Chicken 65 is an Andhra recipe and is therefore known for the spice! It is hot but also very tasty and can be served as a starter or main depending on your preference.
Ingredients
- Green chillies - 15 (Reduce qty if you don't like it spicy)
- Ginger - 2 inch piece
- Garlic - 1 tbsp
- Pepper powder - 1 tsp
- Tomatoes - 1/2 kg
- Butter -100 gms (Can use oil if you want to avoid butter)
- Curry leaves
- Chicken -1 kg cut into small pieces
- Salt - To taste
Method I
- Marinate chicken with the following ingredients.
- Smashed green chillies -10
- Smashed ginger - 2 inch piece
- Smashed garlic - 1 tbsp
- Pepper powder - 1 tsp
- Salt
- Deep fry the chicken in hot oil.
- Put the tomatoes in the food processor to make puree, pass it through a strainer and keep it aside.
- In a non-stick pan add butter, when it melts add curry leaves and 5 slit green chillies.
- Once the green chillies and curry leaves are fried, then add the tomato puree and mix well.
- Add the fried chicken and cook till it becomes dry and chicken is cooked through.
- Can be served as a starter or also with chapathis, parathas or rice.
Method 2 - Healthier option
- Marinate chicken with the following ingredients.
- Smashed green chillies -10
- Smashed ginger - 2 inch piece
- Smashed garlic - 1 tbsp
- Pepper powder - 1 tsp
- Salt
- Shallow fry the chicken in hot oil.
- Once the chicken is lightly browned, move to pressure cooker and cook till 1 whistle. Then lower heat and cook for 7 mins.
- Remove the chicken and shallow fry again. If there is lot of water in the pressure cooker boil it down separately and keep aside.
- Put the tomatoes in the food processor to make puree, pass it through a strainer and keep it aside.
- In a non-stick pan add 1 tsp of butter and remaining oil or only oil depending on your preference, when it melts add curry leaves and 5 slit green chillies.
- Once the green chillies and curry leaves are fried, then add the tomato puree and mix well. Add the boiled down water left from the pressure cooker.
- Add the fried chicken and cook till it becomes dry.
- Can be served as a starter or also with chapathis, parathas or rice.
