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Chicken 65

Name: Chicken 65
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 600 g boneless chicken thighs; 3 tbsp plain yoghurt; 15 g ginger; 4 garlic cloves; 2 tsp Kashmiri chilli powder; ½ tsp ground turmeric; 1 tsp ground black pepper; 1 lemons; 3 tbsp rice flour; 2 tbsp cornflour; 1 eggs; 1 tsp salt; 1 l vegetable oil; 15 curry leaves; 3 green chillies; 1 red onion

By Groceree

Also known as Chicken Sixty-Five

Chunks of chicken marinated in chilli, ginger, garlic and yoghurt, coated in rice flour and cornflour, deep-fried until crisp and bright red, then tossed with curry leaves and green chilli. A Chennai bar snack.

Last updated September 22, 2026

Servings: 4 servings
Prep: 20 min
Cook: 20 min
Total: 1 h 40 min

Ingredients

boneless chicken thighs600 g
plain yoghurt3 tbsp
ginger15 g
garlic cloves4
Kashmiri chilli powder2 tsp
ground turmeric½ tsp
ground black pepper1 tsp
lemons1
rice flour3 tbsp
cornflour2 tbsp
eggs1
salt1 tsp
vegetable oil1 l
curry leaves15
green chillies3
red onion (optional)1

Instructions

01
Cut the into bite-sized pieces. Grate the , crush the and mix both with the , the , the , , , the juice of half the and the . Marinate in the fridge for at least 1 hour.
02
Add the , and and mix to coat each piece.
03
Heat the to 180°C in a deep, heavy pan no more than half full. Fry the in batches for 5 to 6 minutes until crisp, deep red and cooked through, with no pink in the middle. Drain on kitchen paper.
04
Heat a tablespoon of the in a wok, add the and the , slit lengthways, and fry until they crackle.
05
Toss in the for 1 minute to coat.
06
Serve hot with the , sliced into rings, and the other half of the , cut into wedges.

Notes

Rice flour and cornflour make the coating light and crisp, and keep it gluten-free.
Chettinad-style cooks add more black pepper; Hyderabad-style versions finish with a yoghurt sauce.
Nobody agrees why it is called 65 — the year 1965, the menu number or 65 chillies are all claimed.

Nutrition per serving

Calories: 450 kcal
Protein: 32 g
Carbs: 11 g
Fat: 31 g

Estimated from the ingredients.

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