Tired of the same old chicken recipes but want something that is easy to make? Here’s a recipe of Saucy Chicken Drumsticks. Make it, lick your fingers good and then come back to this space and thank me!
Saucy sticky chicken drumsticks are chicken legs fried and coated in a delicious sauce. These drumsticks are best served as appetizers but they also go well with Fried Rice. Chicken Drumsticks are our favorite. I remember sharing the recipe of Coffee Spiced Chicken Drumsticks a while ago, and it still remains one of the best-loved recipes of the blog.
I hope this recipe too will win your heart!
Give us some fried chicken legs and you can find us (husband and I) happily gorging the entire thing as fast as we can, often in complete silence. Ah, ignore that moan or two that we let out in between while digging into this yummilicious food. Mmh!
Chicken legs make for a delicious appetizer whether it is fried, breaded or marinated. Serve them at a gathering, it appeals to almost everyone. Tweak the spice level and you can find little kids picking these up and devouring one after the other.
Saucy Chicken Drumsticks can be made in different ways – it can be baked with the sauce or deep-fried before adding to the sauce in a skillet. I decided to parboil the chicken legs first before deep frying ensuring that the legs are cooked inside out. I then, prepared a sauce to which the deep fried chicken drumsticks were added.
Saucy Chicken Drumsticks Recipe:
Ingredients
- 7 Chicken Drumsticks
- 1 tbsp Garlic powder
- 1 tsp Pepper powder
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1/4 cup Rice Flour
- 2 tbsp All-Purpose Flour
- 1 tsp Salt
- 2 tbsp Mixed herbs
- 2 tbsp Paprika
- 1/4 cup Tomato Ketchup
- 2 tbsp Sriracha Sauce
- 2 tbsp Chilli Sauce
- 1 tsp Soy Sauce
- 2 tbsp Butter/oil
- 1 tsp Garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp Pepper powder
- 1 tbsp Mixed herbs
- Spring Onion green, for garnish
- Sesame seeds, for garnish
- Water, to boil
- Oil, to fry
Instructions
- Clean and pat dry the chicken legs.
- Marinate with ingredients in the first marinade – garlic powder, pepper powder, and salt.
- Add these chicken legs to boiling water and cover and cook until done. It would take about 8-10 minutes.
- Remove and let it cool.
- In a bowl, add ingredients of the second marinade – rice flour, all-purpose flour, salt, mixed herbs, and paprika. Mix well.
- Add the cooked chicken legs and coat them well.
- Heat oil in a pan and deep fry the chicken legs.
- Remove and keep aside.
- Heat a teaspoon of oil/butter in a pan.
- Add the sauces – ketchup, sriracha sauce, chili sauce, and soy sauce. Mix well.
- When it starts to bubble, add garlic powder, pepper powder, and mixed herbs. Mix again.
- Add the fried chicken legs and coat them well with the sauce.
- Remove from fire and add sesame seeds and spring onion greens.
- Serve hot as an appetizer or along with fried rice.
Notes
Tweak the spice level to serve it to kids. You can omit the chili sauce and paprika. Another option is to add a teaspoon of honey to the sauces.
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Shantala says
March 13, 2019 at 9:45 pmI am a self confessed chicken lover. And this looks too delicious to not try. Bookmarking this, will let you know how it turns out.
Bindu Thomas says
March 1, 2019 at 11:11 amThese chicken recipes are really great and I always love trying these recipes. Thanks for sharing.
Christopher Mitchell says
February 25, 2019 at 12:52 amOh, those look legit amazing to be honest. I need to get on this ASAP!
Princess Quinn says
February 23, 2019 at 3:05 amI love trying out chicken recipes. This looks so tasty, I will try to cook it this weekend.
Sarah Meh says
February 22, 2019 at 5:13 pmIt’s mouth-watering. I love to try different chicken recipes and they seem juicy drumsticks.
Rosey says
February 22, 2019 at 5:01 pmI like that they are nice and saucy. I have quite a few chicken drumstick fans in the family.
Bismah-Bonnie says
February 22, 2019 at 10:52 amOh my these look so delicious! I love trying out new ways to coat chicken. These would definitely be a hit in our home.
Tessa says
February 21, 2019 at 10:54 pmYummy yum! These look absolutely delicious!! I bet I could even make them gluten free by swapping the flour for gf flour and the soy sauce for tamari!
Brittany Vantrease says
February 21, 2019 at 9:47 pmThis makes my mouth water! I wouldn’t normally pair drumsticks with fried rice, but this seems to just make so much sense!
