Chicken 65 recipe dry & gravy
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Ingredients (240 ml cup used)
- 250 grams or 1/4 kg boneless chicken cubes
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1/4 tsp pepper powder
- 3/4 tsp kashmiri or byadgi red chili powder
- 1 sprig curry leaves chopped finely
- salt as needed
- 1 tsp oil
- 1 tsp. vinegar
- 1/4 tsp garam masala powder or biryani masala powder
- 3/4 tbsp. corn flour or corn starch
- oil for deep frying
- 1 egg for half kg chicken or 1.5 tbsp curd (optional)
seasoning for dry version
- 2 generous pinches Kashmiri or byadgi red chili powder (optional)
- 2 sprigs curry leaves
- 1 to 2 green chilies (seeds removed)
seasoning for gravy
- 3 to 4 tbsp curd & 1/2 tsp of garam masala or 2 tbsp tomato sauce and 1 tsp soya sauce
- Half tsp red chili powder
- 2 sprigs curry leaves
- 1 to 2 green chilies (seeds removed)
- Little salt as needed
How to make the recipe
Preparation
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Mix red chili powder, vinegar and oil to a smooth paste.
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Marinate with the paste made above along with pepper powder, ginger garlic paste and salt.
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Sprinkle corn flour and mix once again. Sprinkle garam masala and mix again. Adding egg is optional. For 1/2 kg chicken , one egg can be used. If using curd add it now.
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Set this aside to marinate for 30 minutes to 2 hours. If you intend to set aside for more than 30 minutes, then refrigerate for one hour and let it site out for 45 minutes or so.
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Add oil to a pan and heat. Deep fry chickn till done. Over frying can make it hard. so fry just until cooked and tender.
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Drain them on a paper tissue.
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Drain off the oil from the pan to a pot and retain few drops. or use a fresh pan and add a tsp oil.
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When the pan is hot, add curry leaves and green chilies. fry until crisp.
Seasoning chicken 65 dry
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Add the red chili powder, stir it well to blend in oil. Switch off the stove
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Add the fried chunks and toss. Serve chicken 65 hot or warm.
To make chicken 65 gravy
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Add half tsp more red chili powder, 3 to 4 tbsp curd and half tsp garam masala. or You can also use 2 tbsp tomato sauce, 1 tsp soya sauce and more red chili powder. Mix everything and saute for 2 to 3 mins until the mixture thickens. Do not allow to dry up.
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Add the chicken and saute just for a minute.
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Chicken 65 gravy is ready to serve hot. Garnish with coriander leaves.
