Drums Of Heaven (Chicken Lollipops)

Ingrédients

• For the Chicken Lollipops:
• 14-16 pieces Chicken lollipop (around 500 gms)
• 1/4 cup Soy sauce
• 1 tbsp Vinegar
• 1 tbsp Tomato ketchup
• 1 tbsp Red chilli powder
• 1 tbsp Garlic paste
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1/4 cup Cornflour
• 2 tbsp Plain flour (maida)
• 2 tbsp Rice flour
• 1 Egg
• 1 tbsp Ginger paste
• Oil for frying
• For the Drums of Heaven:
• 12-14 Chicken Lollipops Fried
• 2 tbsp Oil (I used sunflower oil)
• 1 tbsp Ginger finely chopped
• 1 tbsp Garlic finely chopped
• 1/4 cup Onions finely chopped
• 2 Green Chillies finely chopped
• 1/4 cup Schezwan Sauce or Sriracha (you can use Tabasco sauce also)
• 1 tbsp Light Soy Sauce
• 2 tbsp Tomato Ketchup
• 1 tsp Sugar
• 1/2 tsp Cornstarch / Cornflour mixed in 4 tablespoons water to make a slurry
• 2 tbsp Coriander finely chopped
• 2 tbsp Spring Onions finely chopped (green part only)

Préparation

1. 1

   For the Chicken Lollipops:

2. 2

   Whisk together soy sauce, vinegar, tomato ketchup, red chilli powder, garlic paste, salt in a bowl and toss the cleaned chicken lollipops in it. Marinate for half an hour.

3. 3

   In the same bowl, add cornflour, plain flour, rice flour, egg and ginger paste and mix well to create a thick batter and coat the lollipops in it.

4. 4

   Heat about two inches oil in a wok or kadhai. Add the battered lollipops one by one to the oil in such a way that the meat is at the bottom and the bone is on top. Fry these on medium - high heat till golden brown (approx 3-4 minutes).

5. 5

   Take these out on a tissue paper to blot out any excess oil and set aside.

6. 6

   For the Drums of Heaven:

7. 7

   In a wok or kadhai, heat oil and add ginger and garlic. Stir fry on high heat for a minute and add chopped onions. Keep stir frying till the onions soften and add green chillies. After a few seconds, add schezwan sauce, soy sauce, ketchup and sugar. Cook the sauce for 2 minutes, stir frying as it cooks.

8. 8

   Add the cornflour slurry and keep stir frying till it thickens (approx a minute or so). Add the chicken lollipop and coriander and toss well. Top it with chopped spring onions and serve.