe it or not!
So now when I make chix curry, I separate the bone-in and boneless pieces, and throw the boneless pieces during the last 10 minutes.. this way I get tender chix pieces every single time. Until I got to this point, the boneless pieces ALMOST ALWAYS were too tough.. and we used to attribute it to “breast pieces”.. truth is, no. Boneless chix needs no more than 6 minutes of medium heat to cook.. after that, it starts to get tough.. just like fish..
– Amala
for your receipe, tastes good but I have got a problem as soon as I dip the pieces in oil to fry, the masala gets separated fom the pieces but the taste remains, why is it so?
Hi Mullai I tried your chicken 65 recipe and it came out great. I'm a regular visitor of ur site, have tried many of your recipes and everything has come out so good. Thanks so much.
hi mullai, very very tasty….. thanks a lot but most of the masala is not sticking with chicken…. once i put in oil, masala nd chicken gets separated….pls tell me, how to avoid it…. also pls tell me the recipe of sweet corn chicken soup…advance thanks
Can i do this in oven,if so please tell me on what degrees and on bake or broil?
ThanQ
This dish is normally deep fried, baking makes it tandoori. The procedure is time consuming, takes about 45 minutes depending on the size. You can try baking, setting it at 450 F for 30 minutes and broil for 5 to 10 minutes. Try and let me know.
Hii
I did this in oven , but i didn't kept in broil,just in baking only.it came out good.
ThanQ.
Hi Mullai,
I have seen few sites with recipes. But many recipes look like time consuming or involve long processes. This recipe for chicken 65 looks straightforward and I am very much impressed. I am going to try this weekend. Will let you know the outcome.
Thanks for posting such good recipes.
Cheers
Arun
It came out spicy..yummy!!!
Thanks for straight forward instructions 🙂
Dear Mullai,
I tried this last night. It turn out well. Thanks a lot for the receipe. It was so easy to do.
Wow really splendid!
Hi Mullai,
This site has become one of my favourite recipe sites because of the level of details. I actually tried your Chicken 65 for a picnic last saturday. I increased the quantities and fried about two kilos. I am a novice in cooking and was very nervous when cooking large quantities. But Everybody appreciated that the dish was very tasty. I
All thanks to you.
Cheers,
Hulda
Hulda,
Everyone starts as a novice… then amateur (that's where I'm) then slowly progress to become a Pro
. Well great! have some fun exploring new recipes and thanks for your feedback.
chicken 65 your preparation method was excellent the ratio has worked for more quantity also tahnks a lot
Zareena, good to know that you got it right. Hope you try other recipes from this site and get back with a feedback.
hai mullai,
your site is awesome!
i am searching for a site like this
for a long time
all the recipes are too… good
i am going to try one recipe everyday…
You are most welcome to try anything from this site and can assure you good results. Pls don't forget to get back to us, your feedback is much appreciated.
Hi
I stumbled into this site. Thanks for the Chicken 65 recipe. I wonder why this dish is not popular in Indian Restaurants in the UK? Most have not even heard of it!. I have 2 questions. 1.’Will the chicken fully cook in 6 minutes ?’ 2. Do we have to leave the marinate to come to room temperature before deep-frying?
Thanks
Mallu
Hello Mallu,
You are going to cook the chicken over medium high flame, so it should cook. If still not sure, try a sample first and then proceed accordingly. Small ones should be done, only larger red meat might take little longer and that too if they are real big pieces. Coming to second question, no need to bring it to room temperature, proceed straight away. Happy cooking and thanks for visiting.
HI Mullai,
how to prepare garam masala..please let me know.
thank u
Thanks a lot….. 🙂
I tried it. It was really yummy.
Hav a great day. Onceagain thank u soooo much.
Hi Gowher,
Glad you liked them, thanks for visiting and try more recipes and write to us.
Its my pleasure visiting such an useful site..infact i did not know about this site before i was searching lots and lots of sites for good recipes. Finally i got to know abt this site. Ur recipes are not only good but are very simple to cook. thanks a lot 4 ur delicious recipes. Keep going on… good work should never b stopped. May god bless u with a long and cheerful life.
Takecare. bye.
Hi a small help…
Iam unable to see all the list of recipes u provide. I can only see the most recently posted recipes. can u suggest where can i see all ur recipes… So that i can select or choose watever i want in the provided list.
Hope u look over it.
Regards,
Gowher.
Gowher,
Have you seen the recipe index appearing on the right side? It has all the recipes indexed alphabetically and also category wise. Check it out.