Megan Froemke says
February 21, 2019 at 9:25 pmI’m normally not a chicken drumstick kind of girl, but your photos have me sold! Would these work in an air fryer? I hope so! They are going on my menu for next week!
Gavin says
February 21, 2019 at 4:25 pmOh hell yeah!!! These look #amazing!!
Cindy Ingalls says
February 21, 2019 at 3:31 pmAs soon as I saw Siracha and Soy Sauce in the recipe I was all in. I love the mix of flavors in the recipe.
Natasha says
February 21, 2019 at 2:19 pmOh the moment I saw this picture of yours yesterday, one thought that popped into my head was, “No one can just eat one” Ha! Ha!
So yummy. Book marking it and will give it a go soon. My accompaniment will be plain white rice, so I can savour the flavours better.
Shilpa Gupte says
February 21, 2019 at 10:38 amGood Heavens!! When I saw that image, I felt I was in Paradise!
I am not a hardcore vegetarian, and do love chicken tikka and drumsticks….a lot. So, that image just made me drool like crazy!
Thanks for this recipe, Shalini! Saving it and will beg hubby to make it some day. 🙂
anouradha says
February 21, 2019 at 8:49 amLooks delicious. Must try making them. Thank you for sharing the recipe
ABBY HEWES says
February 21, 2019 at 6:08 amThanks for sharing the recipe. I’ve printed it and I’ll be gathering the ingredients to make it for dinner on Sunday.
We love drumsticks, and I’m always looking for new marinades!
Chad says
February 21, 2019 at 3:45 amDrumsticks are my fav for sure! I am definitely gonna try to make some over the weekend. Thanks a lot.
Chad
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Cristina Petrini says
February 21, 2019 at 12:49 amThe Asian-inspired recipes are always so succulent and they give me the desire to try and reproduce them.
Roshan Radhakrishnan says
February 20, 2019 at 1:55 pmHow long does cooking with the second marinade take… the deep frying one? Want to try this one cause it seems easy and i have most ingredients
Shalini says
February 20, 2019 at 2:03 pmSince it is already about 3/4th cooked the first time, wait for the crust to turn golden brown. It would take about 7 minutes? You’d get the aroma of KFC chicken because of the rice flour 🙂
Rajlakshmi says
February 20, 2019 at 12:34 pmOh my… you got super power girl. To come up with all these delicious dishes. If only I had half your talent.
Awesome photography too.
Shalini says
February 20, 2019 at 2:23 pmAww..thank you, Raj. Means a lot! I am working on my photography skills 😛
Try this recipe, will you? It is easy to make!
Esha says
April 19, 2017 at 12:09 amChicken drumsticks are a hot favourite at home. I make them too, mostly with the tandoori masalas…will try this one sometime. Goodluck with the series, Shalini. Love the theme once again.
Haffa Bexi says
August 28, 2014 at 11:05 amyumm yum!! Kids will love thisss!! Thanku for linking to my very 1st event Back to School Lunch Ideas
catchats says
August 4, 2014 at 1:11 pmOh wow, these sound so tasty. Love your recipes. All the best with your new blog and I’ll be sure to check in on this one and your other one, too.
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akaushiva says
August 3, 2014 at 4:16 pmThis is so yum n easy. And like you guys, hubby and me are super fond of chicken legs. I’m trying this soon! Thanks!
Sulekha (@sulekkha) says
August 3, 2014 at 11:04 amI used to fight with my siblings for this chicken bone too 🙂 Delicious recipe, thanks for sharing.
Jyothi Nair says
August 3, 2014 at 9:52 amI never add the tomato sauce or the lemon juice. I must try this. Chicken Drumsticks are a favourite in my home too. 🙂
Eli says
August 3, 2014 at 9:49 amYUM! Looks sooo delicious! Love chicken also, and always on a look out for new recipes! Found one:-)
Suzy says
August 3, 2014 at 9:27 amGlad you marinate in yoghurt. I marinate all my meats in yoghurt and it turns out delicious. Love drumsticks and yours look yummy.
Preeti says
August 3, 2014 at 7:46 amLooks yummy! Can I send you a picture when I’ve tried it myself? 🙂
Just a small suggestion, maybe you could list the ingredients instead of having them in paragraph form. I think it would be easier to follow.
shalzzzzz says
August 3, 2014 at 8:14 amOh sure!!! Send in.. I’ll put that in my post 😀 And yes, thanks for the suggestion too. I’ll incorporate that <3
food passion and love says
August 3, 2014 at 7:07 amI love Chicken and these Drumsticks look super delicious!!