Airfried Drums of Heaven

This is a IndoChinese dish I have always craved for. During college days used to have this from a take away joint nearby and it was always a favourite. Have been wanting to try it at home too but the deep frying kept me to keep delaying it off. So this time I decided to try it with Airfried Chicken Lollipops and they came out quite well. 

Sharing the recipe here with all of you. 

RECIPE

Ingredients 

For the Marinade

Chicken Lollipops – 8 in no 

Ginger garlic paste – 1 tbsp 

Black pepper powder – 1/2 tsp 

Kashmiri chilly powder – 1 tbsp 

Chilly powder – 1/2 tbsp 

Salt – to taste 

Soy sauce – 1 tbsp 

Chilli garlic sauce – 1 tbsp 

Tomato ketchup – 2 tbsp 

Cornflour – 1 1/2 tbsp 

Egg – 1 

For the gravy sauce 

Onions finely chopped – 1 large finely chopped 

Green chillies finely chopped – 3 

Garlic finely chopped – 1 tbsp 

Ginger finely chopped – 1 tbsp 

Soya sauce – 1 tbsp 

Tomato ketchup – 2 tbsp 

Chilli garlic paste – 3 tbsp 

Cornflour – 1 tbsp 

Hot water – 1/4 cup to mix the cornflour to make a slurry 

Spring onions finely chopped – to garnish 

Steps 

1. Marinate chicken lollipop pieces with the ingredients listed under marinade. Set aside for minimum 1 hour and then air fry it 
2. Heat a pan/kadai and add in oil when pan is hot. Now add in chopped onion, green chillies, ginger and garlic and required salt. Sauté for 5 min till onions turn soft. 
3. Add in soya sauce, tomato ketchup and the chilli garlic paste. 
4. Now mix cornflour with warm water well till it’s all dissolved in it. 
5. Then add this mixture into pan. Mix well. It should be a semi runny consistency.
6. Lastly add in the Airfried chicken lollipop pieces and mix well. Switch off flame in 2 minutes 
7. Serve hot 

P.S – Instead of air frying you can also deep fry it if you wish to in cooking oil/bake it.