Non-Veg Appetizers — Dry

Dry fries, not gravies. These come out of the pan with the spice clinging to the meat and nothing to spoon over rice, which is why they are starters.

Chicken 65 appears twice because the two cities disagree about it. The Chennai version is the original: boneless, tangy, heavy on curry leaf. The Hyderabad one is hotter and redder. Majestic chicken is Hyderabad's crisp-fried version tossed with curry leaf, kodi vepudu is the Andhra dry fry built on red chilli, and the tava mutton roast is slow-roasted on the griddle until the edges catch.