Chicken 65 recipe restaurant style will give you soft, tender, and juicy chicken chunks with hot and spicy flavor. Best to serve as a starter or side dish. If you are looking how to make chicken 65, watch the recipe video step by step.

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What is Chicken 65
It's a spicy chicken snack from India mainly prepared in Chennai. Hotel Burhari is famous to originate this recipe by A.M Buhari and due to its special taste and unique aroma now it's been famous in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Basically, it's a spicy south Asian style snack recipe prepared by marinating the chicken and then deep-fried to get crispy golden brown chicken pieces. Then it's been sauteed with a spicy sauce that makes it tastier.
Why is it Called Chicken 65?
There are different opinions to call it 65. Some people say the chicken is 65 days old while others associate the dish with Indian soldiers in 1965. Also here the dish contains 65 chili peppers.
One account claims that the dish emerged as a simple meal solution for Indian soldiers in 1965. Another account claims that it is a dish containing 65 chili peppers devised by an enterprising hotelier. It is also claimed to relate to a requirement for the meat to be from 65-day-old chickens.
What's Special?
Best starter/appetizer to serve with the main course. It's eggless and prepared with boneless chicken. There are so many ways to prepare this chicken and every method is mouthwatering. Hyderabadi chicken 65 is so famous around the world that everybody craves to have it. Now, most of the famous restaurants and chefs are making chicken 65 biryani which is another obsession for people to connect with the taste.
First time, I taste this recipe in Saudi Arabia and since then I am in love with the unique taste of this spicy chicken and have always made it at home to fill my craving. Believe me, it finishes in no time. It's an easy chicken 65 recipe that you can quickly prepare. Whenever I have a family get-together at home then I prefer this recipe as it's super easy, simple, and quick.
The best part of this recipe is the unique garlicky taste with a sweet and sour flavor that makes it distinguished from other chicken appetizers.
How to Make Chicken 65
The recipe for chicken 65 is simple and easy. First, we have to marinate the chicken then will deep fry it, and then will saute it in chili garlic tomato sauce by adding Indian spices.
Here I am making South Indian style chicken 65. It's eggless and without yogurt.
If you want to prepare Hyderabadi chicken 65 then add yogurt to the marination. In the same way, many chefs add eggs in marination but it all depends on your taste.
Let's Make Chicken 65 Recipe Step by Step
- Step 1: Marination - In a bowl, add corn flour, rice flour, salt, red chili powder, black pepper powder, and garlic powder and mix well.
- Now add chicken pieces and coat well.
- Marinate for 30 minutes to settle the chicken with spices.
- Step 2: Frying - Now deep fry chicken to get golden brown crispy chicken pieces.
- Step 3: Stir-Frying with Sauce - Now pour oil into a pan.
- Add the grated garlic clove, curry leaves, green chilies, and cumin seeds.
- Saute to make it aromatic.
- Now add dark soya sauce and tomato ketchup and mix well.
- Add fried chicken and give it a good stir to coat the chicken with sauce.
- Ready to serve. Make sure to serve hot.
Enjoy and have a lovely eating time!
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Expert Tips
- Make sure to use boneless breasts to make soft and juicy chicken.
- If you are an egg lover then add eggs during marination to make it tastier but if you will make it without egg then there would not be any difference in taste.
- Yogurt is also an option to add to the marination.
- Never fry the chicken on high heat.
- Initially keep the temperature on high and as the chicken gets its first crispy coat then turn the heat to medium so it can cook from inside.
- You can make variations in spices as per your availability.
- Avoid over spices otherwise, it will be bitter in taste.
- Serve hot!
SEE ALSO: Albaik Chicken | Chicken Broast
Chicken 65 Recipe Video
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Q & A
It's a junk food recipe that contains lots of calories and unsaturated fats with fewer nutrients. So not recommended for healthy eating. You may have it once a week. Take a doctor's advice if you are dealing with health-related issues.
Basically, it's an Indian dish with some Chinese influence of spices. Like I added dark soya sauce but other spices are purely Indian. Dark soya sauce is also not recommended but if you add it will give a flavor. In the same way, you can make variations in spices and sauces.
Yes, it is! but not much spicy. You can manage the spice level with red chili powder and green chilies.
This recipe of chicken of chicken 65 is dry. I didn't add in gravy.
Yes, it's Indian chicken 65!
In the Hyderabadi chicken 65 recipe, most chefs add yogurt and egg in chicken marination. Rest of the recipe remains the same.
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Chicken 65 Recipe
Ingredients
- 250 g Chicken Boneless
- 2 teaspoon Corn Flour
- 2 teaspoon Rice Flour
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Red Chili Powder
- ½ teaspoon Black Pepper Powder
- ½ teaspoon Garlic Powder
- Oil for Frying
- 3 teaspoon Oil
- 1 clove Garlic Grated
- 3 Green Chilies
- 5 Curry leaves
- ⅓ teaspoon Cumin Seeds
- 1 teaspoon Dark Soya Sauce
- 1 tablespoon Tomato Ketchup
Instructions
- Step 1: Marination – In a bowl, add cornflour, rice flour, salt, red chili powder, black pepper powder, and garlic powder and mix well.
- Now add chicken pieces and coat well.
- Marinate for 30 minutes to settle the chicken with spices.
- Step 2: Frying – Now deep fry chicken to get golden brown crispy chicken pieces.
- Step 3: Stir-Frying with Sauce – Now pour oil into a pan.
- Add the grated garlic clove, curry leaves, green chilies, and cumin seeds.
- Saute to make it aromatic.
- Now add dark soya sauce and tomato ketchup and mix well.
- Add fried chicken and give it a good stir to coat the chicken with sauce.
- Ready to serve. Make sure to serve hot.
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Notes
- Chicken breast can be used to make soft and tender chicken 65. It's easy to cut and becomes juicy after frying.
- The addition of eggs is optional. If you like then add and if you don't like then skip. It will not make any difference in your recipe. If you like then surely add as it will give you a good taste.
- Yogurt is also an option to add to the marination.
- Wisely manage the temperature to fry chicken. Don't fry on ultra-high heat.
- Initially keep the temperature on high and as the chicken gets its first crispy coat then turn the heat to medium so it can cook from inside.
- You can make variations in spices as per your availability.
- Avoid over spices otherwise, it will be bitter in taste.
- Serve hot!
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Quick and easy chicken 65 recipe (Restaurant style) for foodies to make at home..