Chicken Lollipops Recipe
Chicken Lollipops are a crispy, spicy Indo-Chinese appetizer, tossed in a bold sauce and perfect for parties or weeknight cravings. High in protein, full of flavor, and totally addictive.
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Calories: 322kcal
Servings: 4
Equipment
- Tongs
- Deep frying pan or wok
- Paper Towels
- Small Saucepan
- Whisk or spoon for stirring sauce
Ingredients
- ½ kg chicken drummettes or 1 lb
- oil as needed for frying
Marination:
- 1 ¼ tablespoon Ginger garlic paste or mince or ½ tsp each of powder
- ¼ to ½ red chili powder or paprika adjust or red chili sauce
- ½ teaspoon any spice powder or garam masala
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoon cornstarch white corn flour or (2 tbsp rice flour)
Seasoning for chicken lollipop:
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- ¾ tablespoon ginger minced
- ¾ tablespoon garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon soya sauce
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- 1 tablespoon red chili sauce or red chilli paste or any hot sauce
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup water
- garnishing optional
- 2 tablespoon chopped celery or spring onions
Instructions
- Marinate chicken lollipops with ginger garlic paste, chili powder, spice powder, salt, and cornstarch. Rest for 15–30 mins.
- Heat oil in a pan and deep-fry the marinated chicken on medium flame until golden and crispy. Drain on paper towels.
- In a small pan, heat oil and sauté chopped onion, ginger, and garlic until fragrant.
- Add soy sauce, vinegar, red chili sauce, sugar, salt, and water. Simmer for 2–3 minutes.
- Toss the fried chicken in this hot sauce mixture until coated well.
- Cook for another minute so the sauce thickens and clings to the chicken.
- Garnish with chopped spring onions or celery.
- Serve hot with your favorite dip or chilled drink.
Nutrition
Calories: 322kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 305mg | Potassium: 305mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1060IU | Vitamin C: 2.9mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1.2mg