Chicken 65 is a soft & crispy masala loaded starter made by marinating chicken pieces with spices, flour and then frying it. Chicken 65 is a great starter that is a must try at home and the family will come for more. Chicken 65 Recipe explained in this post with step by step pictures.
I’ve always wondered how chicken 65 in restaurants alone turn very soft and juicy. I didn’t give a serious thought until the little one started tasting and liking chicken. Now that she likes chicken 65, I browsed around and finalised this recipe which turned out to be a hit. Also one of my friend and regular reader had asked for this recipe long back and this is for you Manjula.
For all the vegetarians check out gobi 65 recipe
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Make your chicken 65 just like in restaurants, am sure you will love this recipe as we did!
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Chicken 65
Ingredients
For the marinade
- 1/2 kg chicken boneless
- 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
- 2 teaspoon coriander powder
- 2 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin powder
- a generous pinch turmeric powder
- 2 teaspoon corn flour
- 3/4 teaspoon rice flour
- 1/4 teaspoon red food color
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 no egg
- salt to taste
Other ingredients
- oil for deep frying
- few curry leaves
- 2 nos green chillies halved
- raw onion slices to garnish
- lemon wedge just for garnish
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients listed under 'For the marinade' and mix well.
- Allow it to rest for 2 hours atleast - the more resting time the softer the chicken 65 will be.
- Then heat oil in a kadai deep fry curry leaves and green chillies till crisp and set aside. Then add the chicken pieces in batches and fry well.
- Deep fry them until crispy and till it turns golden brown. Garnish with fried curry leaves and green chillies.
- Serve Chicken 65 with raw onion slices and lemon wedges as a starter.
Notes
- The time for marinade is very important to get juicy soft chicken 65 else it would turn hard and rubbery. So make sure to marinade at least for 2 hours at least.
- You can also include small chopped pieces of ginger and garlic with the tempering ingredients.
- You can also skip the yellow yolk of the egg and just add only the white part.
- Choose tender chicken thigh part and cut them into small bite sized pieces.
How to make chicken 65
- Mix all the ingredients listed under ‘For the marinade’ and mix well.
- Allow it to rest for 2 hours atleast – the more resting time the softer the chicken 65 will be. Then heat oil in a kadai deep fry curry leaves and green chillies till crisp and set aside. Then add the chicken pieces in batches and fry well.
- Deep fry them until crispy and till it turns golden brown. Garnish with fried curry leaves and green chillies.
Serve with raw onion slices and lemon wedges as a starter.
Expert Tips
- The time for marinade is very important to get juicy soft chicken 65 else it would turn hard and rubbery. So make sure to marinade atleast for 2 hours atleast.
- You can also include small chopped pieces of ginger and garlic with the tempering ingredients.
- You can also skip the yellow yolk of the egg and just add only the white part.
- Choose tender chicken thigh part and cut them into small bite sized pieces.
Anonymous
Awesome!!!
CallmeMamun
is there any other alternative of deep frying the chicken?Can we grill it in microwave?Please tell,i am a newbie in kitchen and i very much want to make this recipe.
radha
steps shown so well. I am told that the chicken 65 name came about because they needed broilers – young and tender 65 days old?? – for the dish. I do not know if that is true. But we have so many dishes that have taken off from this – even Alu 65!!
Krishna Swamy M B
May I know why that 65 started with chicken????!!!!!! No one answer this question ⁉️… Would you please…
Sharmilee! :)
@CallmeMamun: Not sure..I havent tried it guess it will work if we keep in grill mode around 200deg C but not sure on the timing, try it for 15mins, check then grill it accordingly.
@radha : I have read so many stories why its called chicken 65 but really not sure which is true 🙂
Roshni
perfect appetizers. will be a pleaser in a party
Pigumon
As of 5/13/12 the Gobi 65 link is this same page~ I'm not vegetarian though I do eat vegetables. =P
I'd definitely going to try this one!
Sumi
Looka super delicious 🙂
Nalini's Kitchen
chicken 65 looks delicious and crispy,kids favorite dish..
Sangeetha
I too tried this chicken 65 recipe long back, it was too good…yours looks so tempting!!
Shabitha Karthikeyan
Looks very good. Nicely done !!
TheYummyMorsel
Absolutely mouth watering! Crispy and looks spicy.
priya ravi
Looks just like the one at restaurants.. too good 🙂 . Hey sharmi, hv u ever tried KFC fried chicken at home ? Please do post 🙂
Akila
Wow mouthwatering one
Aarthi
yummy juicy chicken
Purabi Naha
I just saw this picture on Foodgawker and couln't stop appreciating!! The recipe is great and I am determined to try this now!!!