Thanks for the reply. Ya i got it. Once again thanks.
Hi Mullai I tried this a week back and it came out very well. My hubby loved this. So, after that whenever i fry chicken am following this recipe only. Thanks for your awesome recipe. Mercy
Hi Mercy, good to know you guys relished this dish. Thank you.
Hi
Thanks for providing the recipes! They all look good n your explanation is simple that even i can understand the steps 🙂 I have a small query. I realize that in order to get the taste u need to deep fry the chicken however i want to avoid that. Two reasons – Health n the smell that penetrate the house. Can i put the pieces in over n have the same taste? I usually do this for chicken tikka masala as well.. Thanks again
Hi
can we use corn flour also…
Its your choice, just dust a little but not necessary.
Mullai, major doubt….shud the chicken be cooked before marinating..or just raw chicken, we need to marinate and fry….please reply.
Thanks
Sophia
Sophia,
Marinate raw chicken, it will cooked thoroughly while deep frying.
hi i tried this .it was good but i feel chicken pieces very hard .is it as such or i made any mistakes.pls lemme know
nice dish
The abbreviation tsp means teaspoon.
Do you really mean 2 teaspoons of yoghurt?
Yes, Mr. James.
Dear Mullai,
I wanted to let you know that you have yet another fan out there. My name is Maryam. And, although I am a full vegitarian, my husband is not. I made this Chicken 65 dish 4 him, and he loved it.
I am not desi, but I spent about 3 yrs learning South Indian cooking. I saw your recipes for sambar, idlis, kolumbu, poriyal..etc..they look authentic, and I am excited to try them out.
I am amazed at the range of recipes you have. I have had dishes from many parts of the world, and I am happy to see that you have an interest in such. I am curious to know if you have any recipes with couscous (the North African/Arab substitute for rice). That being my favorite since childhood, but I have absolutely no vegitarian recipes for.
Anyhow, I thank you for your time and devotion to this site. I appreciate your hard work, and I’m sure others do to…hope to see u here online for a long time.
Peace,
Maryam
hi mullai, ur recipes r awesome…i tried chicken 65 the taste was good but everytime i dipped chicken pieces into the oil..it gets stuck in the kadai..what mistake i made?thanks in advance..keep posting new recipes meenu
Meenu,
Its very simple, oil not sufficient. Don't use a shallow pan, use a kadai or deep sauce pan, that way there should be atleast a couple of inches of oil above the bottom of the pan. Another common mistake is the oil temperature, if not really hot enough, it goes and sticks to the pan. Try a small piece before dropping the entire batch, that way our mistakes can be adjusted. Check the temperature before each batch too. Hope this helps. Thanks.
HI i tried ur chicken 65 ,it was really so good and so easy to make ,thx a lot for ur grt recipe….
Hi
i tried the vazhaipoo vadai and it came really nice and thanks for the
reciepe. Hope you guys will send more new recipe like this
thanks
priya
i had tried it in my home it work well and it is a good receipe too to try in home
thank you for that
really nice!!!!!!!!!
iit is easy for me to understand ur recipe and picture is so beautifu.
I tried the chicken 65 dish,it came out well,thanks for the recipe.
Hi Mullai,
I tried this receipe and came out very well and was really tasty. Thanks a lot. But, can we re-use the oil we used to fry chicken??
Waiting for your reply
Regards
Roopa
very nice site every food lover must visit once
1) Easy cooking steps !
2) Excellent Photo !
3) Kindly provide Tamil translated version
4) Provide Video with commentary
i will request my wife to try this.
have a nice day
Thanks for your receipe, tastes good but I have got a problem as soon as I dip the pieces in oil to fry, the masala gets separated fom the pieces but the taste remains, why is it so?
Hi Visitor, two things have to be right, oil temperature and consistency of the masala.
1. Oil temperature should be on high setting when you start dropping them and later reduce it to medium flame and fry. You should also note that if its too high, it will burn the 65.
2. Masala consistency should be thick, if its too watery then it will mix with oil.
Always check with a small piece, if something goes wrong, adjust accordingly.
Hope to catch you soon as a member.
THANK U……….
weldone becuase to add the pics
and very taste food method
Really nice site…& awesome pics!! mouthwatering, i must say
very useful 4 north indian girls married 2 south indians— that’s me 🙂
very nice site
very tasty and yummy!!!
Thanks!!! Nani.
very nice site along with photographs