Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Chicken 65

This evening my husband had to go to Bangalore for two days, leaving my toddler boy and me alone in a new city like Chennai, where I don't know anybody. It was an unexpected tour, and since I would be bored alone, I decided to cook something from the many blogs I have visited. I thought of making chicken. In most of the recipes I saw, the masalas had to be grinded, and I was feeling very very lazy to do that. And my son was crying because his dadda did not take him along. He even put on his pants on his own so that he could go with dadda.
The recipe which I thought was the easiest was Chicken 65, from Bong Mom. The marinade smelled so good, that I was sure the end result would also be good. While cooking, my boy said "nice smell mums (he calls me mums now. Don't know why)". He loved eating it.

I marinaded the chicken for about an hour with:
Vinegar
Ginger garlic paste
Salt
Pinch of Turmeric powder
Pinch of red Chilli powder
Soya Sauce: 2 tsp
Corn flour
Sambar powder: 2-3 tsp
Then, in hot oil, I fried curry leaves, mustard seeds and chopped garlic.
Next, I added the chicken pieces and fried them. I covered it and cooked it on a low flame till it was ready. Like the recipe suggests, I did not add water.
I am really thankful to Bong Mom for posting this yummy dish. It tasted great!!

6 comments:

  1. Chicken 65 looking so nice ..and yummy....gud way of timepass...

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  2. Sambar powder is the secret ingredient? Who would've thunk it! I always wondered what it was about 65 thats so....yummm and different.The pics look awesome.

    Here's a good one - Yesterday I marinated chicken the way papa does for the chilly chicken he makes. Only, instead of deep frying it, I did a healthy grill with the boneless pieces. And then I tossed the chopped up grilled chicken in a dry sauce of red mirchi, garlic, onions, green peppers all chopped small and cooked in remains of marinade. A pinch of brown sugar was dropped in too. Last touch - corriander and fish sauce. Twas mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm too.

    Also. For desert there were banana-oatmeal-wheat waffles - batter is exactly like pancake batter. With a crazily delicious chocolate sauce I made meself out of butter, sugar, cocoa powder adn milk. It was wicked...I was high on chocolate till I crashed for the night. :D

    PS - All were made in Ma's ancient inframatic - I love the waffle irons! I'll mail you waffle pics.

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  3. hey i too make this with boneless chicken...urs looks really delicious and mouthwatering..

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  4. chicken drumsticks looks perfect for weekend dinner.
    hey thankYou for adding me in ur blogroll.
    I read your profile. nowadays Iam also spending lot of time with my kid feeding. its really chalenging work.

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  5. chicken drumsticks looks perfect for weekend dinner.
    hey thankYou for adding me in ur blogroll.
    I read your profile. nowadays Iam also spending lot of time with my kid feeding. its really chalenging work.

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  6. Wish U A Happy Friendship Day Sanhita :))

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