Country chicken 65/ naatukozhi 65

Hi all.. i know its been a long time since i posted a non veg recipe. Today is a wonderful chicken recipe. Its everybody's favorite chicken 65. This is a healthier version by making it in country chicken or kampong chicken( called in singapore). I didnt know it was country chicken, until i ate it. This recipe is a slight twist from the usual 65 recipe. I am sure kids will love it. Its aa great alternative for KFC chicken. Whenever kids demand kfc fried chicken, u can make this for them. The pieces were so succelent and juicy. This dish can be made for starter as well as eat along with biryani or even rasam rice.

  Ingredients: Chicken -1 kg

• All purpose flour - 2 tbsp
• Rice flour - 2 tbsp
• Corn flour - 1 tbsp
• Chilly powder - 1 tsp
• Salt
• Ginger garlic paste -2 tsp
• Egg -2
• Lemon juice -1 lemonp

  Method :  

• In a large vessel, add all the ingredients except chicken and mix it into a smooth paste.
• Add the drained and washed chicken pieces. Mine is with the bone.

• Mix nicely , marinate the pieces well and put in the fridge for an hour. It can also be kept for 24 hours.
• Heat oil in a pan, drop the pieces one by one and fry them until golden brown.
• Strain the oil and place the chicken 65 in the kitchen towel.

  Finger licking 65 garnished with onion and lemon.

Prawns ghee roast

Off late I have been very busy as well as lethargy to write up a post.. I have a lot of dishes still pending in my system. All my friends and relatives started asking if I have stopped blogging.. Nooo I have not stopped , just that getting too busy these days with house chores.

Today I am posting a yummilicious prawns ghee roast recipe. The taste will linger in your mouth. Simple, authentic recipe with freshly ground masala powder.

 

Ingredients: 

Prawns - 1 kg deveined 

Curd - 2 tbsp

Salt

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Ghee - one cup

Garlic -5 cloves

Ginger -1"

Onion - 2 finely chopped

Curry leaves

To grind: 

Red chillies - 5-6

Kashmiri Chilli -4

Cumin seeds - 2tsp

Pepper corns -2 tsp

Fennel seeds - 2 tsp

Coriander seeds -2 tsp

 

Method :

Take a pan, add the washed and deveined  prawns.

Add turmeric powder and sauté the prawns until the prawns is cooked well.

Take the prawns separately in a plate and discard the excess water oozed out from prawns.

Heat another pan, dry roast the ingredients in to grind list.

Grind it to a fine powder along with garlic and ginger.

Heat a pan, add the ghee . Add the chopped onions and curry leaves. 

Once it's fried ,add the ground masala, curd and mix nicely.

Keep stirring until the excess ghee comes out and the masala is cooked nicely.

Add the boiled prawns and keep stirring until the masala is nicely coated on the prawns and it gets roasted well.

Cook for 5 mins in Sim.

 

Flavourful prawns ghee roast is ready to eat as starter or with sambar rice, rasam or you can also mix it up with rice and have just like that! 

Yum yum yum!