These spicy chicken drumsticks are made in Chinese style and make a perfect appetizer or starter for a party. These drumsticks are crispy with just the right amount of zing to get your mouth watering for more! Spicy chicken drumsticks are super easy to make.
For this recipe, you can marinate the chicken overnight and fry it the next day. Alternatively, you can grill them in a preheated oven at 220°C for 20-22 minutes until thoroughly cooked. I have used soya sauce, vinegar and red chilli sauce to give the drumsticks extra flavour. Boneless, skinless chicken breasts or assorted chicken parts can also be used instead of all drumsticks.
Now, over to the recipe….
Ingredients
- ½ Kg Chicken Drumsticks
- Oil, for frying
- 3 tbsps. Spring Onions, chopped
For marination,
- 1 ¼ tbsp. Ginger garlic paste
- ½ tsp. Chilli powder
- ½ tsp. Garam Masala powder
- 1/8 tsp. Salt
- 4 tbsps. Cornflour
For seasoning,
- 1 Onion, finely chopped
- ¾ tbsp. Ginger, minced
- ¾ tbsp. Garlic, minced
- 1 tsp. Soya sauce
- 1 tsp. Vinegar
- 1 tbsp. Red Chilli Sauce
- 1 tsp. Sugar
- ¼ tsp. Salt
- ½ cup Water
Method
- To the chicken drumsticks, add chilli powder, ginger garlic paste, garam masala and salt.
- Rub these well and sprinkle corn flour. Coat the chicken drumsticks well and set aside.
- Heat the oil in a deep bottom pan until hot enough.
- Fry the chicken on a medium heat until crisp and golden.
- Drain the fried chicken drumsticks on kitchen tissues.
- To make the seasoning, add 1 ½ teaspoon oil in a pan and heat it.
- Saute the minced ginger and garlic until aromatic. Add onions and fry till transparent.
- Sir in red chilli sauce, sugar, vinegar and soya sauce.
- When the sauce begins to bubble, pour water and stir.
- Taste and check the salt, sweet, sour and spice.
- Add more if needed. Cook until the sauce thickens.
- Next add the fried chicken. Toss them well to coat with the sauce.
- Garnish the chicken with spring onions.
- Serve yummy sweet and sour sticky chicken drumsticks.