CHICKEN 65

Preparation time:15 mins

Marination time: 1 hour

Ingredients:

Chicken - 500grams (diced in to small pieces)

Red Chili powder - 4 tsp

Coriander powder - 2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/4th tsp

Garam masala powder - 1/4th tsp

Lemon juice - 4 tsp

Curd - 2 tsp

Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp

Red food color - 4 pinches

Salt - 1 tsp

Oil for deep frying

Cilantro leaves - for garnish

Curry leaves - 2 twigs

Green chilis - 2 to 3 (slit longitudinally)

Onion - half (cut as rings or julienned for garnish)

Method:

• Clean & wash the chicken. Drain all the water.
• Mix all the powders, lemon juice, curd, ginger garlic paste & food color in a bowl & make a paste
• Add the chicken to the paste & marinate for an hour in the fridge
• Heat oil for deep frying in a pan and deep fry the chicken pieces. Remove on a paper towel to drain excess oil.

• In another pan, take just 1 tsp of oil and add the curry leaves & green chilies. Add the fried chicken pieces & stir for about  minutes.

• Remove from heat and serve garnished with cilantro and onion rings.
• Note: If you wish to avoid deep frying, you can bake the chicken pieces at 375F for 15-20 minutes and the toss them with the curry leaves & green chilies