Chicken 65
Originated in South Asia. The marinated chicken is deep fried in oil then glazed/tempered in a sharp and spicy, tangy sauce enhanced with curry leaves and chili sauce. This bit sized fried chicken can be eaten as an appetizer or as a meal.
Ingredients
Marination
- 3 cups Neutral Oil
- 1 lb Chicken Breast cubed in bite size pieces
- Half Lemon Juiced
- ¾ tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Turmeric Powder
- ¼ tsp Red Chili Powder
- 1 tsp White Pepper
- ¼ tsp Garam Masala
- 1 tsp Ginger and Garlic Paste
- 1 large Egg whipped
- 2 tbsp Corn Starch heaped
- 3 tbsp All-purpose flour heaped
Glaze for Tempering
- 3 tbsp Neutral Oil
- 1½ inch Ginger finely chopped
- 3 to 4 cloves Garlic finely chopped
- ¼ tsp Red Chili powder
- ¼ tsp Cumin powder
- 2 tbsp Chilli Sauce
- 3-4 Dry Red Chillies
- 3-4 Thai Green Chillies Sliced in halves
- 5-6 Curry Leaves
- ¼ cup Yogurt whipped and at room temperature
- ¼ tsp Red Food Coloring
For Garnish
- 2-3 Thai Green Chillies sliced
- 4-5 Curry Leaves
- 1 Lime or Lemon cut in wedges
Instructions
- Start by measuring out your ingredients.
- Wash and clean chicken, pat dry with a paper towel and marinate with lemon juice for 30 minutes.
- Now mix all that marinade ingredients in a medium sized bowl. Do a taste test for salt and add chicken.
- Marinate chicken for 30 minutes.
- While chicken is marinating. Prepare your ingredients for the glaze.
- Heat oil in a dutch oven or a wok. The amount of oil will depend on how big your vessel is. Chicken should be sumberged in oil.
- Set heat to medium and when oil starts to shimmer , using your favorite tongs add chicken individually in 2-3 batches.
- Using a spider or tongs, pull chicken out when golden brown and set over a wire rack to drain oil.
- Once chicken is fried. Heat another wok with oil.
- Start adding all ingredients in order except yogurt while mixing in between for a few seconds.
- Set heat to low and mix the food color in the yogurt.
- Add yogurt and mix. Toss the chicken with yogurt glaze.
- Garnish with Green Chillies, Curry leaves and a wedge of lime or lemon.
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