CHICKEN 65

Chicken 65 is a popular chicken dish across India. Chicken 65 is bite size pieces of chicken coated in spicy masala marination consists of chilli powder, turmeric, garam masala powder, lemon juice, ginger, garlic, eggs, rice flour. Marinated chicken is then deep fried till cooked and crispy. Fried chicken is served as it is or tossed in a spicy sauce. Chicken 65 is a spicy dish that can be served as appetiser, snacks or side dish. Have you ever wondered how chicken 65 got its name. 

Chicken 65 name reason has many stories behind it. Some say that nearly 65 ingredients used to make this dish perfect. Some say that the chicken used in this dish is 65 days old. The history of this dish is it is originated in a military canteen in chennai and as most of the soldiers, officers were from various parts of the country. And to avoid language problems, they actually used a unique numbering system in the menu card. And this particular dish was the 65th item on that menu. Hence it got its name chicken 65.