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Sobha Shyam
superb and mouthwatering chicken 65 🙂
DivyaGCP
Looks so delicious. Awesome clicks. Yeah I too saw ur picture in Foodgawker. 🙂
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Priya
Yummm, drooling rite now here..irresistible starter.
Tina
Sooo tempting and crispy chicken..
Sharmilee! :)
@Priya Ravi : No havent tried it yet…but sure to try and post it 🙂
Chitra
oh chicken post aa , i cant comment on this but i love its color .. :)Nice presentation too..
Suja Manoj
Perfectly made,crispy and yummy chicken
M D
I make gobi 65 and that's always been a hit at my place. No doubts ur little one likes this chicken version. 🙂
Shobha
Looks perfect..this is my favourite chicken snack..
Premalatha Aravindhan
wow very nice recipe,luks perfect n yum…
nethra
I LOVE U Chicken 65 super recipe
Shankar shankarckp
SHANKAR-CKP
crispy chicken…
raji palani
hi i loved this chicken 65 recipe is too good and i need one recipe detail. last week me and my husband went to bangalore for lunch we went for a restaurant there i had puthina kitchen curry its too good can i get that recipe from u i am waiting
Sharmilee! :)
@Raji: I havent heard of this recipe at all….but if I come across the recipe, will surely post it
J M J
hey sharmi can we add vinegar to make the chicken soft ???? and i have tried the chicken in oven but with different marinade i will ask my mom for the recipe and post it here
with love
vini
Sharmilee! :)
@JMJ : I havent personlly tried with vinegar so not sure
soumya tunk
Wonderful recipe. Loved ur version. My mommy doesn't add egg. Gonna try dis one tonight <3
ICHHADANA
Tried ur recipe and found it perfect. thank u
ICHHADANA
tried ur recipe and found it as perfect as restaurant. thank u so much
Minu Marie Mathew
Looks amazing.. Trying it out this afternoon
Vinita R Premnath
I just made this recipe,,2 hours to go..i have added curd also…will let u know how it comes out..urs looks delicious..thanks for ur recipe..
Vinita R Premnath
i just made this with ur recipe…2 hours to go,..i have added curd too,i ll let u know how it comes out,..urs looks delicious,..thanks for ur recipe 🙂
Kalaiya Kannu
dear sharmi,in my recipe i'll not add corriandar powder and pepper jeera powder .
instead i'll add maidha and kadalai maavu.please try this…also yours is good
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Dhaksh
Dear Sharmi, Tried your recipe. Came out very well. My kids loved it. Thanks for the recipe
Unknown
Sharmi tried your chicken 65 recipe turned well like restaurant my kid enjoyed well
Kirtthana Makendran
Looks Amazing…Trying it in this Sunday.
sweety
superb!!!!!! i hv tried and it was amazinggggg……thanks a lot
Sheetal Dass
Tried it today… n it was yumm..my son loved it… i just love your recipes and the way you present it picture by picture…. thanks alot for share your recipes… keep cooking and keep sharing
Grvp
Tried it and loved it.. Thank you
Food World
Mam i don't like food color so i can i remove food color…From this recipes….
Restruent style chicken 65
SHARMILEE J
Yes you can skip it….
Poornima Dinesh
Hi Mam, your recipe seems superb, wanted to try this weekend, just wanted to know the perfect frying time for chicken 65 in Gas stove…as sometime it becomes like chewing gum if it gets over cooked.
Poornima Dinesh
Mam, Could you please tell us the perfect frying time for chicken 65 (soft & crispy without chewing gum type)
SHARMILEE J
Just fry till golden….if its marinated well then it will not be chewy, the more time its gets marinated chicken will be juicy and soft
Juan Resi
I did this chicken 65. Wonderful. It was so soft n juicy. Thank you.
Farith B
Thank you chicken was very tasty and soft
Farith B
Chicken tastes wonderful and it was soft too
Pasula Lavanya
Thanks for providing the details, its really a good information
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Ramesh G.
very good receipe
Priya Bharath
I have tried it today. It came out very nicely.. Thank you so much. I'm one of your regular reader of your blog since 2013..
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Renu bharath
Am a great fan of all your recipes mam..thanks for posting..
SASIREKA KABILAN
I'm doing chicken65 for the first time and it came out well by your recipe thanks a lot.
SASIREKA KABILAN
Hi sharmilee I'm doing chicken 65 for the first time and it came out well by your recipe.my husband loved it. Thanks a lot.
Dhivya
Turned out very soft and delicious 🙂 Thank you 🙂 I would reduce the amount of lemon juice next time, as I found it to be overpowering…
Sujtha
Can we marinate over night with all ingredients mentioned in marinate list.. egg etc…
Sharmilee J
yes you can